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Twitter said Tuesday it has sued Elon Musk to force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company.Musk and Twitter have been bracing…

Crews rescued two children, one of whom was found via helicopter, who were drowning at Marquette Park Beach on Tuesday, officials said.At 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, Gary…

A convicted bank robber once dubbed the “Stringer Bell Bandit” because of his likeness to the character from the hit show “The Wire” is under arrest…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday appointed a professor from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to lead the state Department of Public Health as highly…

Ah, summer vacation: the time of year when Chicago’s youth are free from the confines of school—but aren’t allowed to be in Millennium Park after six…

LeBron James seems to wonder if fellow basketball star Brittney Griner will want to live in the U.S. again if she’s released from the Russian prison she currently calls home.In a promotional clip for his YouTube talkshow “The Shop,” James appears to believe that Griner, who was arrested in Russia in mid-February, would not want to return to the nation that has been unable to bring her home amid difficult relations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.Advertisement“How can she feel like America has her back?” James said. “I would be feeling like, ‘Do I even want to go back to America?’ ”LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers attends a game between the Lakers and the Phoenix Suns during the 2022 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 08, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images,)The 31-year-old WNBA star was apprehended for allegedly possessing hashish oil at an airport near Moscow. She reportedly pleaded guilty last week and faces sentencing Thursday.AdvertisementHer incarceration has coincided with Russia’s war with Ukraine, which has had the support of the U.S. and its allies. Putin ordered Russian troops into its neighboring nation on Feb. 24.[embedded content]Griner’s wife of three years, Cherelle Griner, has spoken with the White House about bringing her spouse home. Representatives of the WNBA, as well as community leaders and activists, have urged U.S. officials to bring the Houston, Texas, native home. She plays for the Phoenix Mercury.Like James, Griner stands 6-foot-9 and has won two Olympic gold medals.He posted a promo for his upcoming episode of “The Shop” on Twitter with a caption reading, “This one’s a global affair.”James has nearly 52 million followers on Twitter.Griner’s WNBA coach Vanessa Nygaard speculated last week that her star may be getting less support because she’s a gay woman.“If it was LeBron, he’d be home, right?” she asked USA Today.According to a letter Griner reportedly sent to President Biden, coming back to the U.S. is a priority.Advertisement“I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments,” she wrote. “I’m terrified I might be here forever.”

Since monkeypox was first detected in the city nearly a month ago, 105 Chicagoans have been diagnosed with the virus, health officials said.The cases have mostly…

ComEd will deliver $434 million in tax refunds to its customers over three years beginning in January.The refund represents “excess deferred income taxes” collected by ComEd…

ComEd will deliver $434 million in tax refunds to its customers over three years beginning in January.The refund represents “excess deferred income taxes” collected by ComEd…

University of Chicago chancellor Robert Zimmer, a mathematician and longtime administrator at the school, is leaving his post to attend to his health, the university has…