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1+ hour, 34+ min ago   (470+ words) HYDE PARK — Physicist Vincenzo Vitelli works on abstract, mind-bending concepts every day in Chicago. Now, he’s a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. The 48-year-old scientist and tenured professor at the University of Chicago is one of 20 people from around the world selected…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago   (815+ words) The Chicago Bears shocked the masses by coming away with a 27-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. The story of the game will undoubtedly be 38-year-old Case Keenum having a resurrection for the ages. The career journeyman completed…...

10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (369+ words) The Chicago Cubs have officially set their 26-man roster for the National League Wild Card Round. The Cubs will carry 12 pitchers and 14 position players for this week's series against the San Diego Padres. They opted to carry an extra position…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (430+ words) Also in theater news this week, Albany Park Theater Project will host a final season of its remarkable “Port of Entry,” and the Stratford Festival of Canada announces its slate for next summer. Fans of longtime Chicago actress Carrie Coon…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1505+ words) The infamous parking meter lease that Chicagoans love to hate is switching hands, with a New York investment firm taking over after aldermen got them to improve the deal. The City Council on Tuesday approved the sale of the parking…...

18+ hour, 13+ min ago   (346+ words) The adaptive reuse project in the city’s Loop has 117 mixed-income residential units. More conversions are in the pipeline. City leaders gathered in the heart of downtown Chicago earlier this month to mark a milestone: the first completed office-to-housing conversion project…...

15+ hour, 7+ min ago   (317+ words) The Chicago Bulls are back, but what should fans realistically expect this season? That culture starts at the top, and Bryson Graham did not attempt to sugarcoat the reality at Bulls media day. "We are rebuilding. I know I've said…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (881+ words) Four new episodes are coming Fridays in October, telling Chicago stories that you may have heard before, but are filled with fresh insights and information. The latest batch of documentaries arriving from WTTW-Ch. 11’s generally worthwhile and entertaining “Chicago Stories…...

20+ hour, 27+ min ago   (214+ words) Therese Boyle has Chicago Public Schools in her blood. Literally. She worked more than three decades for CPS, retiring in 2019 as a psychologist in schools throughout the South Side. Two daughters work for CPS. A brother is a CPS teacher;…...