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I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

Pledging a transparent and compassionate approach to justice, Cook County’s new chief judge, Charles Beach, on Monday took his oath of office before a crowd of judges, attorneys and state and local ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The new chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court was installed Monday morning. The Honorable Charles S. Beach II took the oath during a packed ceremony inside the Chicago-Kent ...

Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...

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Santa Claus took to the ice on Saturday. Parts of a commercial building are severely damaged after a vehicle inside caught fire A vehicle fire severely damaged parts of a commercial building on Friday ...