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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bulls center Nikola Vucevic knows it hasn’t always looked pretty. In fact, it sometimes has been downright painful on the eyes. But he still believes in keeping the ‘‘Big Three’’ together with the trade deadline Thursday and …

Kate Foley, left, sits beside First Lady Jill Biden at Tuesday’s State of the Union address in the House chamber. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Kate Foley, a sophomore at Rolling Meadows High School, was a guest of First Lady Jill …

Ducks forward Frank Vatrano scored in overtime to beat the Blackhawks on Tuesday. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast The Blackhawks’ dominance over the Ducks — eight straight wins dating back to 2018 — was bound to end eventually. But they probably …

a man was shot and killed Feb. 7, 2023 on the South Side. Sun-Times file A man was shot to death Tuesday night in Avalon Park on the South Side. The man, 27, was on the street in the 8100 …

Lakers star LeBron James stands alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after breaking his all-time NBA scoring record Tuesday against the Thunder. Ashley Landis/AP LeBron James is the NBA’s new career scoring leader. With a stepback jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or important decisions after 10:30 p.m. PST. The moon is in Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) This will be a productive day for you, in large measure because your ability to communicate to bosses, parents and …

Eight of nine candidates for mayor faced off Tuesday evening in an hourlong forum hosted by WTTW News and focused on education and public safety. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Three weeks away from Chicago’s municipal election, eight candidates vying for the …

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas (left); Mayor Lori Lightfoot (center); U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (right). Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection battle is clouded in uncertainty, her chances of beating either U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia …

Geoffrey Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announces an indictment against Lawrence Ray in 2020 in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images When the news broke about the horrific crimes committed by the father of a …

More than 30 years ago, Johnnie Haire, the grounds supervisor at Sunset Gardens of Memory cemetery in downstate Millstadt, set up a birdbath and purchased angel figurines for a special area of the cemetery for deceased children, called Baby Land. …

Microsoft’s new Bing search engine is live in limited preview on desktop computers and will be available for mobile devices the in coming weeks (Picture: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Microsoft is revamping its Bing search engine and Edge Web …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A pair of one-year-old twins were the latest children to be saved from the earthquake wreckages in Turkey. The children were pulled …

I didn’t manage to make it on board, but four other Greenpeace activists did (Picture: © Chris J Ratcliffe/Greenpeace) In 2013, as I spoke at COP19’s global climate talks in my role of climate negotiator for the Philippines, I had …

Comet ZTF can still be found with binoculars or a small telescope and a good sky map (Picture: Reuters) A rare, green comet not seen in the night sky since the time of the Neanderthals made an appearance in the sky this …