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Even if the new Ryan Field, coming in 2026, is as amazing as the school is cracking it up to be, will the majority of its 35,000 seats be occupied by real, live Wildcats fans?
Trying new things, like a class at the Chicago School of Woodworking, is good in theory. In practice, well, there’s the pain of being really bad at something.
Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande have chemistry in abundance as the central witches in glorious-looking but overlong Oz epic. And there’s more to come.
The team’s hideous defensive shortcomings were all too apparent this past weekend.
A blocked Cairo Santos kick gives Green Bay a 20-19 victory.
Why let the people most set against the trans community color how they’re viewed?
When in doubt, turn to what you feel is good, and use that to define your own purpose during your time on Earth.
It didn’t take long for this one to shift like the Wrigley winds in the direction of a blowout the other way.
The problems are deeper than one coach, deeper than one player, deeper than one play.
Sneed could swear she hears the faint sound of chiseling in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Is it Trump hammering out plans to realize his childhood dream of being installed on Mount Rushmore?
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch hired a new appropriations staff director and plans on making operational changes in 2025.
Once my family started celebrating Thanksgiving, at the insistence of my father, there have always been two constants: a slightly spicy turkey and an 8-ish p.m. ‘normal’ dinnertime.
Millions stayed home mostly because they were fed up with Democrats and believed what they saw on Fox, Newsmax and other propaganda outlets. Reality-based citizens are going to have to find a way to deal with Soviet-level disinformation broadcast across America 24/7.
“Big Game Hunting” is back with picks for Virginia-Notre Dame, Ohio State-Northwestern, Michigan State-Illinois and more.
The Democratic Party has suffered a setback, not a wipeout. The country remains closely divided. Democrats still hold nearly half the seats in the Senate and nearly half of the House, and 23 states have Democratic governors.
Sandra Jackson-Opoku’s family moved into the Trumbull Park Homes in the ‘50s, where they encountered hatred from white neighbors and where Frank London Brown chronicled the struggles of Black lives and desegregation.
Jon Hamm, Demi Moore co-star on Paramount+ series set on the high-risk, big-money rigs of West Texas.
Voters were clearly concerned about the economy and immigration and don’t like Democratic policies on either issue. For any political party, policy is the hardest thing to part with.
Popular Chicago historian Shermann Dilla Thomas had a six-figure day job at ComEd; then he took the CEO’s suggestion and ended up canned.
Seat-shaking, water-spritzing gimmicks worsen the experience of watching Dwayne Johnson try to save Santa.
Portage Park, where my family and I moved, had a total of 50 serious or fatal traffic crashes last year, features writer Stefano Esposito writes. Other areas of the city, like Austin, are far worse.
Elon Musk has been put in charge of “government efficiency” and predicts huge federal budget cuts, but Trump’s record and campaign promises suggest more unrestrained borrowing and debt on taxpayers.