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The day United Flight 553 crashed in Chicago “was just like someone dropped a big, huge anvil on the ground.”

Domestic violence victims who appear to be extending an olive branch to an abuser need support, not shaming.

Pritzker’s signing was nothing like his very public event for the original measure in February of 2021 at Chicago State University. On that day, the governor smiled broadly and held up a copy of the 764-page criminal justice bill — a measure that prompted dozens of lawsuits and a steady…

The continuing education course at Harold Washington College covered areas that some small-business owners overlook.

The Cops & Kids Invitational Chess Tournament brought out about 120 students from 10 public schools to Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday.

The lottery to set the order of names on the February 2023 municipal ballot was held Tuesday, and challenger Ja’Mal Green got the first spot, followed by Ald. Sophia King, state Rep. Kam Buckner and businessman Willie Wilson.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama discusses her book “The Light We Carry” and coping with the pandemic and polarization before a sold-out crowd at Chicago Theatre.

Millionaire businessman Willie Wilson is trying to knock retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer off the ballot. Community activist Ja’Mal Green is challenging Wilson. And former state Sen. Rickey Hendon, a top Wilson adviser, is challenging Green.

People and cars lined up down the block to receive some of the 60,000 pounds of frozen beef, hot dogs and bacon at 63rd Street and Ashland Avenue.

Illinois and the entire country should let Sen. Dick Durbin know that he has our full support in moving the PRESS Act forward.

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