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DEAR ABBY: My nephew-to-be has just turned 14. He has older parents (his mom was 42 when he was born) and is so socially inept that we fear for his future. His mom is more than a helicopter parent; she …

Just over 40 years ago, the original United States Football League approved a radical policy change that would accelerate the league’s demise. It essentially voted to blow itself up by competing directly with the National Football League with a head-to-head …

It’s Caleb Williams vs. C.J. Stroud. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not. Not even Williams himself. The Bears rookie has accepted if not embraced his standing as the No. 1 overall pick in the draft and his role as …

WHEN THE BEARS HAVE THE BALL Rookie Caleb Williams should be better in Week 2 after passing for only 93 yards with a 55.7 passer rating in his NFL debut. But he faces a difficult challenge — on the road, …

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. BUCK OF THE WEEK: UNPLUGGED Bill Peak was checking a small group of deer when he “came upon these two guys already locking horns. Seems a little early, but it was the …

They called it “uncooperative.” And it was. But what does “uncooperative” really mean? Uncompliant? Uncomplicit? Unwhite? Unlaw-abiding? Unreasonable? Understood? The wrong and wronger of life in America when it comes to class, race and the law repositioned itself once again …

Arturas Karnisovas knows what the endgame is supposed to look like. After all, the Bulls’ executive vice president of basketball operations was wearing a hard hat and on site when Denver’s eventual championship team was under construction. Where it seems …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Saturday, Sept. 14 PUBLIC REDAmundsen 41, Hyde Park 18Lincoln Park 20, Phillips 10Morgan Park 54, Westinghouse 0Young 20, Johnson 19 PUBLIC WHITE-NORTHCrane vs. UP-Bronzeville at Eckersall PUBLIC WHITE-SOUTHGoode 22, Lindblom 18Perspectives 28, Vocational …

One person was killed and two others critically wounded after they were ejected from their vehicle early Saturday in South Loop. About 2:15 a.m., a tow truck backed into an SUV, causing it to strike the victim’s vehicle, which lost …

A man was fatally shot late Friday while riding in a vehicle in Austin on the West Side. The shooting happened about 11:15 p.m. in the 4700 block of West Lake Street, Chicago police said. The man, 27, was a …

Hundreds of people and vehicles packed the northbound lanes and sidewalks of Michigan Avenue on Friday night to kick off a weekend of Mexican Independence Day celebrations. The line of cars, trucks and other vehicles — some with the Mexican …

A man has been charged with killing an 81-year-old woman and fatally shooting her two children inside their Morgan Park home in 2022. Zavier Griffin, 21, was arrested Friday and charged in connection with the slayings that occurred between April …

A man has been charged in connection with a series of armed robberies and home invasions reported this week on the Southwest Side. Kentrell Brown, 26, of the Woodlawn neighborhood faces three felony counts of armed robbery and one felony …

With Bears coach Matt Eberflus saying he wants to wait until close to kickoff Sunday night before deciding on the availability of receivers Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze, the Bears promoted receiver Collin Johnson from the practice squad Saturday and …

The Sky have used the question of whether they are a playoff team all season as motivation. After being ranked 12th in multiple media outlets preseason power rankings, they referenced that projection whenever it seemed they were gaining momentum. However, …

A few years ago Reggie Mitchell was a well-known youth football star at Welles Park on the North Side. It’s a testament to the growth of Nick Olson’s football program that the running back decided to attend Amundsen. “I did …

A teen has died weeks after a shooting in Hyde Park, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Rodearl McElroy, 16, was in Harold Washington Park in the 1700 block of East 53rd Street about 7:46 p.m. …

All things considered, Young senior Aaron Champion wanted to score his first varsity touchdown last week. But his 70-yard scoring run on Saturday afternoon at Rockne Stadium meant much more in the grand scheme of things, so he’ll take it. …

A Joliet family is mourning a 2-year-old boy who was stabbed to death, allegedly by his 6-year-old brother. The boy was found by his mother with multiple stab wounds Sept. 6 in the family’s home in the 2700 block of …

DENVER – Left-hander Justin Steele went through the biggest intensity test of his throwing program Saturday at Coors Field before the Cubs played the second game of the series against the Rockies. Steele (left elbow tendinitis) threw about 40 pitches …