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Yeonsoo Chee likes small spaces — they focus the mind, make it harder to be distracted, she says. Good thing, because for the last four years, Chee has been working with a space about the size of a cramped two-bedroom …

Three people were wounded in a shooting in Woodlawn on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said. A 50-year-old man, 20-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman were on the sidewalk in the 700 block of East 67th Street at 2:46 p.m. when …

Chicago’s hotel tax — already the highest among convention cities — may soon rise to 18.9% at downtown hotels to generate more than $50 million in annual revenue to help market the city. One year after the Illinois General Assembly …

SAN ANTONIO – At Chris Getz’s first general managers meetings as the White Sox’ man in charge, he said he didn’t like his team. The audio and video clip providing some of the best sound bytes from Arizona last November …

Here’s a reminder why Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed cuts to the Chicago Police Department’s office of reform are a bad idea: Over the last two decades, the city has paid out nearly $700 million in lawsuit settlements for 300 cases …

The Chicago Cubs missed out on the postseason in 2024, though they are primed to make a run at a World Series champion this offseason who can help get them back in the hunt. Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report …

Members of the New York Giants’ locker room are beginning to voice their frustration after games. A reporter brought this growing trend up with head coach Brian Daboll on November 4, following the Week 9 loss to the Washington Commanders. …

The Giannis Antetokounmpo to Warriors rumors are set to intensify as the 2024-25 season approaches its February 6, 2025 deadline. On November 3, NBA insider Marc Stein mentioned the Warriors as among four teams, including the Knicks, Nets and Heat, …

The Kansas City Chiefs will utilize both practice squad elevations ahead of the Monday Night Football matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “Chiefs elevate [wide receiver] Justyn Ross, [cornerback] Nic Jones,” relayed KPRC 2 NFL insider Aaron Wilson on X. …

Brennan Elliott opened up in two fall interviews about how proud he is of Hallmark’s push to be more creative and diverse in its storytelling. In fact, he said that one of his recent movies probably wouldn’t have even been …

The New York Yankees focus in the MLB offseason is to re-sign Juan Soto. But, New York has options if Soto walks in free agency. Soto officially became a free agent on November 4 at 5 p.m. ET. The star …

The Philadelphia Phillies have become a staple of the MLB playoffs over the past several years, but a World Series ring has continued to elude the most recent iteration of the franchise. Last month’s Fall Classic saw the spending two …

Kendrick Perkins, a key member of the Boston Celtics‘ 2008 championship team, may have been excluded from the team’s recent banner-raising ceremony, a snub that highlights a growing rift between the former player and the organization, according to a recent …

Mary Zimmerman made her name with visually spectacular epics that take your breath away as well as tickle your imagination. Think “Metamorphoses,” “Journey to the West” and “The White Snake.” The best of her productions are so deeply meditative they …

Bay Area Home Report 3277 Alma Street – Google Street View A 2,720-square-foot multi-unit house built in 1957 has changed hands. The property located in the 3200 block of Alma Street in Palo Alto was sold on Oct. 2, 2024. …

Buster Posey announced during his introductory press conference that Pete Putila would transition from being the Giants’ general manager to another role in the organization. Roughly a month later, Putila is set to work for a new team entirely. Putila …

It takes mere seconds for David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori to show their mutual admiration, manifested through good-natured ribbing about each other’s New York borough. To hear Lindsay-Abaire tell it, Tesori living in Manhattan means she is “fancy.” But Tesori …

Bay Area police and sheriff’s officials were preparing for any unrest that may happen during voting Tuesday or after election results are announced later in the week. Protests followed the 2016 election in Oakland, with thousands of marchers taking to …

Highlighting the challenges of dealing with disinformation, a new study published last month by Stanford University researchers suggests that partisan bias often outweighs the truth in influencing how people consume news. While it may seem unsurprising to those who have …

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted. Trump set the pattern in …

A former election worker is suing Denver, alleging city officials violated her First Amendment right to free speech by firing her after she appeared on Jon Stewart’s streaming show two years ago to talk about election safety. Virginia Chau worked …

The Bears aren’t expected to be big players in the trade market, with the deadline at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. But after losing the last two games — with injuries to defensive tackle Andrew Billings, right tackle Darnell Wright and …

Adults in Illinois across age groups are grappling with higher expenses such as rent and food, with Black people and Latinos particularly burdened by debt, according to an analysis by AARP, the nonprofit advocacy group. To cope with rising costs, …

I write with a warning. I moved from the University District in Columbus, Ohio, to Lincoln Park. This was a purposeful relocation of a retired couple from a large 110-year-old house within walking distance to my Ohio State University office, …

Caleb Williams is heading in a direction that’s unfamiliar to him but all too common for Bears quarterbacks — backward. Williams has regressed the past two games. He’s been inaccurate, posting the second-worst adjusted completion percentage in the NFL the …

If you’re a Yankees fan who paid any attention to the team in the dead of the summer, as the fast start of April and May was fading into panic about the infield and, perhaps more worrisome, the bullpen, perhaps …

The Minnesota Vikings are buyers ahead of the NFL trade deadline while the pipedream trade scenarios for Dexter Lawrence or Quinnen Williams are unrealistic, there are several reasons to make a call for Dallas Cowboys “secret superstar” Osa Odighizuwa. Currently …

If the Los Angeles Lakers make a move, Chicago Bulls‘ resurgent star Zach LaVine should be their “dream target,” Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley wrote. Buckley reasoned LaVine’s “dynamic game and dangerous shooting could haul L.A.’s attack to an even higher …

With so much buzz building and media critics gushing about Jonathan Bennett’s new series “Finding Mr. Christmas,” Hallmark Media has decided to make the first episodes of its first-ever reality competition available to watch for free. On October 31, 2024, …

As the Monday afternoon deadline for the Yankees to either block the exit of potential free-agent Gerrit Cole by guaranteeing him a 10th year on his contract approached, there was some tension around the decision. Certainly, much is at stake …

The expanded playoff is arguably the most consequential change in the history of college football — one the sport “has needed for a long time,” College Football Playoff executive director Rich Clark said last week. But the move from four …

The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Depression 18 formed in the Caribbean on Monday, and is forecast to intensify into Tropical Storm Rafael and develop into a hurricane as it heads north toward the Gulf of Mexico. As of the …

Aharon Andrés Cardona joined the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae as a teenager in Colombia in 1993 because he wanted to help others. The secretive Catholic society, based in Peru, sought to mold upper-class, fair-skinned boys into “soldiers for God” through a …

SAN LEANDRO — Two brothers from Hayward are facing murder charges after they allegedly followed a local resident home and attempted to rob him of marijuana and cash, then shot him in the neck after he resisted, court records show. …

By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News When open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, started nationwide Friday, a group that had previously been barred from signing up will be eligible for the first time: The “Dreamers.” That’s the …

By MARIA SHERMAN, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you’re lucky enough to have a statue built …

The name’s Jokic. Nikola Jokic. He might have blown his cover last week. Jokic moonlights as an average defender, but he clearly has something going for him at his self-described weaker end of the floor: either revolutionary basketball intellect or …

Renck: The symptoms were subtle at first. Widening eyes. Slight confusion. Missed details on assignments. But within 30 minutes, the Broncos were cooked, “Running Up That Hill” more than the spooked kids in “Stranger Things.” The Ravens clobbered the Broncos in …

The White Sox claimed right-hander Penn Murfee off waivers from the Astros on Monday and also announced that righties Matt Foster and Jimmy Lambert elected free agency in lieu of accepting outright assignments. Murfee, 30, spent the entire 2024 season …

A 17-year-old boy died twelve days after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting in the North Lawndale on the West Side. On Oct. 21, Jaquan Love and a 23-year-old man were standing on the sidewalk in the 3500 block …