The Illinois Capitol in Springfield. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget released a revised state revenue and spending forecast last month for the current fiscal year, and it’s pretty good. Its projections for the next fiscal year, …
Illinois is due for some budget belt-tightening Read MoreConnor Bedard has handled with remarkable maturity the false rumors about his family on social media. AP Photo/Erin Hooley WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The situation in which Blackhawks rookie center Connor Bedard finds himself is unfair. He knows it. His teammates …
Connor Bedard shows poise when interrogated about false Corey Perry rumors Read MoreCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle (left) and County Treasurer Maria Pappas show off a jacket Pappas gave Preckwinkle on Thursday. Cook County Treasurer’s Office Mix & Match? Are you kidding? It’s savvy style — and prudent politics. Cook County …
Maria Pappas gives Toni Preckwinkle her flashy “Evil Eye” jacket for Christmas Read MoreIn this scene from the PBS documentary “Eddy’s World,” inventor Eddy Goldfarb demonstrates Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth, one of more than 800 toys, novelties, games and other pop culture novelties he created. YouTube At 102 years old, toy inventor Eddy Goldfarb …
102-year-old toy inventor, Chicago’s Eddy Goldfarb is still creating Read MoreHinsdale South’s Brendan Savage (30) inbounds a ball against Downers Grove South. Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times Brendan Savage, the Hinsdale South senior whose mother sued to get him back on the basketball team, played in his first game of the …
Brendan Savage, whose mom sued to get him back on the basketball team, plays for Hinsdale South Read MoreOnce cooked, the farro in this recipe is tossed with toasted almonds, lemon, mint and parsley, resulting in a bright, nutty, herbaceous side dish. Lynda Balslev/TasteFood If you have ever prepared rice pilaf, chances are you’ve made it from a …
How to make farro pilaf Read MoreAld. Ed Burke (14th) speaks during a City Council meeting last year. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Longtime Ald. Ed Burke spent two years trying to “land the tuna” by signing the developer of the city’s massive Old Post Office as a …
Former Ald. Ed Burke comes up empty after pursuit of the ‘tuna,’ jurors hear Read MoreElk Grove police officers fatally shot a man who they say was armed with a knife Friday night, according to a news release from the department. Elk Grove police officers responded to reports of a man with a knife in …
Elk Grove police fatally shoot man they say was wielding knife Read MoreCots for migrants are set up in the Chicago City Life Center Wednesday. The community center and church welcomed about 40 migrants who were previously living at police stations and airports. Erin Hooley/AP Photos Citing further “delays” in the city’s …
Amid city delays, state supplying additional $2M to feed migrants Read MoreProtesters stand outside a site where the city plans to set up winterized base camps to house up to 2,000 migrants at 38th and California in Brighton Park. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Arsenic, mercury, lead, manganese and a chemical used in PVC …
Brighton Park migrant tent site had mercury, arsenic, other contaminants — but city deems it ‘safe for temporary residential use’ Read MoreAllie Montoyo and Maya Doms scored in the first four minutes as No. 2 Stanford defeated No. 1 BYU 2-0 in the semifinals of the NCAA women’s soccer tournament Friday night in Cary, N.C. The Cardinal (20-0-4) avenged last year’s …
NCAA women’s soccer: Stanford beats BYU to advance to College Cup title game Read MoreAllie Montoyo and Maya Doms scored in the first four minutes as No. 2 Stanford defeated No. 1 BYU 2-0 in the semifinals of the NCAA women’s soccer tournament Friday night in Cary, N.C. The Cardinal (20-0-4) avenged last year’s …
NCAA women’s soccer: Stanford beats BYU to advance to College Cup title game Read MoreWaukegan’s Joey Worthington (3) grabs the ball in a scramble with Lake Zurich. Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Friday, December 1, 2023 CHICAGO CATHOLIC BLUE De La Salle at Leo, 7:00 Loyola at Brother …
Illinois high school basketball scores Read MoreLOS ANGELES — With growing smoke around USC’s future, the program going down in flames after a disastrous 7-5 season in Coach Lincoln Riley’s second year, the first fire to extinguish was a looming question mark at defensive coordinator. And …
USC hires UCLA’s D’Anton Lynn as defensive coordinator, per multiple reports Read MoreItai Svirsky. Avraham Munder. Yarden Bibas. Just three of the more than 130 Israelis held captive by Hamas in the ongoing war in Gaza. After nearly two months of international headlines about the fighting, it’s easy to become desensitized to …
Families of Israeli hostages plea for their release during trip to LA Read MoreAccording to Felicity Huffman, crime was the only way to give her child a future. Several years go, the infamous “Varsity Blues” scandal erupted. Multiple wealthy, powerful people had used various fraudulent means in order to rig college admissions for …
Felicity Huffman: Crime Was the Only Way to Give My Child a Future! Read MoreDiablo 4 – hellish prices (Picture: Blizzard) A reader is shocked to discover how monetisation works in Diablo 4 and starts to understand why publishers are so keen on live service games. Earlier in the week there was a story …
Looking from the outside Diablo 4 seems like a complete con – Reader’s Feature Read MoreThe San Jose Sharks made the most of their limited opportunities — and survived some hairy moments – to earn their first road win of the season on Friday. Jacob MacDonald and Anthony Duclair each scored twice and goalie Kaapo …
Clutch performances help San Jose Sharks finally end misery on road Read MoreThe San Jose Sharks made the most of their limited opportunities — and survived some hairy moments – to earn their first road win of the season on Friday. Jacob MacDonald and Anthony Duclair each scored twice and goalie Kaapo …
Clutch performances help San Jose Sharks finally end misery on road Read MoreMOUNTAIN VIEW, California — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Defense …
Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China Read More