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Only 3% of ballots cast on Feb. 28 came from youth voters. So what’s the deal? “It’s obvious to me that young people in that city don’t feel empowered by their governance,” said Della Volpe, author of “Fight: How Gen Z is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America.”
Baseball is back, and both Chicago teams have interesting storylines entering this season.
The press is part of the clockwork circus of faux concern that arises after our routine gun massacres.
This April 4 election will pick the swing vote on the state’s Supreme Court, which is dominated by a far-right majority. The Wisconsin race may even decide the next presidential election.
The screen legend, now retired after a dementia diagnosis, seems disengaged in the convoluted sci-fi actioner.
‘Air’ film shows how MJ’s deal with Nike transformed sports and fashion simultaneously — and why he still holds sway
Chicago didn’t host a World Series — or a playoff game, for that matter — in 2022, but a new season provides fresh hope.
The employee-owned company in Rogers Park is expanding and has 350 job openings.
As the Huskies’ Jordan Hawkins put it after blowing out Gonzaga in the Elite Eight, “UConn is back.”
D-Day could also be unacceptable history, depending on which side you’re on.
A camera-equipped drone could’ve spotted Robert Eugene Crimo III on a building rooftop overlooking the parade before he fired 83 shots that killed seven people and wounded 48 more.
City’s top politicians on board to honor legendary Cubs announcer
The former Bulls star has gotten kid-glove treatment from the media, despite years of losing. He reportedly is considering a sale of the team.
“It was madness,” former coach Porter Moser says. “And it was pure joy.”
The action hero isn’t quite up to Jack Bauer speed anymore on frenetic Paramount+ spy thriller.
Showtime’s eerie, darkly funny hit solidifies its standing as one of the most memorable series of the decade.
Trump expects the MAGA faithful to turn out in thousands to intimidate the Manhattan district attorney out of indicting him for funneling hush money to noted porn actress Stormy Daniels. Not going to happen.
We are immersed in various forms of psychological misery. Much of what ails our society arises from our poverty of human connections.
Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman star in contrived, heavy-handed and tragedy-soaked drama from writer-director Zach Braff.
No one likes playing the victim more than Trump. But it’s no badge of honor for his standing if Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg files criminal charges against him.
‘The Night Agent’: A ring of the phone sets off young FBI agent’s fast-paced but complicated getaway
A scorecard would help sort out all the characters in Netflix’s slick and preposterous thriller series.
A letter from Democrats to President Biden calls for holding the 2024 convention in the Midwest to bolster the ‘blue wall’ states that reliably cast votes for the party’s ticket.
He built his family a beautiful home on the South Side of the city and co-founded a business that provided steady employment so others could do the same.
Still a wanted man, Keanu Reeves’ assassin scuffles with interesting opponents, but some of the battles go on and on.
The Sox have been much more interesting and controversial of late than their cousins to the north.
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