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Norman Powell is very well aware of his situation. After all, the veteran Bulls guard might not be a hardened businessman, but he has been around the league long enough to understand the business. So when he signed a two-year, …

The high school football season begins Aug. 20. The Sun-Times is counting down to kickoff with previews of the top 10 teams in the preseason Super 25. The series begins today with a look at No. 10 Hersey. Jake Nawrot’s …

Omar David Panqueva y su esposo, Santiago Páez, estaban a punto de tomar un vuelo a Washington D.C. el domingo para asistir a una serie de afterparties de Karol G tras su gira por el país. Panqueva, conocido como DJ …

Police are looking for the person responsible for fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy Friday morning in the Austin neighborhood. The teen, whose name has not been released, was found with a gunshot wound to the back of his head about …

(AP) — Los chiles jalapeños vinculados a un brote de salmonela que afectó a varios estados fueron rastreados hasta un productor en Sinaloa, México, informaron autoridades federales. Al menos 345 personas en 27 estados, incluyendo Illinois, han sido reportadas como …

Private security guards stood by last year, appearing to do nothing, as a CTA fare evader knocked over a 61-year-old nurse, fracturing her leg, according to a lawsuit. The woman is still struggling with pain from the incident at the …

Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey has dialed back his stance on abortion, even omitting it from his policy platform. But that hasn’t stopped the downstate farmer and former GOP legislator from campaigning on it. Bailey and his running …

A DuPage County judge on Friday ordered a former West Chicago third grade teacher detained after he was accused of sexually abusing five students multiple times over the 2025-2026 school year, county officials announced Friday. Mario Garcia, 54, of Aurora, …

It’s always prudent to rein in the optimism when it comes to the Bears. Four decades of high expectations crashing down ought to be enough to learn that lesson. It’s never popular to deliver that message, of course, and now …

It was a heck of an upgrade while it lasted. Sure, let’s go with that. So long for now, Joey Bart. The White Sox put the veteran catcher on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left hand after he …

Desperate for help at safety after Coby Bryant hurt his left knee earlier this week, the Bears signed Xavier Woods to a one-year deal Friday. He could contend for a starting job, at least in the first few weeks of …

Un juez federal sentenció a un hombre a 30 meses de prisión después de que admitiera haber disparado un arma “en proximidad de” agentes de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) durante los últimos días del Operativo Midway …

Latasha Johnson had given the eulogy and ended her mother’s funeral service at the South Chicago Chapel, 2939 E. 95th St., Thursday afternoon when she and her family noticed their vehicles were blocked in by Chicago police. Not long after, …

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra had a big night Thursday at the Ravinia Festival as Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä, set to take on his full duties in September 2027, made his debut at the outdoor series in Highland Park where …

In a Sky season that has made everyone want to pull their hair out, two underdogs have helped redeem it: Sydney Taylor and Natasha Cloud. Their friendship began, as many great ones do, because their lockers are next to each …

The discovery of over 50 decomposing bodies in a South Deering funeral home was not the first time its business’ operators were found to have mishandled remains. Last year, state officials shut down a Chicago Heights crematory, also operated by …

Chicago Public Schools need about $1.9 billion more from the state in order to provide an adequate education, a gap that has grown over the past two years, according to data released Friday by Illinois education officials. The news will …

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch sat down for interviews with selected reporters last week. He told most of them that his office had conducted an “informal investigation” into sexual harassment allegations against former Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, in 2023. …

KANSAS CITY – The Cubs trading a top prospect for an impact starting pitcher is nothing new. Jed Hoyer’s front office got aggressive at the trade deadline and shipped away a significant chunk of its top-30 prospect list – including …

One thing seemed certain Friday as the White Sox opened a homestand against the American League Central rival Guardians at Rate Field, fresh — make that bone-weary — off a bonkers 12-11, 13-inning loss in Boston in the second-longest major-league …