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Mayors, governors and others have been forceful advocates for newly arrived migrants seeking shelter and work permits.

Kansas’ comeback win in a marquee matchup kept the Jayhawks firmly entrenched atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while Miami climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five years.

The Detroit Lions overcame a rash of turnovers for an epic comeback win Sunday over the last-place Chicago Bears.

An Amtrak train carrying passengers from Pontiac to Chicago was derailed Thursday after crashing into a vehicle that was blocking the tracks.

Major League Baseball has canceled plans to play regular-season games in Paris in 2025 after failing to find a promoter, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

Obesity rates in the U.S. have been rising steadily for well over a decade and some of the world’s biggest drug developers are tapping into the growing treatment market.

DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 119-108.

Bryce Young repeatedly said he needed to play better.

D’Onta Foreman ran for a touchdown and the Chicago Bears boosted their shot at the top pick in the draft, beating the Carolina Panthers 16-13 on Thursday night.

Officials in a suburban Chicago community have dropped municipal citations against a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding.

The Chicago Cubs have hired manager Craig Counsell away from Milwaukee, landing the former big leaguer with a record-breaking contract and firing David Ross in a tandem of surprising moves.

Almost every major city in the United States generally allows drivers to turn right at red lights, but that could be changing.

Officials in a suburban Chicago community have issued municipal citations to a local news reporter for what they say were persistent contacts with city officials seeking comment on treacherous fall flooding.

Biden administration officials have hosted big city mayors at the White House to discuss how to manage a growing number of migrants.

A group of volunteer doctors in Chicago is spending their Saturdays providing street medicine for the growing number of migrants.

Migrants who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and travel to cities around the country are running into a disjointed health care systems when they need treatment.

Volunteers, churches and advocacy groups are scrambling to find indoor shelter for migrants in Chicago as the temperatures drop.

The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about the migrants arriving in their cities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks added an extra bat for the World Series, putting Jace Peterson on the roster and dropping pitcher Slade Cecconi for the matchup against the Texas Rangers.

A grand jury in Illinois has indicted a man who is accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian-American woman and her son.

A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was killed in what police are calling a hate crime in a Chicago suburb is asking the public to “pray for peace” as she recuperates from her injuries.

Bears quarterback Justin Fields is not expected to need surgery for his dislocated right thumb.

After going missing nearly 80 years ago, a baroque landscape painting was returned to Germany on Thursday.

Chicago’s new police chief says the city’s use of police stations as temporary housing for thousands of migrants seeking asylum has been a “burden” on the nation’s second-largest police department.

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields will likely miss at least one game because of a dislocated right thumb.

The Las Vegas Raiders received encouraging news on Jimmy Garoppolo’s injured back.

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields left their 19-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings with a right hand injury.

Headquartered in Tree Town, Domino’s was founded in 1960 after Tom and James Monaghan bought “Dominick’s” on West Cross Street in Ypsilanti, according to the chain’s website.

NHL players open their season this week.

Authorities say a suburban Chicago man has been charged in connection with a June shooting where one person died and 22 others were injured.

Lionel Messi’s absence from Inter Miami’s lineup may be over.

Washington Commanders part-owner Magic Johnson has chided his NFL team for showing no intensity or fire in a 40-20 loss to the previously winless Chicago Bears.

Justin Fields connected with DJ Moore for 230 yards and three touchdowns to help the embattled Chicago Bears pick up their first win of the season by beating Washington 40-20.

Days after laying off 330 employees at Ford Motor Company’s Chicago Stamping and Lima Engine plants, the automaker announced it was laying off 400 more workers at its Livonia Transmission and Sterling Axle plants.

Pushing the NFC champions to overtime is only a positive step if the Washington Commanders beat a team that’s lost 14 straight.

Roughly 330 employees at Ford Motor Company’s Chicago Stamping and Lima Engine plants are temporarily out of the job.

As Chicago struggles to house asylum-seekers, the city is using a shuttle bus center at O’Hare International Airport.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2023 tour will be postponed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice.

Miguel Andújar drove in three runs and Joshua Palacios hit a pinch-hit three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Thursday night.

Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city’s two airports to winterized camps with massive tents before cold weather arrives.

The Detroit Lions are still tied for first place after their loss to the Seattle Seahawks because every single team in the NFC North lost last week.

As migration to the United States from Venezuela and other countries soars, Democratic elected officials are pressing the Biden administration to quickly grant work permits for asylum-seekers while their cases wind through immigration courts.

For her latest book club pick, Oprah Winfrey broke the news to author Nathan Hill in modern style.

Authorities are searching for a former NFL player after his 73--year-old mother’s body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home.

Critics of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release say it is especially unfair to Black people and other people of color.

Jussie Smollett’s lawyers have told an Illinois appellate court that it should toss the former “Empire” actor’s convictions for staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police.

Nearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Bruce Springsteen says he needs to postpone concerts this month because of peptic ulcer disease.

Lainey Wilson leads the 2023 Country Music Association Awards nominations for a second year in a row.

Helping teachers of young kids gain confidence in math could be one key to unlocking America’s post-pandemic math recovery.

When Labor Day was declared a national holiday in 1894, it was designed to recognize and support skilled trades workers throughout the U.S. -- but it happened around a time that was actually quite violent for many rail workers.

The Chicago White Sox promoted Chris Getz to general manager, staying inside the organization for the position almost two decades after the franchise last won a playoff series.

If you're squeezing in one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend, expect lots of company.

The Chicago White Sox say they were not aware at first that a woman injured during Friday’s game at Guaranteed Rate Field was shot and that the Chicago Police Department would have stopped play if officers thought it was unsafe to continue.

Two women were injured in a shooting during a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The Chicago White Sox have fired executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn, cutting ties with their leadership on the baseball side amid another disappointing season.

Thousands of people representing scores of religions and belief systems are expected to convene in Chicago for a weeklong event.

Prosecutors say the man accused of shooting a 9-year-old Chicago girl who had been riding her scooter crossed a street and headed straight toward her in the vestibule of her apartment building before shooting her.

Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare’s plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides that were developed, in part, to take into consideration a state law that restricts classroom materials with sexual content.

Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox and José Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians exchanged punches at second base Saturday night, triggering a bench-clearing melee in the sixth inning that led to six ejections.

The Chicago Cubs have reacquired Jeimer Candelario in a trade with the Washington Nationals.

The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons.

The rapper G Herbo has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that used stolen credit card information to pay for a lavish lifestyle that included private jets, exotic car rentals, a luxury vacation rental and even expensive designer puppies.

The Los Angeles Angels acquired right-handed pitchers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.

Rocky Wirtz, who won three Stanley Cup titles as owner of the Chicago Blackhawks and presided over the team during one of the NHL’s biggest scandals, has died.

Striking screenwriters and actors are holding rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities.

Minneapolis must make policing changes under a newly approved settlement reached in the wake of George Floyd's killing.

Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has welcomed the first southern rockhopper penguin chick to join its colony in eight years.

A National Weather Service team will survey damage in northeast Illinois, where fierce winds from suspected tornadoes ripped roofs from buildings, downed trees and sent residents scrambling for safety as sirens sounded.

The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights.

A tornado watch has been issued for several counties throughout Southeast Michigan on Wednesday night.

Motor City Heat's marching band is getting ready to battle it out with a Chicago band in what's being called the Midwest Battle.

Families around the U.S. are scrambling to navigate new laws that prohibit their transgender children and teenagers from accessing gender-affirming care.

Giovanny Gallegos pitched the eighth inning in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-0 victory at the Chicago White Sox.

Jameson Taillon made a triumphant return to Yankee Stadium, allowing one hit in eight innings to outpitch Carlos Rodón in the All-Star’s injury-delayed Yankees debut and lift the Chicago Cubs over New York 3-0 for their first-ever victory in the Bronx.

Chicago White Sox All-Star Luis Robert Jr. and two-time champion Pete Alonso of the New York Mets are set to participate in baseball’s Home Run Derby in Seattle.

Shane van Gisbergen won his NASCAR Cup Series debut on a rainy Sunday in downtown Chicago, chasing down Justin Haley and Chase Elliott in a memorable finish to the series’ first street race.

Cole Custer has been declared the winner of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race in downtown Chicago after persistent rain flooded the street course.

Heavy rains have flooded Chicago streets and forced the cancellation of a NASCAR race set to run through the city's downtown.

A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race.

Denny Hamlin has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the tricky course in downtown Chicago.

WNBA career triple-double leader Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was selected an All-Star reserve by the league’s coaches.

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The Chicago Blackhawks acquired their latest generational talent along with a big dose of speed in one of the NHL’s largest draft hauls.

There was a slight improvement in Metro Detroit’s air quality Thursday morning compared to Wednesday, but wildfire smoke is still causing the city to have some of the worst air quality on Earth.

The White House says President Joe Biden has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea.

Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States.

The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins.

Brandon Vazquez scored in the 88th minute and the No. 13 United States gained a 1-1 draw against 63rd-ranked Jamaica to avoid what would have been the Americans’ first loss in a CONCACAF Gold Cup opener.

LGBTQ+ revelers and allies are partying coast to coast for the grand crescendo of Pride Month.

The rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game.

Chicago police say a 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges in connection with a hit-and-run collision that injured four pedestrians, two critically, outside Guaranteed Rate Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox.

TV stations are reporting that multiple people were shot early Sunday during a gathering in a parking lot in suburban Chicago.

U.S. regulators say multiple U.S. owners of Hyundai’s popular Ioniq 5 electric SUV have complained of completely or partially losing propulsive power, many after hearing a loud popping noise.

The daughter of an American woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase at an Indonesian resort island is scheduled to appear in Chicago federal court to change her plea to guilty on charges she helped kill her mother in Bali nine years ago.

The maker of Pyrex glassware and Instant Pot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company that was already struggling is stung by inflation with Americans pulling back on spending.

The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle will be held Aug. 23, and candidates participating must pledge to support the eventual GOP nominee.

America’s surprisingly resilient job market may have delivered yet another month of solid hiring and pay gains in May, if economists’ forecasts prove to be correct.

An attorney for the Chicago woman facing federal conspiracy charges in the 2014 killing of her mother during a luxury vacation in Bali says she plans to plead guilty.

Mayors and police officials around the U.S. are rolling out familiar strategies in response to the traditional summer bump in violent crime.