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Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to an elite talent from Chicago in the 2024 class

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks weren’t expected to make a big splash in free agency this summer, but one of their six signings Wednesday raised eyebrows: Max Domi.

Greenlee took his experiences in the military to write, “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” which explored the idea of a Black power revolution. Wednesday would have been his 92nd birthday, and the day was marked with “Sam Greenlee Day” in the city of Chicago.

Pitchfork, Heatwave Music Fest, a ‘Devil Wears Prada’ stage musical and the opening of the Ice Cream Museum are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker began the week with a White House visit for an event marking the passage of bipartisan gun legislation and will end it Saturday with a speech at a fundraiser for Florida Democrats, further fueling speculation — and criticism — that he’s eyeing a presidential bid…

Officer Nicholas Jovanovich faced dismissal from the Chicago Police Department for striking Miracle Boyd in 2020 and filing a false police report.

Lashaun Duprey, 28, was pronounced dead Monday at the University of Chicago Medical Center, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The boy was shot and killed around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday near the 3500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in East Chicago, Indiana, police said. No arrests have been made.