Google is reportedly negotiating to purchase the state-owned James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. If true, such a deal could spark a turnaround for the struggling LaSalle Street corridor, where many longtime businesses have recently departed

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls spent the first night of free agency — which began at 5 p.m. Thursday — waiting on their biggest offseason question mark. Two-time All-Star guard Zach LaVine entered unrestricted free agency for the first time after helpin

CHICAGO — It was a little after 2 a.m. when the phone began to ring in my brother Mark Kogan’s Las Vegas hotel room and that hour rarely brings good news. It was 1976, and my brother was in Vegas with the many other people who formed Elvis Presley’s

Back for a second season — and a second crime to solve — the success of Hulu’s cozy-funny-mournful whodunit “Only Murders in the Building” rests primarily on the shoulders of its three leads, and their blend of ruminative youth (Selena Gomez) and que

Willson Contreras wants to remain a Chicago Cub. “This is my house, and it’s been my home for 14 years,” the catcher said Sunday in St. Louis. Cubs fans want Contreras to get his extension. He arguably is their most popular player and on his way to

Marcel Proust had his memory-infused madeleines. Marcel Marceau had his invisible dog and a lifetime of pantomime. But it’s unlikely we’ll ever see a more beguiling Marcel than the inch-tall philosopher and gentle, inspiring wiseacre at the center of

CHICAGO — For many of the women and girls playing baseball this summer, the Rockford Peaches — a team that hasn’t played in more than 60 years — remain a source of inspiration. One of the original four teams in the All-American Girls Professional B

CHICAGO — “Pivot, slide, slow on recovery ... we’re pulling all the way into our rib cage. We don’t want to pull into our hipbones or our stomachs. We want it nice and high.” More than a dozen people listened to the instructions from Chicago Rowing U

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls spent the first night of free agency — which began at 5 p.m. Thursday — waiting on their biggest offseason question mark. Two-time All-Star guard Zach LaVine entered unrestricted free agency for the first time after helpin

NEW YORK — Chicago-born R&B superstar R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, punctuating a remarkable fall from grace after decades of sexual misconduct allegations. The sentence handed down by U.S. Dist

Walgreens will reimburse many of its workers for travel expenses if they have to venture more than 50 miles for an abortion, the company said Wednesday — a move that follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week ending federal protection for aborti

CHICAGO — Millionaire mayoral candidate Willie Wilson is hosting more high-priced giveaways. He gave out $80,000 in groceries at four Chicago Cermak Fresh Markets on Wednesday and plans to give nearly $2 million in gas on July 9. He has given away $3

With Darren Bailey’s nomination as the Republican candidate for governor to challenge Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois voters will have a choice for state chief executive this fall between candidates representing the opposites of a chasmic pol

NEW YORK — One by one, a series of women stood in a Brooklyn courtroom Wednesday and spoke of brutal abuse at the hands of R. Kelly. Some of them were soft-voiced and sobbing, while others blazed with anger. Across the room, Kelly sat silent. He look

NEW YORK — Chicago-born R&B superstar R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, punctuating a remarkable fall from grace after decades of sexual misconduct allegations. The sentence handed down by U.S. Dist

We will remember June 24, 2022. It will stand as one of the most consequential days in Supreme Court history. Americans will remember this day as when the court overruled Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. But we should remember much more t

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Chicago fired off hundreds of letters Monday to Fortune 500 CEOs in states facing abortion bans, pitching the city as a more welcoming location for their businesses. The letter, which

CHICAGO — The earliest iterations of Así Así may have begun in a different country and under a different name, but this rising indie-rock four-piece is now firmly a Chicago music act. And on their debut record, “Mal de Otros,” which comes out Aug. 19

Jonathan Jackson, son of civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson, opened a lead in a packed Democratic primary fight Tuesday night to grab the nomination to succeed U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush. Jackson’s apparent win over 16 other Democrats in the historic

Walgreens Boots Alliance has decided not to sell its huge United Kingdom Boots business, after months of floating the idea. Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens began reviewing whether to sell Boots in January, but recently decided not to sell Boots o

Chicago White Sox starter Lucas Giolito’s best outing in a month — including back-to-back strikeouts of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani in the fifth inning — went to waste in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in front of 21,973 on Monday at Angel Sta

It hasn’t exactly been the best of times for Tony La Russa and David Ross, the two baseball managers in a baseball town. Neither is a particularly good loser, yet losing has defined both of their 2022 seasons in the first three months. La Russa’s Ch

CHICAGO — In the final weekend before Tuesday’s primary election, the disparity in campaigning between Republicans running for governor and the Democratic incumbent they hope to replace foreshadows a fall general election campaign in which culture wa

CHICAGO — Dear Illinois, I can’t fight this feeling anymore. It’s time to bring this ship into the shore, and throw away the oars. We sailed on together. We drifted apart. But I know, if the world turned upside down, I know you’d always be around. Yo

There’s only been one question in Chicago about this summer’s NBA free agency — will Zach LaVine be on the Bulls next season? That decision could be made by the end of this week as the NBA trade window opens at 5 p.m. Thursday night, at which point t

A spin around Lake Michigan easily exceeds 1,000 miles and 18 hours of road time when following shoreline instead of interstate. That’s no vacation for the driver, or travelers low on leisure time. Another option: Shorten the loop by using two car fe

“Top Gun: Maverick” is the biggest global blockbuster of Tom Cruise’s already blockbustery career. Perhaps you’ve been compelled to rewatch the original “Top Gun” from 1986 — or, depending on your generation, watch it for the first time. But me? I we

ST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs rallied from a five-run deficit Sunday to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 in 10 innings, taking the series and ending a 17-games-in-17-day stretch with a 5-12 record. In the postgame clubhouse afterward, one of the TVs w