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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan made his first courtroom appearance as a criminal defendant at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, a happy couple celebrated winning the lottery for Cook County’s first marriage license in 2024, and the legendary Rosebud on Taylor Italian restaurant…

Between football and men’s basketball, the Big Ten is 3-10 in national championship games since the 1997 Wolverines football squad achieved unbeaten glory.

What is it about reusable drinkware that has everyone going wild? Here’s what we know.

All the results from around the area.

They’re looking for SuperAgers and their adult children to participate in a study that aims to uncover why some people live so much longer than others.

Soul portrayed detective Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson alongside Paul Michael Glaser as detective David Starsky in the 1970s ABC series.

The boy was in a home in the 300 block of West 95th Street when a shooting attack happened outside, and bullets hit him in the leg, police said.

A look at some of this weekend’s biggest games, from conference showdowns to shootouts.

Performers are mystifying audiences in an elegant downtown basement, a former Rogers Park vaudeville house and even a Lincoln Square gelato shop.

“Some of the healthiest ingredients to put in a smoothie include a mix of fruits, vegetables and other nutritious components,” one expert says.

One of the groups that received a grant provides free cooking classes and nutritional coaching for communities on the South and West sides.