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Chicago’s South Shore bristled at migrants. A federal raid has changed some minds.
Yvette Moyo knows what it’s like to live where she’s not wanted. Her family moved into the Chicago neighborhood of South Shore in 1964, a time when an influx of Black families was meeting resistance from the white residents who had long dominated...
This is the Ireland team to start against New Zealand in Chicago on Saturday
The 42 Reports from Chicago IRELAND HEAD COACH Andy Farrell has named Stuart McCloskey and Ryan Baird in his starting XV to face New Zealand in Chicago on Saturday [8.10pm Irish time, Virgin Media]. Dan Sheehan will captain the team, with Farrell...
Things to do in Chicago this weekend — Balloon Museum, Haunted Halsted Parade, The Other Art Fair
CHICAGO - Tricks, treats and good times await this Halloween weekend across the Chicago area. Whether you’re looking for a spooky scare, a family-friendly outing, or just an excuse to wear your costume one more time, there’s plenty brewing around...
2025 NFL Regular Season Week 9 TV and Announcer Schedule
Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals [CBS, 1:00p (ET)] Announcers: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala The Bengals (3-5) and the Bears (4-3) look to regroup as they square off in Week 9. Chicago saw its four-game win streak snapped by...
Morgan Wallen Stuns Country Music Fans With Major Career News: WATCH
Morgan Wallen crushed it in 2025, and he's cranking things up in 2026. PublishedOctober 30, 2025 2:50 PM EDT•UpdatedOctober 30, 2025 2:18 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Morgan Wallen fans are in for a monster 2026. Wallen dropped his...
The real reasons Ireland are back playing the All Blacks in Chicago
It is nine years since Ireland made history by defeating New Zealand for the first time at the iconic Soldier Field stadium, and it seems the return fixture between the two sides on Saturday − which has been billed as ‘The Rematch’ − has generated...
Football fantasy: Colleges add sports to bring men, but it doesn’t always work
Football fantasy: Colleges add sports to bring men, but it doesn’t always work SALEM, Va. — On a hot and humid August morning in this southwestern Virginia town, football training camp is in full swing at Roanoke College. Players cheer as a...
Airline to offer flights from Paducah to Chicago, Houston airports
Source: Envato/By mblach. PADUCAH, Ky. – Big news is taking off for Kentucky travelers. According to a social media post by Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, SkyWest Airlines, operating as United Express, is now open for booking. The airport...
Benet Academy girls volleyball handily knocks off West Chicago to open regional play
It’s time for some girls’ volleyball playoff action. West Aurora High School hosts the traveling 15-seeded West Chicago Wildcats and top-seeded Benet Academy Redwings. The ESCC Redwings come into the matchup with just two losses on the season, and...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Remembering the macabre Whitechapel Club from the 1890s
You’ve probably heard of H.H. Holmes — “The Devil in the White City, according to Erik Larson’s 2003 novel” — Chicago’s reported first serial killer who murdered young women during the World’s Fair of 1893. Three years earlier — when the city was...
5 Movies About Nuclear War to Watch After A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite is now streaming on Netflix, and there are other great movies about nuclear war to watch afterwards. Directed by Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, A House of Dynamite chronicles the crisis within the United States...
Morgan Wallen bringing upcoming tour to Chicago in 2026
Country music star Morgan Wallen has announced a new tour and it will make a stop at a major Chicago stadium in 2026. The singer, who was among the most nominated artists for the 2025 Country Music Association Awards, revealed his "Still the...
Country music superstar announces tour with stops at some of the largest stadiums in the U.S.
Morgan Wallen, one of country music’s biggest stars, announced Thursday the Still the Problem tour, which will kick off this spring and run into the summer with 23 shows in 12 cities across the country. The tour features mostly two-night stops...
Latest Illinois proposal for transit funding shot down by governor
A Metra BNSF train arrives in Hinsdale, Ill., on Oct. 5, 2025. A bill introduced in the state legislature to address funding for Metra and Chicago’s other transit agencies has been shot down by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A new...
The 13 Best Horror TV Shows of the '70s: 'Night Gallery' to 'Kolchak' and 'Salem's Lot'
In the 1970s, horror made the shift from movie theaters into America’s living rooms. You didn’t need a ticket or a midnight show; all you needed was a TV set, a couple of channels and the nerve to sit through whatever nightmare the networks had...
Aura helped build Chicago’s famous horn-rock sound
Credit: Steve Krakow for Chicago Reader Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in the...
People Who Leave Illinois Are Going To These 3 States The Most
“If you’re the last one left in Illinois, do us a favor and turn out the lights and lock the door on your way out.” I actually saw those words last week on the back window of the vehicle in front of me at a stoplight. You've probably heard the old...
People Who Leave Illinois Are Going To These 3 States The Most
“If you’re the last one left in Illinois, do us a favor and turn out the lights and lock the door on your way out.” I actually saw those words last week on the back window of the vehicle in front of me at a stoplight. You've probably heard the old...
Illinois House proposal calls for new taxes, fees to fund transit, but Pritzker says bill is not going forward
Sign up for our free newsletters to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox! With the Illinois General Assembly Special Session scheduled to end Thursday, Illinois House Democrats are proposing a transit funding fix that would include...
US Chicago Tribune Harrison Ford recalls first encounters with nature in Chicago during visit to receive environmental activism award
On a quiet day at a pond near his childhood home in Morton Grove, a teenage Harrison Ford went down to the water looking for frogs to hunt and rocks to collect. He was alone, but after a while, the air shifted with a new presence. He looked up to...