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Seven years ago, 11-year-old Amira Hondras made a list of goals for her baseball career. The biggest among them was making the women’s national team and playing professionally. Around then, she competed at Rivets Stadium in Rockford in the Baseball …

In a display of Stockholm Syndrome, the White House Correspondents’ Association invited Donald Trump to be the keynote speaker at their annual festival of self-appreciation. Because he is who he is, he did not take the opportunity to do the …

At the start of Donald Trump’s second term, the Senate had a very important job: provide advice and consent on the newly elected president’s Cabinet picks, as enumerated in Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution. These …

The feature film “Pressure,” starring Brendan Fraser as a fierce but principled General Dwight D. Eisenhower conflicted about whether and when to invade Normandy, has disturbing relevance for the current plight of our nation. So heavy was the burden Ike …

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married 31 years. We have a great marriage. We work from home, so we spend pretty much every minute together and enjoy each other’s company so much that it isn’t an issue. …

When you start with a predetermined policy and then go looking for a legal pretext to justify it, you are building on shaky ground. President Donald Trump illustrated that point once again last week, when he announced a third round …

“Why Lithuania?” Stephanie Zimmermann’s editor asked her. I’ve been on the receiving end of that question for the last 10 years. My body could feel the jolt she described feeling when a roadside sign matched a name in her grandparents’ …

A contractor who died after becoming trapped in a Downers Grove storm sewer during heavy rain Monday has been identified as 33-year-old Ivan A. Perez, of Pasadena, Texas, the DuPage County coroner’s office confirmed late Thursday. Perez’s body was recovered …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: A deal offered by prosecutors would have required Ivy Kelly to admit guilt following a murder trial tainted by a corrupt detective. Our reporter met him in jail to hear why he refused. 🗞️ Plus: …

As Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’ popularity skyrockets amid the expectation that he’s on the brink of joining the NFL’s elite passers, it’s not surprising that some in the league might already be getting tired of hearing about it. Most notably, …

Cook County Health expects to provide around $485 million in free or discounted care next year, returning to an era before the Affordable Care Act insured millions more Americans than it does today. That’s about $100 million more in what’s …

Just Tuesday, Bears general manager Ryan Poles made it sound as if he wasn’t close to a contract extension for right tackle Darnell Wright. Friday, though, Wright was clear — he plans to stay with the Bears for years to …

Since the Chicago Sun-Times launched the weekly “Murals and Mosaics” series in July 2019, we’re published at least one feature story on public art each week. That’s more than 360 stories, all of them devoted to spotlighting street art in …

Breaking down the Bears’ Friday training camp practice: What happened As good as the Bears were at two-minute drills toward the end of games, they struggled at the end of the first half. So coach Ben Johnson was curious what …

Dos trabajadores de un cementerio de los suburbios que fueron arrestados por agentes federales de inmigración el otoño pasado están demandando al gobierno federal como parte de un esfuerzo nacional de la Unión Estadounidense por las Libertades Civiles (ACLU) para …

Chicago police on Friday released video footage showing two suspects wanted in the deadly shooting of man who was found inside a car with a small child last year in South Shore. Police are seeking to identify the two males …

The Illinois Prisoner Review Board Friday denied a bid from a cancer-stricken former downstate sheriff’s deputy convicted of murdering an unarmed Black woman to be released from prison early. Sean Grayson, who is white, is serving a 20-year-sentence for fatally …

A City of Chicago employee has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a woman in Lincoln Park last month, according to Chicago police. Jaylin Jones, 23, faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery, police said. Jones, …

Tyler Marsh hadn’t brought it up in a while, but you could tell he’d been sitting on it. It’s been an undercurrent of frustration all season: The Sky coach is convinced his leading scorer doesn’t get enough foul calls. Watch …

TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram and other Big Tech giants will be required to strengthen privacy settings for minors under new Illinois legislation that seeks to crack down on addictive social media designs that keep kids scrolling for hours on end. The …