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Sauerkraut is made from shredded cabbage combined with salt, which is then left to ferment. stock.adobe.com You’ve probably heard of it. You may already be a fan. For the uninitiated, “sauerkraut” is simply the German word for sour cabbage. The …

The Bears’ focus has shifted to the lakefront, with the goal of building a domed stadium on the parking lot south of Soldier Field, the Bears’ current home. Brian Ernst/Sun-Times file photo The Bears will finally open the playbook Wednesday …

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live in a lovely older neighborhood and have enjoyed wonderful neighbors over many years. The homes are close together with windows often left open in spring, summer and fall, as large shade trees keep …

University of Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams throws during the NCAA college football team’s NFL Pro Day March 20 in Los Angeles. He is expected to be picked No. 1 by the Chicago Bears on Thursday. Ryan Sun/AP In August …

Warren Berger, owner of Lee’s Unleaded Blues, will celebrate his newly renovated bar on Chicago’s South Side with a reopening event Friday. Jim Vondruska/Sun-Times When Chicago blues musician Toronzo Cannon played Lee’s Unleaded Blues in the 2000s, the beloved South …

A can of Celsius is marketed as a fitness drink that is supposed to accelerate metabolism and burn body fat. John Minchillo/AP Supermarket beverage aisles are starting to look a lot more like a pharmacy. There are sodas made with …

Stacey Greene-Fenlon became the first woman and the first person not associated with Chicago government on April 18, 2024, to chair the Chicago fishing advisory committee. Dale Bowman The usual crap came up Thursday at a meeting of the Chicago …

April Perry, nominated by President Joe Biden to be Chicago’s U.S. attorney, will now be tapped by Biden to become a federal judge. Provided President Joe Biden intends to end his bid to make April Perry the first woman to serve …

Ian Cunningham has worked for the Bears since 2022. AP Photos The Bears are giving assistant general manager Ian Cunningham a multi-year contract extension, a source confirmed Wednesday morning. Cunningham is GM Ryan Poles’ chief deputy and a respected name …

Community members, activists and family members of Dexter Reed rally outside the District 11 police station, after COPA released body camera footage of the fatal police involved shooting of Dexter Reed, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times A lawsuit …

The must-follow website this month among California’s politicians, bureaucrats and interest group lobbyists is the “California Personal Income Tax Daily Revenue Tracker” that’s updated daily by the state controller’s office. Last week was the deadline for filing personal income tax …

On Thursday, the California Assembly’s elections committee is set to consider Assembly Bill 2654. Introduced by Asm. Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, the proposal “would prohibit lobbyists and certain public officials and employees, as specified, from entering into, or requesting that another …

Schools will be closed today — Wednesday, April 24 — in the Los Angeles and Glendale unified school districts to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, marking the 109th anniversary of the start of events widely viewed by scholars as the …

“Trouble in River City” goes the famous line in “The Music Man,” one of America’s best-loved musicals, set in the fictional town of River City, Iowa, meant to represent the country’s heartland. It is in America’s heartland — not just …

LOS ANGELES — Leave it to Tyronn Lue to sit at a podium wearing a smug little grin after a playoff loss. What, Lue worry? Not three years ago, when the Clippers were down 2-0 after consecutive home losses in …

Gov. Gavin Newsom made headlines last summer for proposing a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution enshrining a handful of gun control measures into the supreme law of the land. There was some ginned up fanfare, with state Sen. …