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The Illinois comptroller’s office announced it’s investigating Bohemian National Cemetery after a tip last month led investigators to find equipment failures and remains being improperly stored. Investigators from the state comptroller’s office visited the North Park cemetery the morning after …

After trying to play through the rain, the umpires gave up. Before the start of the second inning, they called for the tarp. The White Sox’ series finale against the Guardians Sunday at Rate Field is being delayed by rain, …

When “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” director Jane Schoenbrun described their vision for the bloody one-take sequence in which Little Death (Jack Haven) massacres an entire summer camp — all set to Counting Crows’ 1996 rock ballad “A Long …

Ariana Grande has earned her seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with “Petal,” which bows in the top spot with 295,000 equivalent album units, her best opening-week figure this decade. “Petal” and its songs and videos have …

When Lions coach Dan Campbell announced Sunday that second-string quarterback Teddy Bridgewater had decided to retire, his mind flashed back six years. When Campbell was the Saints’ tight ends coach, Drew Brees hurt his thumb when he whacked the Rams’ …

Hagen Smith, the White Sox’ second-ranked prospect, is making his major-league debut after a rain delay Sunday against the Guardians. The Sox made Smith, out of Arkansas, their first-round pick in 2024.

Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the figures who truly embodied the 1990s was Alanis Morissette. The singer’s unique voice and evocative songs helped define a decade, and formed the soundtrack to people’s lives. She has not always been so …

As a young girl, Valerie Cadenhead remembers walking with her family to the Bud Billiken Parade. Now, the iconic parade passes just steps from her home in Grand Boulevard, and Cadenhead’s family has continued the tradition with the next generation, …

“Game Changer” author Rachel Reid is unbothered by the early critics of the “Heated Rivalry’s” upcoming second season. On Friday, it was revealed that Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie are joining the Season 2 cast of “Heated Rivalry.” Then, later …

As “Abbott Elementary” gears up for Season 6 production in just a few short weeks, stars Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James and Luke Tennie are reflecting on turbulent changes in the industry — from the pending Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to …

Perez Hilton’s family released a statement on Saturday updating fans about the blogger’s health after he appeared to commit self-harm during a TikTok livestream. “Perez’s condition remains serious but stable,” read the statement, which was released on Hilton’s website. “He …

Mollie Vivoda was squinting at her cellphone while also holding shopping lists at a Target in Bucktown on Wednesday. Her three children will be starting school in a couple weeks, and her two daughters joined her for the family’s first …

Teen accessories and jewelry retailer Claire’s said its stores will undergo a “glow-up,” one year after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, which moved from Hoffman Estates to Rosemont earlier this summer, plans to invest in its piercing …

A man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting Friday night in Englewood on the South Side. Three men were standing outside in the 700 block of West 73rd Street when they got in an argument with …

The best play of Bears practice Saturday was the final one. Taking the snap at the 10 in a two-minute drill, quarterback Caleb Williams zipped a pass into the end zone between safeties Dillon Thieneman and Anthony Johnson. Wide receiver …

Breaking down the Bears’ Saturday training camp practice: No one’s safe(ty) Cam Lewis was in considerable pain at the end of practice and, after trying to stretch out his leg and hip area, was carted off the field. It was …

Bill Maher made a joke about Ariana Grande’s weight during Friday’s episode of “Real Time,” and drew mixed reactions from his live audience. “I hope the aliens are here, I do. I hope they’re here and watching us and they’re …

As a director, Alysa Nahmias thinks like a reality-show producer — she frames the movie as a contest, inviting us to chortle in admiration at what eager-beaver achievers all four girls are. “Cookie Queens” never deviates from that one note.

“The Breakfast Club” star Anthony Michael Hall said during a recent appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” that director John Hughes wanted a sequel in which the group of troubled teens reunites as adults. “It was something that was on …

The inaugural LA Jazz Fest, set for Aug. 7 to 23 and promising major events including a two-day concert at Dockweiler Beach with stars like John Legend, Janelle Monáe, Parliament/Funkadelic and Raphael Saadiq — was canceled Thursday at the very …

Morrissey has canceled his four-date Las Vegas residency at The Wynn just a week before showtime, Rolling Stone reports. The musician cited “unforeseen logistical issues” as the reason for the sudden cancellation. The former Smiths frontman was set to play …

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been nearly eight weeks since Mitch McConnell has been seen in public. The 84-year-old senator from Kentucky was rushed to the hospital by ambulance in June, and for obvious reasons, many feared the worst. But …

The announcement dropped on a pulverizingly humid Thursday afternoon in New York City: just a few hours later, an Olivia Rodrigo surprise gig would take place at Brooklyn’s intimate, 1,100-capacity venue Warsaw. The expected mad dash for tickets — only …

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra had a big night Thursday at the Ravinia Festival as Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä, set to take on his full duties in September 2027, made his debut at the outdoor series in Highland Park where …

In a Sky season that has made everyone want to pull their hair out, two underdogs have helped redeem it: Sydney Taylor and Natasha Cloud. The friendship began, as many great ones do, because their lockers are next to each …

The discovery of over 50 decomposing bodies in a South Deering funeral home was not the first time its business’ operators were found to have mishandled remains. Last year, state officials shut down a Chicago Heights crematory, also operated by …

Chicago Public Schools need about $1.9 billion more from the state in order to provide an adequate education, a gap that has grown over the past two years, according to data released Friday by Illinois education officials. The news will …

How sweet — or suite — it still is. Judy Collins is doing a valedictory lap or two around the country on what is billed as a farewell tour, even though, at 87, she’s showing little in the way of …

Few destinations deliver on the promise of a true escape quite like Hawaii. For Los Angeles travelers in particular, the islands have long served as an easy change of scenery — close enough for a relatively quick getaway, but far enough from Hollywood traffic …

Los Angeles, sweltering thanks to an unusual August humidity, got even hotter on Wednesday as Variety toasted the best and brightest young talent in show business. Variety Power of Young Hollywood, presented by Disney+, welcomed scores of actors, musicians, influencers, …

It’s always prudent to rein in the optimism when it comes to the Bears. Four decades of high expectations crashing down ought to be enough to learn that lesson. It’s never popular to deliver that message, of course, and now …

The Sarajevo Film Festival has launched a new program dedicated to the legacy of Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, who died this year. The Béla Tarr in Sarajevo Tribute program will focus on the work of former students from the Film …

It was a heck of an upgrade while it lasted. Sure, let’s go with that. The White Sox put newly acquired catcher Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left hand after he was hit by a …

Desperate for help at safety after Coby Bryant hurt his left knee earlier this week, the Bears signed Xavier Woods to a one-year deal Friday. Woods certainly has the experience — he’s started a whopping 121 games in nine NFL …

Un juez federal sentenció a un hombre a 30 meses de prisión después de que admitiera haber disparado un arma “en proximidad de” agentes de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) durante los últimos días del Operativo Midway …

Latasha Johnson had given the eulogy and ended her mother’s funeral service at the South Chicago Chapel, 2939 E 95th St., Thursday afternoon when she and her family noticed their vehicles were blocked in by Chicago police. Not long after, …

A handsomely upholstered psychological thriller with more than a little contemporary resonance, the period drama “I Is Another” should spark heated debate about what constitutes a historical fact as well as the increasingly malleable nature of truth today. German writer-director …

Dwayne Johnson has come to terms with the tepid critical reception to his latest movie, the live-action “Moana” remake. The muscled thespian spoke with People about his reaction to the film, which drew the ire of critics. “Our first two …

Reading Time: 2 minutes As you’ve likely heard by now, Perez Hilton was hospitalized on Tuesday night following what appeared to be a mental health crisis at his home. Hilton seemingly engaged in self-harm with a knife during a TikTok …

A federal judge sentenced a man to 30 months in prison after he admitted he fired a gun “in proximity of” U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents during the final days of Operation Midway Blitz last fall. In sentencing Hector …