“For Chicago Theater Week, we’re offering tickets at $30, $15, or even less, depending on the participating show. This makes bigger name shows and theaters more accessible to our entire community,” said Alexis Davis, director of marketing at the League of Chicago Theaters.

The Cowboys have fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, ending the former Bears HC's time in Dallas after just one season.

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino is at the center of a legal controversy in Nashville for appearing on FOX News and NewsMax about the high-profile case against Kilmar Abrego.

The free summertime classical series in Millennium Park will celebrate America’s 250th birthday with work from dozens of domestic composers.

The village of Broadview approved changes to its zoning laws. Under the limits, prisons and detention centers can't be within 1,000 feet of schools and residential areas. The Trump administration has been searching for locations to expand detention sites.

Faith leaders gathered outside the Trump Tower and called for a rollback to last year’s tax rates and a freeze until a solution is found. They also called on the state legislature to cap the amount property taxes can be increased year over year.

An Illinois appellate court upheld a $2.8 million judgment against the Chicago Transit Authority last week for a woman struck by a CTA bus in 2018, even though she was later convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord in an unrelated case.

The Chicago Housing Authority is back at the drawing board: One of its top CEO candidates withdrew from consideration last month.

Bob Pulford, a Hockey Hall of Famer who spent 30 years as a Blackhawks coach, general manager and executive in a variety of roles, died Monday. He was 89.

The NFL chose to lean into its burgeoning relationship with Prime Video’s owner, Amazon, granting the league’s longest-running rivalry to its newest weekly partner.

Chicago heating bills could get even higher next year under a proposed rate hike from Peoples Gas that would increase the average household natural gas tab by up to $11 per month.

The Bears’ 2026 slate of opponents is set, and they’ll play eight games against teams that made the playoffs this season.

The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child. Medical officials say the change without public discussion or a transparent review of health data from peer nations would put children at risk.

Despite being the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs, the Bears remain a long shot to play on Super Bowl Sunday. The Bears have a 20-1 chance of winning the Super Bowl and are +950 — or 9½-1 — to get there, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

“Hamilton” is not the only big show coming to Chicago this spring. The most Tony Award-nominated play ever, “Stereophonic,” will be at the CIBC Theatre and Academy Award- winner Tarell Alvin McCraney will premiere his new play, “Windfall,” at Steppenwolf.

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It had been a while since Ben Johnson went off on his offense, but the Bears coach let it fly after the team scored just 16 points in the Week 18 loss against the Lions.

Chicago's Tomorrow Never Knows festival celebrates its 20th year with four full weekends of programming for the first time. Shows kick off Jan. 8 and will be held at eight different venues throughout the city.

Nearly 300 Illinois laws took effect Jan. 1. Some laws include: a bill that prohibits third-party services from selling reservations without a restaurant’s permission and a bill that gives the Illinois Commerce Commission new powers to punish predatory towing companies.

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams wore a green and yellow jersey into the season finale against the Lions on Sunday — but it wasn’t the Packers. It was a replica of Bears coach Ben Johnson’s high school jersey.

Billy Donovan continues stressing the details and the margins his players have to operate in on a daily basis, but as Saturday's loss to Charlotte was a reminder of, it's an uphill battle from game to game.

Edith Renfrow Smith was born in Iowa two weeks before the start of World War I. She met aviator Amelia Earhart while an undergraduate at Grinnell College, where she became the first Black female graduate. After graduation, she came to Chicago. Mrs. Smith died at the age of 111.

Illinois political leaders criticize the U.S. government's operation in Venezuela as unconstitutional because of President Donald Trump's failure to consult Congress. At a Downtown rally, protesters call on U.S. forces to stand down and for restoration of peace.

In a year when President Donald Trump called Chicago the “most dangerous city in the world” and launched an aggressive deportation campaign, citywide killings ultimately fell to a 60-year low as overall crime continued to drop.

A rare bottle of bourbon — with deep ties to the Chicago Blackhawks — sold last month for $71,375 through Ravenswood-based auction house Unicorn Auctions.Only a handful of the so-called Blackhawk bourbons are believed to be in circulation today.

One night after going head-to-head with the physical Magic — including a dunk-of-the-year candidate by Matas Buzelis — the Bulls looked like a different team against the Hornets.

The CTA’s elevated State/Lake station in the Loop is scheduled to close Monday and not reopen for three years. The reconstruction project won’t be completed until sometime in 2029, according to the Chicago Transit Authority.

With Lorenzo Elano’s current trajectory, work ethic and determination, being selected for the 2030 Olympics in France isn’t just a far-off possibility. “It’s definitely a goal,” he said.

Chicago police are grieving following the sudden off-duty death of Deputy Chief William Betancourt, who top cop Larry Snelling said “embodied what it meant to be a public servant and great leader.”

Venezuelans across Chicago say they’re hopeful for their homeland after U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who now faces criminal charges.

The West Loop-based real estate firm started 2025 with concerns about tariffs and labor but have found that it was able to grow thanks to more work in states like Colorado.

North Central plays Wisconsin-River Falls at 7 p.m. Sunday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The game will be televised by ESPN.

The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a large-scale military operation. President Trump says some US forces injured in Venezuela strike but believes nobody was killed.

A Chicago man recounts 10 weeks in federal custody, where detention in Michigan was far more humane than at the Broadview facility.

Illinois’ statewide 1% grocery tax will go away on Jan. 1, though many people will continue to pay it at the local level.

Bears receiver Rome Odunze returned to practice Friday for the first time since Dec. 12.

With two weeks of holiday tournament play in the books, here is a look back at what transpired across the state.

Information such as addresses and case numbers were publicly viewable for around 32,000 customers with the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Rehabilitation Services and another 670,000 Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program recipients, the agency said.

As others welcomed the new year with resolutions, Melissa Nunez and Elizabeth Brenske became the first couple of 2026 to marry in Cook County.

Bears fans reveal why they're wagering on Chicago's surprising success: improved quarterback play, coaching staff and more.

The $444-million reconstruction project won’t be completed until sometime in 2029, according to the CTA.

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A historic bourbon bottle with ties to the Chicago Blackhawks and the Wirtz family fetched $71,375 when sold through Ravenswood's Unicorn Auctions last month.

"I used really good quality spray paint," artist Angel Silva says of the painting on the side of a supermarket, which he made the year Gabriel died.

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve debuted in Chicago Wednesday with technical difficulties and cold temperatures, though fireworks at midnight drew thousands to Wacker Drive.

Wide receiver Rome Odunze and two other Bears sat out practice Thursday due to a chronic foot issue, illness and concussion ahead of Sunday's game.

A Chicago sandwich shop owner faced deportation to Pakistan Thursday as his family sued, alleging he was denied medications and contact during federal detention.

Charges are pending after a SWAT standoff in Austin Friday morning on the West Side, according to Chicago police.

Trump's deportation campaign in Chicago has heightened anxiety in immigrant communities and separated families. Children show lasting emotional and physical effects from parental detention, even after reunification.

Parents across Chicago and suburbs celebrated the new year by welcoming newborns on Jan. 1, expressing joy and gratitude for their arrivals.