CHICAGO — Zach LaVine isn’t showing his hand as he approaches his first summer as an unrestricted free agent. After playing eight years without choosing his team, the Chicago Bulls guard emphasized the importance of hearing out every offer when he hits…
Whole Foods to close stores nationally, including one in Chicago ‘food desert’
Whole Foods will close two of its 12 Chicago area stores, including a location Englewood, a poor South Side neighborhood considered a food desert, a spokesperson for the specialty grocer confirmed Friday. The Englewood location, at 832 W 63rd St., whic…
Review: Elisabeth Moss hunts down a time-traveling serial killer in ‘Shining Girls’
CHICAGO —The 30th anniversary of the Great Chicago Flood of 1992 was two weeks ago, and it was a crisis that submerged the Loop in 124 million gallons of water from the river when an abandoned subterranean tunnel was breached during repairs to one of t…
Commentary: The next phase of addressing COVID-19 in children? Accepting it as part of life
Whether it is attending school, being vaccinated or transmitting the virus at family gatherings, the role of children in the COVID-19 pandemic has been contentious and widely debated, not just in the United States but across the world. Two years in, wh…
As Zach LaVine enters free agency, DeMar DeRozan sets high bar for his teammate: ‘Max player, max talent, max everything’
CHICAGO — After ending his last season under contract with the Chicago Bulls in COVID-19 isolation, the future is uncertain for guard Zach LaVine. But teammate DeMar DeRozan feels certain about one thing — whoever lands LaVine will need to dig deep int…
Cubs bullpen continues to be a strength in a 6-3, 10-inning win against the Braves
ATLANTA — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross has the luxury of options in big moments. Wednesday night was veteran reliever David Robertson’s turn to get out of a tough spot with the game on the line. With the score tied at 3 in the eighth, the Cubs broug…
Meta expanding massive $1 billion Illinois data center, set to power everything from Facebook to Instagram beginning next year
Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, is expanding its massive $1 billion data center under construction in DeKalb to nearly 2.4 million square feet, putting the college town west of Chicago at the center of its metaverse. Slated to …
Tribune, news organizations fighting Chicago Park District’s effort to seal lawsuit alleging Mayor Lori Lightfoot made obscene, defamatory comments
CHICAGO — A coalition of news organizations convened by the Chicago Tribune is seeking to block the Chicago Park District’s efforts to seal a pending lawsuit alleging Mayor Lori Lightfoot yelled obscenities at and defamed a Park District attorney durin…
Google to pay $100 million class-action settlement in Illinois biometric privacy lawsuit
Illinois residents who have appeared in a photograph on the Google Photos app within the last seven years may be eligible for a cut of a $100 million class-action privacy settlement reached by Google this month. The lawsuit alleges Google’s face groupi…
What does a movie producer do? ‘The Offer,’ a series about the making of ‘The Godfather,’ provides an answer
A few years ago, ahead of the 2019 Oscars, I wrote a column that started with a simple question: What does a movie producer do? Despite the ubiquity of the term, it’s a job title that fails to capture the day-to-day work itself. Director? Sure, most of…