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CHICAGO — Just hours after he learned about the devastating Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Tarek Kabbany was on social media around 3 a.m. and saw a picture of his younger sister’s apartment building in southern Turkey destroyed.

City leaders should apply for a share of billions in federal money through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a portion of which must be used in disadvantaged communities.

CHICAGO — A new bestselling book shares the stories behind some of the most beloved Chicago food — and one notorious drink.

Now that voters have elected Nicole Lee and Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, the importance of representation in government cannot be overstated, the head of the Chinese American Service League writes.

Delayed by COVID-19 and the city’s July Fourth mass shooting, Highland Park High School’s FOCUS on the Arts biennial event almost didn’t happen. But facing a multiyear hiatus, the suburban Chicago school rallied, inviting creatives from across the country to teach workshops, as it’s done since 1964. Organizers asked me…

A man was shot to death and a woman beaten to death in what police say is a ‘domestic-related’ attack in South Chicago. One person is in custody.

An off-duty Chicago police officer died over the weekend in an apparent suicide, the latest in a grim tally of officers.

Musician recorded his popular album “At the Pershing/But Not for Me” in Chicago.

CHICAGO — For the third straight start to begin his major league career, Grayson Rodriguez walked the first batter of the game.

Slushy accumulations of less than one inch are expected in Chicago overnight Sunday as spring-like weather returns for a few days before it warms up again.

CHICAGO — The weekend shootings of three teenagers in two separate incidents drew responses from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson as summer looms.