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Mount Carmel vs. Brother Rice is not a normal high school football game. Not this season. The Caravan won Class 8A last year and entered the season as the most talented and hyped high school football team in area history. …

White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami had 54 at-bats against Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. Sugano largely owned Murakami, holding him to a .204 batting average. But Murakami took him deep twice. In their first meeting …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana running back Lee Beebe Jr. waited a whole year for an opportunity like the one he got Friday night. And with starting running back Turbo Richard out with an injury, Beebe gladly showed everyone what he …

A look at how the Super 25 fared in Week 6. 1. Loyola (6-0): Won 42-12 at Marist. 2. Mount Carmel (4-2): Lost 35-24 at No. 4 Brother Rice. 3. Lincoln-Way East (6-0): Won 54-0 vs. Andrew. 4. Brother Rice …

The Obama Presidential Center cost nearly $1 billion to build, the Obama Foundation said Saturday. The exact price tag clocks in at $909 million, which is $59 million more than the center’s previously released figure of $850 million. Obama Foundation …

Moon alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from 3 to 6 a.m. Chicago time. Today, the full moon in Aries peaks at 11:49 a.m. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a restless day …

Geneva and Batavia have been playing each other in football since 1913, but they’ve never had a game quite like this. With multiple Division I prospects on both sides fueling a pair of high-powered offenses, No. 16 Geneva held on …

We asked readers how they’d reimagine public transportation in Chicago. Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity. Several people support reviving the proposed CTA Circle Line: “Connect the spokes of the L with lines that circle the city …

DEAR ABBY: I have a group of friends who get together once a month, usually for a casual dinner. Next month’s gathering will be to celebrate three birthdays, one of which is mine. While planning this gathering (via text), I …

When storms pummeled northwest Indiana in August, the town of Beverly Shores was left without power for days. Some people were left in the dark for a week. Violeta Burokas didn’t know about the outage until she received an alert …

Last month I attended Jill Scott’s concert at The Chicago Theatre for her “To Whom It May Concern Tour.” The neo-soul chanteuse implemented a strict no-cellphone policy. At the doorway, ushers handed out pouches to secure any device that could …

Dolly Parton built an extraordinary legacy. Through her music, business ventures and philanthropy she created something that will continue to touch people’s lives long after her recent death. Her story is a reminder that a legacy is not just about …

This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Manuel Martinez. Follow him on Instagram. What makes this photo important? Sports photography isn’t just capturing the action, but often more importantly about telling the story of emotion both in moments of …

Ian Cole helped create Landon Slaggert’s earliest hockey memory. The new Blackhawks defenseman, now 37, was a 19-year-old freshman when Notre Dame made a dramatic run through the 2008 NCAA tournament to the national championship game, which they lost to …

The headliner isn’t a question. When Bulls camp tips off Monday with media day, all eyes — fair or unfair — will be on rookie Caleb Wilson. Since becoming the No. 4 overall pick in a loaded 2026 draft in …

A man was shot to death during a car chase Friday night in Grand Crossing on the South Side. The man, 26, was standing near his vehicle outside of a business in the 7500 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue …

Bears starting quarterback Caleb Williams is out for Monday’s game. As for the second-stringer: it’s complicated. Tyson Bagent practiced Saturday for the first time since entering the NFL’s concussion protocol Tuesday morning. Practicing is one of the final steps of …

Two days after celebrating with teammates as the White Sox clinched their first playoff berth in five years, backup catcher Jake Rogers is preparing for an even bigger occasion. The Sox placed the 31-year-old Rogers on the paternity list, and …

Even though Caleb Williams didn’t practice all week, head coach Ben Johnson refused to rule him out for the Bears‘ Monday night game against the Eagles. That changed Saturday, when the team filed its final injury report of the week. …

What happened Saturday at Halas Hall: Green light for Santos The Bears were never too worried about kicker Cairo Santos’ right hip (he is right-footed) injury and expect to have him Monday against the Eagles despite missing two practices. He …