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Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year. Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which …

Kenwood’s Kevari Thunderbird, Kevin Thunderbird and K’vion Thunderbird (left to right) pose for a photo before practice at Cornell Field in May. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Just two weeks after celebrating a baseball city championship, the Thunderbird brothers are mourning …

Bears safety Jaquan Brisker (9) had four sacks, an interception, two pass break-ups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 15 games as a rookie starter last season. Quinn Harris/Getty Images Bears safety Jaquan Brisker wasn’t just good for …

Electricians install solar panels on top of the Terminal B garage at LaGuardia Airport, Nov. 9, 2021. The Inflation Reduction Act includes billions for new energy projects that should have project labor agreements, a labor leader writes. AP Photos A …

Mayor Brandon Johnson talks to reporters at Navy Pier on Monday after the graduation ceremony for the latest Chicago Police Department recruits. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Not even a month since Chicago welcomed its new mayor. I applauded, more or less, then …

Brittany Battaglia Provided A missing woman found dead in a Logan Square apartment earlier this week had been repeatedly stabbed and her neck nearly severed, Cook County prosecutors said in court Thursday. Genesis Silva, 34, faces felony counts of concealing …

So-called “sweepstakes” machines are all over Chicago, including this 15th Ward gas station, despite the city’s ban on video gambling. Purveyors of the machines say they are allowed under a loophole in state law allowing sweepstakes contests. Mark Brown/Sun-Times They …

Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson has been busy this week at the NHL scouting combine. Chicago Blackhawks photo BUFFALO, N.Y. — With the NHL draft less than three weeks away, the Blackhawks are integrating the final new pieces of information into …

Hall of Famer Jim Thome is coaching his son Landon, a freshman second baseman at Nazareth, this spring as the Roadrunners seek to defend their Class 3A title. Ted Piton Jim Thome is a busy guy these days. The Hall …

A Giant Hungarian House pigeon, about twice the size of a common pigeon, has been seen at Welles Park. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times A red-winged blackbird swooped down and pecked Andrea Whetsell in Lincoln Park Zoo last summer. So perhaps her bird …

A San Fernando police officer has been charged with stealing money from a man during an arrest nearly a year ago, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said on Thursday, June 8. Jeffrey King, 37, was charged on Tuesday, …

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. The CIF Southern Section announced its All-CIF baseball awards this week, including the Players of the Year for each division. Two local athletes were named Player of …

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned a wave of “cruel” and “callous” state legislation curbing the rights, visibility and health care access of LGBTQ+ people, while causing the community to feel under attack for being …

Associated Press NEW YORK — George Winston, the Grammy-winning pianist who blended jazz, classical, folk and other stylings on such million-selling albums as “Autumn,” “Winter Into Spring” and “December,” has died at age 73. According to an announcement on his …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings, Chris Taylor hit his 10th home run of the season and the Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 on Thursday afternoon. Kershaw (8-4, 2.95 ERA) scattered five hits, struck out nine …

Because 1989’s “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” is set in San Dimas and its opening scene takes place in the parking lot of a Circle K, San Dimas’ Circle K became a minor claim to fame and tourist destination. But …

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, June 9, 2023. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …