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Voting for a union is one thing; achieving a contract is quite another if the employer is in no hurry to begin bargaining.

Implementing excessive fines for people who carry guns will waste city resources by pursuing payments from those who are mostly unable to pay them, and will drain needed resources from poor communities.

Caution: Avoid shopping or making important decisions after noon Chicago time. The moon is in Aquarius.

The weather service says with the ground already cold, even a light snow will stick, adding to hazardous conditions. Highs Monday should be in the 20s.

Hundreds of flights and trains were canceled or delayed through the holiday weekend due to inclement weather. At Union Station, a student group takes the wait in stride.

Rookie forward Jabari Smith Jr. is the biggest bright spot of late for the #Rockets, who would love to snap a five-game losing streak on Monday night in Chicago.

A mounting body of research shows specific ways students should be taught to read. But many popular lessons aren’t aligned with that science.

Wild turkeys in Will County, a perch recipe remembered, trail usage is up and an artful analogy on ice usage by the Indiana DNR are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

With an eighth straight loss and the Texans winning, the Bears have a path to the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.

CHICAGO — As Chicago Bears players attempted to thaw out inside the home locker room after Saturday afternoon’s 35-13 loss to the Buffalo Bills, they tried to describe the extreme conditions they had endured for the previous three-plus hours.

CHICAGO — As a bitter cold settled in across the city Friday, volunteers handed out blankets, hand warmers, hot food and other necessities to people staying in winterized tents at a city homeless encampment. In one case, a shivering man in a T-shirt and other light clothes was restocked with…