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The Bears face three teams that had winning records in their first four games and have all their NFC North showdowns between Weeks 11 and 18.
One side roots passionately for the league’s success. The other resents being told to root passionately for the league’s success.
Notes: Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ were out of the lineup Wednesday for a second straight game, but for different reasons.
Heather Bergdahl, an ex-administrator, allegedly sent checks worth nearly $500,000 to another individual and received thousands in return. The charges derive from an ongoing federal grand jury investigation into the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination program.
Students and faculty walked out of class to gather at the pro-Palestinian encampment and call for divestment from companies doing business with Israel.
The men were in a store parking lot in the 700 block of West 71st Street about 9:40 p.m. Tuesday when someone fired shots, Chicago police said. A 35-year-old man was killed. Two others were wounded.
Headquartered in Munster, Indiana, the company said it’s the country’s largest family-owned packaged meats manufacturer and it has about 1,500 employees.
CTU members took buses to the state capital and split into groups to meet with legislators and make their case for additional funding as CPS faces a nearly $400 million budget deficit for next school year and some schools are reporting cuts.
The Bears have known since January that they were set to play a game in London this year. Now, they have a date and an opponent.
A pair of Megan Thee Stallion concerts, the return of the “Beetlejuice” musical and an exhibit of Chicago protest art are among the entertainment highlights of the week ahead.
The Cubs’ home stadium was available for college games, but not until November, when the baseball postseason will have ended.
Reed won a new trial in 2021, the year Gov. J.B. Pritzker commuted his life sentence because of coronavirus pandemic health concerns. “It’s been a long, long process to get vindication,” says Elliot Zinger, his lawyer.
Jareli Reyes, 32, is accused of fraudulently obtaining $41,666 in loans in 2021 through the federal Paycheck Protection Program that was established to provide relief to businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reyes, who resigned last year, is charged with theft, income-tax fraud and wire fraud.
A board of managers authorized the specialty grocers to file for bankruptcy during an April 23 meeting — the same day Dom’s and Foxtrot announced the immediate closure of its stores.
Empathetic to the late singer’s ex-husband and father, film seems to be a response to the defining, Oscar-winning doc ‘Amy.’
The arguments against clearly disclosing “junk fees” come off as flighty to anyone who has felt ambushed seeng extra, unexpected charges for checked luggage, canceling and changing reservations.
Art
Before its Google glow-up, the Thompson Center housed notable artworks from Jean Dubuffet, Richard Hunt and the Hairy Who. They’ve all been evicted.
Olivia Savicz, turning 2, earned Morel of the Week.
Stars from Steve Carell to Amy Schumer to Matt Damon lend their voices to animated imaginary friends in a fable that turns downright grim at times.
Trashing the polls as wrong when they’re bad for him, lauding them when they’re good, and refusing to accept where he is in the race doesn’t bode well for the president.
About 5 a.m., Arturo Cantu was found shot multiple times in the 7300 block of West 79th Street, Bridgeview police said.
“I am deeply proud of the incredible strides we have made this past year,” Mayor Brandon Johnson writes about his administration’s accomplishments since his 2023 inauguration.
Richard Globensky of Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to one criminal charge, for which he faces a maximum of 10 years behind bars.
Plus: North Lawndale residents fight developments, cicada-inspired cakes and more.
‘We have been patient despite believing there is more than enough evidence to move forward with an arrest,’ said the family of Abnerd Joseph, who was shot to death last year at the luxury high-rise where he lived.
What a shame that a wealthy man can buy the name of one of our city’s greatest institutions. Will our entire lakefront someday be named after a billionaire with big riches and an even bigger ego?
Zet Rodríguez-Lara, quien tenía una hija de 6 meses, es recordado como un “gran padre, amigo y hermano” por su familia en su página de GoFundMe. Hasta el martes se habían recaudado más de $28,000.
Luisette Kraal, originaria de Curazao, vive en Estados Unidos gracias a una visa religiosa que se le ha vencido. Desde hace dos años es una figura clave para ayudar a los recién llegados a adaptarse a la ciudad.
El refugio ubicado en el edificio de la que fuera la escuela Wadsworth, en el 6420 S. University Ave., fue “desmantelado” recientemente y todos los residentes fueron trasladados a otros refugios temporales o han encontrado una vivienda permanente, dijeron funcionarios de la Municipalidad.
Los jóvenes y adultos jóvenes negros y latinos que ponen fin a sus vidas a edades más tempranas apuntan a la necesidad de una intervención temprana en las escuelas y clínicas comunitarias, escriben dos investigadores de la University of Chicago.
Infielder Braden Shewmake was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte.
That wafting aroma? It’s the sweet, sultry smell of glorious, inevitable victory. What, was that too much?
Cerca de 50 opositores de Invert, plan de desarrollo subterráneo masivo, interrumpieron una junta municipal después de que el concejal Peter Chico propusiera revocar una ley municipal para permitir la explotación minera.
The event at the BMO Tower in the West Loop is the 5th annual pitch competition by the Chicago-based nonprofit that supports entrepreneurs living in under-resourced neighborhoods.
Marine veterans asked the city to move the North Park memorial from behind a fence to a place that they can access it, possibly the Chicago Riverwalk, Navy Pier or Soldier Field. “The Marine Corps dropped the ball when they left it behind here,” said veteran Steven Chassee.
Pierre Tyler testified that Andris Wofford shot herself as he tried to grab a gun from her during an argument over child support. Tyler admitted making a “series of stupid, bad decisions” in a halfhearted attempt to cover up the fact that he’d been at the scene.
David Kwong says he’s created 22 puzzles for the New York Times, which may seem low compared to other prolific constructors, but his are deviously hard to solve.
Robert Christie wants City Hall to do more to protect his home from errant trucks that find they can’t fit through a nearby underpass. But City Hall went after him recently, citing him for failing to fix the damage the trucks had left. Now, he’s considering selling.
Mr. Weese helped save the Glessner House and found the Chicago Architecture Center.