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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.
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.
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.
Disinformation and misinformation have always been contested categories, defined by subjective judgment. But malinformation is even more clearly in the eye of the beholder.
Trans Chicagoan looks at changes in the LGBTQ community.
The politics of division is a recipe for disaster. It is a well-trodden road that can only take us back to where we’ve been before, and that’s nowhere we want to be.
Empty rhetoric won’t do a thing to help long shot Michigan State, the conference’s only team in the Sweet 16.
MLB
The normalcy of both camps is allowing baseball fans to return to a familiar routine.
Bank lending for drilling projects like Willow is not only bad for the environment. It will weaken the impact of a historic $370 billion investment our country will make in the next decade on green technology and alternatives to oil and gas.
The toll of the 51-day standoff between federal agents and David Koresh’s Branch Davidians still shocks in Netflix doc.
We all love upsets in the NCAA Tournament, but let’s show some compassion to Purdue big man Zach Edey.
If either Sergio Acosta or April Perry are picked to be the next U.S. attorney in Chicago, it will be the first time a non-white male has held the job.
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.
France has been roiled for weeks because they’re trying to do something about a pension crisis we barely think about.
The devastation of the pandemic and lockdown only heightened the feeling that we don’t get to see our loved ones overseas enough, and left us wondering if flying to India would ever be possible again.
Self, 60, hasn’t coached in a game since before the Big 12 tournament. The No. 1-seeded Jayhawks face Arkansas on Saturday.
First baseman and former Yankee wasn’t just a showman – he could play ball