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Tracking the candidates in the Bears’ wide-ranging head-coaching search: Candidates interviewed:Ex-Titans coach Mike Vrabel (Jan. 8)Cardinals OC Drew Petzing (Jan. 8)Ex-Seahawks coach Pete Carroll (Jan. 9)Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver (Jan. 9)Giants OC Mike Kafka (Jan. 9)Lions OC Ben Johnson (Jan. …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Sunday, January 19, 2025 NONCONFERENCELycee 72, MCC Academy 63 HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOORDePaul Prep 68, St. Louis Vashon, Mo. 54Lincoln Park 57, Bloom 49Niles North 74, Lemont 68 MARSHALLProvidence-St. Mel 59, Von Steuben 49Proviso East 86, …

TikTok said Sunday it was restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban that President-elect Donald Trump said he would try to pause by executive order on …

Lukas Reichel’s goal Saturday demonstrated all the tools that once made him the Blackhawks’ most exciting prospect. Reichel, 22, sped down the center lane on a counterattack, corraled a puck Nick Foligno had chipped into the neutral zone, turned on …

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The first three hostages released from Gaza have arrived in Israel, the military announced Sunday, hours after the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold. Their mothers were waiting to meet them. Footage showed …

The Bears finished their interview with Eddie George on Sunday, which could allow their head coaching search to go into overdrive. The interview was in person, which means the Bears have satisfied the NFL’s Rooney Rule. The rule mandates that …

The Dodgers did it again. The reigning World Series champions reportedly came to an agreement Sunday with closer Tanner Scott on a four-year, $72 million contract. Their victory in the Scott sweepstakes came just days after 23-year-old Japanese phenom Roki …

For about 75 minutes of its 90-minute running time, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” comes across as a vivaciously amusing workplace comedy and a tribute to underappreciated artisans who sacrifice their fingers and make their livings weaving hair. The last 15 …

You’d have to be a cynic of the highest order to suspect that the Cubs welcomed Sammy Sosa back for selfish, calculated reasons. Still, when the biggest star of the Cubs Convention is (allegedly) a former roider who is (positively) …

Joyce Piven, the influential acting teacher who co-founded Evanston’s Piven Theatre Workshop and was the mother of actor Jeremy Piven and filmmaker Shira Piven, has died at age 94. “She was graceful until her last breath. Always the teacher,” Jeremy …

Marcus Freeman listened calmly to a question about the biggest football game of his life. It was coming so soon that everyone in the stadium for a morning of advance news conferences could feel it. ‘‘I think it will be …

WASHINGTON — Of the 16 Illinois Democrats in Congress, 10 are skipping Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration Monday, according to a Chicago Sun-Times survey, while jubilant Republicans from Illinois have been celebrating here all weekend. Trump’s swearing-in lands on Martin Luther …

It may be time to retire the word “upset” this season. Anything can happen. The lack of dominant, assertive, talented senior guards means that most teams struggle through games, looking solid one day and confused the next. The top tier …

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley blew through a hole and ran untouched in the wintry mix, the Eagles’ 2,000-yard rusher smacking his helmet with his hand on his final snowy steps of a 78-yard touchdown run. The Rams had braced for …

The Bears interviewed 17 head-coaching candidates in the last two weeks. This is the week things get serious. They’ll whittle down their exhaustive and exhausting candidate list — one that included Super Bowl champions, a lower-division college head coach and …

Dangerously cold air moved into the Chicago area early Sunday, with subzero wind chills expected to last through Wednesday. A cold weather advisory remains in effect through Monday across all of northern and central Illinois. Monday and Tuesday morning are …

The first day of the Coach Kipp Hoopsfest tournament was Saturday. Lyons defeated St. Charles East 72-62 in one of the most high-profile games of the day. Stanford commit Nora Ezike scored 29 points in the Lions’ victory, continuing a …

 WASHINGTON — The day before Donald Trump’s inauguration, Mayor Brandon Johnson — in DC for a mayor’s conference — and Gov. JB Pritzker — marking his 60th birthday — huddled in a phone call on Sunday morning to compare notes …

Jeff Torborg, who was the 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the White Sox, died Sunday at 83 in his hometown of Westfield, New Jersey, the team announced. ‘‘I am heartbroken,’’ former Sox player and manager Ozzie Guillen …