The 2021 tax season gets underway next Friday, and taxpayers will see some changes ushered in by the coronavirus pandemic that could affect their returns. Experts say people should be aware of certain situations, including working in a different stat

GEOQUIZ: What is the capital of Connecticut? Answer: Hartford. With New Haven, the state had two capitals from 1703 to 1875, when Hartford was chosen as the sole capital.

CHICAGO — One man was killed and as many as five other people were injured following a shooting early Saturday at a hotel in west suburban Bloomingdale. The incident prompted the village to issue a statement that it has “begun the process of revoking

The NFL calendar is designed for the league to dominate headlines all 12 months. While the COVID-19 pandemic has erased one of the biggest landmarks of the offseason — the scouting combine in Indianapolis — it will be replaced by the greatest game of

Super Bowl LV, coming after a sobering and harrowing year, has presented a conundrum for the big game’s advertisers. Is it wise to shell out major cash — about $5.6 million for a 30-second spot — if sales have been suffering? What’s the right tone to

Welcome, everybody, to vaccine roulette! It’s a crazy, new game that requires great endurance, an epic tolerance for failure and, above all, luck. Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to get stuck in a snowstorm near a carload of health care workers who happ

GEOQUIZ: Two of the Stans — Central Asian countries whose names end in “stan” — have coasts on the Caspian Sea. Name them. Answer: Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Also bordering the Caspian are Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia.

I was once an extremist. Now I am not. I was a member of a fundamentalist Bible organization that was homophobic and misogynistic, denied the Holocaust and used psychological terror and manipulation to control its followers. The leader believed in eu

If this week is when you get a real dose of the white stuff and have to navigate slick spots on the road and the pavement, here’s a refresher on how to make sure you and your loved ones get through it unscathed by weather-related injuries while shove

GEOQUIZ: What is the largest lake in Africa? Answer: Lake Victoria. With an area of nearly 27,000 square miles, it is located primarily in Tanzania and Uganda, but also borders Kenya

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls bench has been a consistent team strength this season, and it provided a boost once again Monday night to keep the Bulls in the game against the Boston Celtics. Despite getting 48 points from the bench — including a near

CHICAGO — In a conversation some days ago with Jason Geis, the artistic director of the Chicago improv company known as ComedySportz, I heard something I’d not heard said before. Geis said that he now wants ComedySportz, a national theater-games fran

When the Chicago Bulls offense has been at its best this season, it has benefited from strong ball movement to keep everyone involved. Even though Zach LaVine led the way Monday night with 33 points, he also dished out seven assists to help lead the

GEOQUIZ: Two of the Stans — Central Asian countries whose names end in “stan” — have coasts on the Caspian Sea. Name them. Answer: Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Also bordering the Caspian are Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia.

CHICAGO — You would think DuPage County Public Defender Jeff York would be happy to see the end of cash bail in Illinois, as promised by criminal justice legislation that passed Wednesday, and he is — for the most part. While clients of lesser means

CHICAGO — Yoelqui Cespedes followed Chicago White Sox players Jose Abreu and Yoan Moncada while he was in Cuba. He also had the chance to play against Luis Robert. “I saw that they have a very good group of Cuban players,” Cespedes said of the Sox th

CHICAGO — Eighteen Chicago police officers have been disciplined for their roles in last year’s incident at U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s South Side campaign office, where cops were depicted on video making popcorn, drinking coffee and sleeping on a couch w

Kyle Rittenhouse flashed a hand sign adopted by some white supremacist groups and was “loudly serenaded” with a song reportedly adopted by the far-right group the Proud Boys as the 18-year-old drank at a Wisconsin bar last week, prosecutors said in a

CHICAGO — State lawmakers on Wednesday passed a sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system that would end cash bail and eventually require every police officer in the state to be equipped with a body camera. The measures, approved by na

The most pressing questions heading into the 2020 college football season was whether the season would start at all and, if it did, would it be able to finish. On Monday night, No. 1 Alabama ended the season the way it started — with astonishing domi

GEOQUIZ: To which country would you travel to visit Casablanca? Answer: Morocco. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, the present-day city was established in the late 18th century.

CHICAGO — Facing increasing calls for her resignation after citing Adolf Hitler in a recent speech, newly inaugurated Downstate Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller apologized Friday and said she regretted using the reference while blaming others for “inte

TOKYO (AP) — Amid the global outrage at the storming of the U.S. Capitol building by angry supporters of President Donald Trump was a persistent strain of glee from those who have long resented the perceived American tendency to chastise other countr

GEOQUIZ: Which of the Great Lakes sits at the base of Niagara Falls? Answer: Lake Ontario. It is situated downstream from Lake Erie.

Former Chicago Bears cornerback Mike Richardson, who started for the 1985 Super Bowl championship team, was arrested Wednesday in Phoenix on suspicion of murder. According to Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office records, Michael Calvin Richardson, 59, wa

CHICAGO — In a year in which the sports world shut down and we were forced to watch “Tiger King,” there still was plenty to talk about in 2020. In a lot of ways, it was business as usual. LeBron James eventually got another ring. Alabama and Clemson

CHICAGO — It all looked so good on paper. The new, expanded home clubhouse with plenty of space, flat-screen TVs and cryotherapy chambers. The chefs making healthier meals. The proliferation of mental skills coaches. The yoga instructor. The technolo

There were moments, early in the pandemic, when Joseph Musillami wasn’t sure how the family business would make it. Purely Meat Co., a commercial butcher in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood that supplies mostly high-end restaurants, saw sale

CHICAGO – Glenn Sevier believes Lake Michigan can reflect our emotions and seasons through life. For years, the Chicago psychotherapist has been preaching what he calls “Walk-n-Talk Therapy,” the practice of receiving mental health support while walk

GEOQUIZ: What is the capital of Pennsylvania? Answer: Harrisburg. It’s been the state capital since 1812, but with a population of slightly more than 49,000, it’s just the 10th most populous city.