Brenda Ruiz

Highlights from Mayor Lightfoot’s proposed 2023 budget

Chicago’s budget will not include a property tax increase for next year.

Food Friday: Even dough fall is here, at yeast you’ll be bready to rise

A Publican Quality Bread co-partner is out with a new book of bread recipes.

Highland Park shooting victims, families are suing gunmaker Smith & Wesson, others

Survivors of that Fourth of July attack say the gun manufacturer violated state consumer laws targeting young vulnerable men.

Chicago sports update: Ball’s knee injury to La Russa’s exit

It’s a viral overload: tackling flu season and three new COVID variants

What to know about the BA.4.6, BF.7 and BA.2.75 variants now spreading nationwide

Only two Chicago spots made the NYT 2022 Restaurant Picks. Here are our picks.

We’re showing love to more than TWO local food favorites.

Survey finds no love for Chicago’s O’Hare, Midway airports

Reset listeners sound off on their travel tribulations after a recent report found customer satisfaction for Chicago airports rank below the national average.

Does U.S. Customs have your phone’s messages, photos?

Customs and Border Protection officials say they’re saving data from around 10,000 detained electronic devices a year.

Chicagoans step up to aid ravaged Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona

The Chicago area’s large Puerto Rican community is rallying after Hurricane Fiona struck friends and family back home.

Dr. Taormina tackles your covid, flu, and monkeypox questions as we swing into fall

A shift in weather can often bring on higher rates of colds and other viruses. Here’s how to protect yourself.