DEAR ABBY: My husband of 31 years died suddenly five years ago. Our family four kids, six grandkids was devastated. We still haven't recovered. We used to be a happy bunch, spending time at the lake, backyard barbecues by the pool and football games. My husband was an integral part of this. With him gone, we now get together only on major holidays. The ...

We are living through a political moment where fear, surveillance and the threat of immigration enforcement have become part of daily life for many immigrant families. Across the country, enforcement actions and the possibility of detention or deportation have reshaped how people move through the world. Decisions about where to go, whom to trust and whether ...

At a youth baseball game in Maryland, I told another parent I was from Chicago. He'd lived in Lincoln Park after college, and when I said I grew up in Naperville, he replied, "It's funny how people from suburbs claim they're from Chicago." Naperville has become a punchline in this regard. Although he was right that I never lived in Chicago, I felt ...

The House Judiciary Committees top Democrat is calling for an immediate investigation of U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros over revelations in the tainted Broadview Six case, accusing Chicagos top federal prosecutor of incalculable damage to public confidence in his office.Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, demanded the probe in a letter sent Tuesday to the Justice ...

Were calling it now. Newly opened Naia in River North is going to be Chicagos "it" restaurant patio this summer. Soon, if not already, photos of its prime riverfront location will flood your Instagram feed. Remember when Cindys, the rooftop restaurant and bar at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, opened and images of the Bean and Millennium Park across ...

What do you think of when you read the words nutmeg, howler or Cruyff turn?If you answered: an apple pie spice, a shrieking Harry Potter letter and I dont have a clue, then this story probably isnt for you.The worlds greatest sporting event is under way: the FIFA World Cup. You dont have tickets, but you like the idea of watching the matches with people ...

A man was hospitalized after an exchange of gunfire in Washington Heights Tuesday night, according to Chicago police.The man, 23, was in a domestic dispute with another man inside a residence in the 12200 block of South Ada Street at 8:21 p.m. when both men shot at each other, police said. The 23-year-old was taken to Christ Medical Center in critical ...

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions from 2:15 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. After that, the moon moves from Cancer into Leo.Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. Billy Williams, the greatest left-handed hitter in Cubs history and the man who held the National League record for consecutive games played for 14 years, turned 88 on Monday.When you think about that franchise, and how long it has been around, and hes basically the best left-handed hitter in the history of that franchise, thats a pretty ...

NEW YORK Its hard to say there was one defining play in the White Sox 12-2 loss Tuesday to the Yankees. Bad baseball was prevalent in the Bronx.But one play should be concerning for the Sox because it has happened before and probably will happen again. Thats just the nature of the situation, and right-hander Davis Martin was the victim again.With the score ...

Homer, triple, double, single.Thats what Pete Crow-Armstrong did to land himself in the Cubs record books Monday, hitting for the cycle for the 13th time in club history.But manager Craig Counsells favorite moment from his center fielders big night?That would be plate appearance No. 5, in which Crow-Armstrong drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.A sac fly is ...

NEW YORK Anthony Kay grew up on Long Island as a devout Yankees fan. His father often would take him and his brother on the hour-and-a-half drive from their home in East Setauket to the old Yankee Stadium.On Wednesday, the White Sox left-hander will make his first career start at the new stadium, which opened in 2009, with about 20 family members and ...

Four piping plover chicks hatched on Montrose Beach on Tuesday, potentially continuing the plover family of Sea Rocket and Imani one more generation, according to plover monitors.The chicks can feed themselves and move about on their own as soon as they hatch, though they cant regulate body temperature and often stay near a parent because of it, according ...

Already down three members of their Opening Day starting rotation, the Cubs now have to figure out life without their closer, too.Right-hander Daniel Palencia hit the injured list with elbow inflammation Tuesday, the ninth-inning mans second trip to the IL this season. He was previously sidelined with an oblique injury.Palencia pitched in the ninth inning ...

Three months ago, Southwest Side Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) tried to hold Chicago parents accountable for curfew violations, street racing, and drug, alcohol and firearms offenses committed by their children.His attempt to use parent responsibility to, as he put it, create better parents was shot down by a City Council committee even after Lopez offered ...

Theres no better way to celebrate a meat-eating dad than with a juicy, gloriously messy, double-fisted burger.Fire up the grill, toast the buns and lean into indulgence with meaty beef patties layered beneath smoky bacon, oozing cheese and sweet onions softened to a slippery tangle. Swipes of spicy mayo bring a kick of heat and cooling creaminess, while ...

Hundreds of Englewood residents celebrated the groundbreaking of a long-awaited project that could help make 59th Street the corridor to watch, Resident Association of Greater Englewood Executive Director Asiaha Butler said.The R.A.G.E.'s $6.4 million mixed-use development dubbed The Re-Up will turn a vacant building at 1210 W. 59th St. into their new ...

Close, but not quite. That about sums up the Sky right now.Theyve played well against playoff-caliber teams in their last two games but lost both in the final minutes. Their injured players, Courtney Vandersloot and DiJonai Carrington, are making progress but still dont have specific timelines to return.Vandersloot is the closest, now practicing at full ...

A mayoral working group focused on anti-trans violence released its first report Tuesday, with recommendations for city agencies to create a long-term strategy to remove structural barriers for trans people.The report outlined policy changes on a wide range of issues: housing, inclusive workplace practices, health care access, community organization ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday framed the latest $55.9 billion state budget as shelter for many of Illinois lower-income residents to weather the economic destruction and chaos of President Donald Trumps administration.The eighth spending plan of Pritzkers tenure includes $100 million for food assistance in the wake of deep funding cuts, with $70 million ...

En los ltimos das, Yenifer una solicitante de asilo de Venezuela que est embarazada de siete meses est encontrando casi imposible concentrarse en la emocin por la llegada de su hija. Entre revisiones prenatales y organizando todo lo que necesita para cuidar a un recin nacido, est revisando constantemente su telfono en busca de actualizaciones sobre una ...

Ever since Robert Prevost became the first American pope, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said more than once, Everything dope, including the pope, comes from Chicago," and has been searching for a way to pay a lasting tribute to the homegrown pontiff.Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) thinks hes found a Chicago centerpiece grand enough and important enough to honor Pope Leo ...

More tornadoes and flooding are possible with two storm fronts that are expected to hit the Chicago area Wednesday, forecasters said.The first, less severe round, is expected to hit between 7 and 11 a.m., bringing mostly showers and chances of thunderstorms and localized damaging winds, according to the National Weather Service.The second round, expected ...

Since Chicago nabbed the James Beard Awards from New York in 2015, the food worlds top annual honors have been a point of local civic pride. The event draws the countrys top chefs and food personalities to town for a few days of eating, drinking and honoring each other, with a gastronomic afterparty filled with booze, a caviar table and adventurous ...

Tiptoeing around the potential of his own presidential run, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday said he plans to be very involved in the 2028 presidential election and called a roster of Democratic governors waiting in the wings the best bench hes ever seen.Speaking at a Punchbowl News event in Chicago, Pritzker also offered up a critique of the Democratic Party a ...