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The trade deadline is coming up Aug. 2, a time when teams can add talent for a playoff push, trade away veterans to build for the future or, as is far more common in the WNBA, stand pat. Sky coach …

This week on Capitol Hill, MAGA-aligned U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) was one of many senators on the Senate Homeland Security Committee who questioned Dr. Anthony Fauci regarding his tenure as Chief Medical Advisor to President Trump and President Biden …

ST. LOUIS — The Cubs have managed one of baseball’s best records, all while dealing with pitching injuries and a monthlong early-summer slump. They’re one of baseball’s best offensive teams, third in the sport in runs scored coming into Thursday’s …

A lawyer for a man wounded in what officials have described as a shootout with Chicago police said that version of events was “absolutely not true” during a Thursday news conference. Malik Wrightsell, 34, is accused of pulling a gun …

As thousands of Lollapalooza fans descended upon Grant Park on Thursday afternoon, members of the Art Institute of Chicago Workers United handed out bilingual fliers to them that read: “Give AIC custodians their jobs back.” Last month, the Art Institute …

La Ciudad de Chicago ha prohibido los patinetes eléctricos en una vía transitada del vecindario de Edgewater para reducir el número de personas que circulan por las aceras. Ya entraron en vigor las restricciones de ubicación virtual para impedir que …

Lollapalooza has officially begun in Grant Park. This year’s lineup is dominated by women artists; of the eight headliners this year, five are women. The first of this year’s women headliners, Lorde, takes to the stage Thursday. Also headlining Thursday …

Two people and a dog were found fatally shot inside a home in far south suburban Harvey early Thursday, authorities said. Harvey police officers were called to the home around 7:30 a.m. near 150th Street and Vine Avenue, Harvey Police …

Whenever the weather was clear, Magdalena Jablonska loved heading out on the boat with her fiancé and spending as much time as possible on the water, according to her family. But one of those outings turned deadly when Jablonska, of …

After serving for more than 11 years on Netflix’s board, Anne Sweeney is departing as a director. Netflix disclosed Sweeney’s departure in an SEC filing Thursday. “On July 26, 2026, Anne Sweeney notified Netflix, Inc. (the ‘Company’) that she was …

Influence Media Partners, in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by affiliates of BlackRock, has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Anthem Entertainment: its music publishing catalogs, film & TV publishing assets and its portfolio …

Electronic Arts is set to close its previously announced $55 billion go-private deal next week, according to the video game publishing giant. In a document filed with the SEC Thursday, the “Battlefield 6” and “The Sims” publisher disclosed: “As of …

NBCUniversal is starting to blaze its own corporate path. The Comcast-backed media conglomerate, which is slated to be spun off from its parent company within a year’s time, named Christopher Halpin as chief financial officer. He will begin in his …

Apple turned in another solid earnings report overall for the June 2026 quarter, which marks the last earnings period for outgoing CEO Tim Cook. For the three months ended June 27, Apple’s Q3 of fiscal 2026, the tech giant reported …

A suburban Westchester man is the latest person whose death has been attributed to heat-related causes this month, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Robert Feldon, 77, died of heat stress along with complications of a fall, an …

Two suburban cemetery workers arrested by federal immigration agents last fall are suing the federal government as a part of nationwide American Civil Liberties Union effort attempting to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees accountable. The two workers, both …

A Hollywood movie producer with credits on “Joker” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” was charged this week with running a $100 million Ponzi scheme that ensnared several Illinois investors, the Department of Justice announced. Jason Cloth, 60, of Beverly Hills, was arrested …

St. Vincent’s music goes beyond the merely dramatic, at times; it can be harrowing, if not soul-shaking, in its most intimate and passionate moments. So it’s not completely surprising that Annie Clark, the woman behind the nom de plume, would …

A group of Democratic state lawmakers from around the nation were in Chicago Wednesday to push for more legislation that would give the public the ability to sue ICE agents over fatal shootings and arrests made without warrants. “I never …

Pat Fitzgerald wears an emerald tie these days and ends his press conferences with an enthusiastic “Go Green!” But his long, often successful tenure as a player and coach at Northwestern — which ended in an abrupt and ugly manner …

Gunship is back with a spooky new music video. The trio’s video is for their cover of Cyndi Lauper’s iconic “Time After Time,” which is featured on the soundtrack of Corin Hardy’s recent horror film “Whistle.” Hardy also directs the …

Theater The Gift Theatre presents Irish playwright Marina Carr’s “Marble,” the story of two married couples whose comfortable lives begin to splinter after a shared dream triggers suspicion and desire. Kay Martinovich directs. From July 30-Aug. 30 at Copernicus Center, …

Anthony Mackie recently told IMDb (via The Independent) about Ian McKellen’s wholesome reaction when he told him on the “Avengers: Doomsday” set that he was playing Captain America. “I go to Ian McKellen, he goes, ‘Hello, son.’ I’m like, ‘Ian …

“Artificial” star Andrew Garfield is weighing on Amazon MGM Studios’ decision to drop the Luca Guadagnino-directed film about Sam Altman and OpenAI. “I was and I wasn’t [surprised],” the Oscar winner told me Wednesday while promoting his new movie “The …

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James on Friday ordered 12 local law enforcement agencies to end their formal 287(g) cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by August 25. The directive is part of …

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan took the long-awaited step Wednesday of asking the nation’s highest court to hear an appeal of the historic corruption conviction that could keep him behind bars until he is nearly 90 years old. …

Glen Powell’s football comedy “Chad Powers” is back for Season 2, which will release Sept. 3 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers.  People are starting to catch on to the odd behavior of Russ Holliday, aka Chad …

Meta continues to post soaring revenue, but the Mark Zuckerberg-led company took a big hit in the second quarter of 2026 related to legal proceedings and layoffs. The company, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, said it took $2.4 billion …

Bears defensive end Montez Sweat’s illness, as it turns out, cost him just 24 hours. One day after the Bears put their best defensive end on the Non-Football Illness list, they removed him from it Wednesday afternoon. In between, he …

ST. LOUIS — La experiencia de Pedro Ramírez ha sido positiva para los Cubs. El joven jugador de cuadro ha impresionado a la directiva en su primera toma de contacto con las Grandes Ligas esta temporada, y se ha acomodado …

Connie Anderson will fill a vacancy on Chicago’s school board representing the city’s Far South Side, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office announced Wednesday. That means Anderson will get to serve for a few months in the seat she’s seeking in November, …

The Bruin Theater in Los Angeles’ Westwood Village is set to reopen in October, with the announcement capping a big month for the city’s movie lovers. Last week, Sony Pictures announced it will take over operation of the Cinerama Dome …

Tomi Adeyemi, author of the novel “Children of Blood and Bone,” said the upcoming Paramount film adaptation of her book was “the worst thing I have ever had to live through” and “I never want to hear about this project …

Keep that World Cup fever going with soccer‘s biggest and brightest stars taking to the pitch tonight for the 2026 MLS All-Star Game. This is the fourth time since 2020 that the North American league has faced off against Mexico’s …

Willie Nelson has spoken out against the construction of data centers across America, releasing a statement encouraging citizens to fight the proliferation of facilities that “only destroy the environment around them.” The country legend published an open letter on social …

Mayor Brandon Johnson is losing his chief financial officer just as Chicago prepares to host a crucial investors conference and an emboldened City Council gears up for a grueling election-year budget season. Acting Chief Financial Officer Steven Mahr replaced Jill …

Chicago Inspector General David Glockner may have found the reason why the city has the dubious distinction of consistently showing up on Orkin’s list of the nation’s “rattiest cities.” The Department of Streets and Sanitation’s poison-based approach to “reports of …

Soon after sentencing began Tuesday for a north suburban man who threatened two federal judges with letters containing pictures of bullets, it became clear that U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis would not spare him from prison. She told James Lebuhn …

ST. LOUIS – When David Peterson served up a solo homer in the second inning Monday night, it looked like a continuation of a potentially worrisome trend. The Cubs’ lefty starter arrived in a midseason trade with a reputation as …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the state of the Bears on training camp report day — and share what GM Ryan Poles and coach Ben Johnson had to say about their roster. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will …