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HAMMOND, Ind.–Casey King plucked trash along the Parrish Avenue side of Briar East Woods, stuffing a white trash bag as we waited for others of Save Briar East Woods before Christmas. Joey Hinds soon joined with his own white trash …

Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president, was in Chicago many times over the years — before, during and after his presidency. Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, was here during his first run for the presidency, when he rose …

WASHINGTON — Mayor Richard J. Daley played a key role in the 1976 election of President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100. During the Democratic primary season, Daley was instrumental in landing the nomination for Carter. …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Sunday, December 29, 2024 COLLINSVILLERockford East 62, Mundelein 31 FORT MYERS BISHOP VEROT, FLA.Cardinal Gibbons, Fla. 48, Loyola 40 MARSHALL COUNTY, KY.Butler 69, New Faith Christian, Ga. 66 RICHRich 81, Homewood-Flossmoor 67 (title)Bremen …

Unseasonably warmer temperatures are expected to continue in Chicago through New Year’s Eve, ending 2024 with what could be the city’s warmest year on record. Sunday saw a high near 44 degrees with light rain and winds of around 15 …

Lyons’ Nora Ezike made her case for best player in the area this week with an MVP showing at the Montini Christmas Tournament, punctuated by a 40-point performance in a victory against Prospect. A Stanford commit, Ezike has an impressive …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were ready to start their postgame ritual in honor of a ninth consecutive victory before realizing Sam Darnold was still missing from the raucous locker room because he was finishing his interview with the …

In the hours after former President Jimmy Carter’s death Sunday, Illinois elected officials shared their condolences and reflections on the legacy of the 100-year-old Nobel Peace Prize-recipient’s life. The longest-lived American president died in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, where …

The gym in Richton Park was bursting at the seams for the highly-anticipated showdown between host Rich and Homewood-Flossmoor, the defending Class 4A state champions in the Big Dipper Holiday Tournament title game on Sunday. At halftime, it even had …

It’s been a long, fun holiday tournament season. There have been big crowds at games all over the state. High school basketball is alive and well in Illinois, despite the lack of star power in the senior and junior classes. …

Bears fans wondering when this godforsaken season will end have their answer: the Bears will play their finale against the Packers at noon Sunday at Lambeau Field. The NFL announced the Week 18 slate late Sunday night after leaving it …

A man was found wounded in a shooting in Austin on Sunday night, Chicago police said. The man, whose age wasn’t known, was found in the 3300 block of West Adams Boulevard at 9:40 p.m., according to Chicago police. He …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The new moon peaks in Capricorn at 4:27 p.m. Chicago time. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day This is the second new moon this year at the top …

I scanned through tens of trick-or-treaters traversing through a southwest suburban block on a chilly Halloween afternoon as I tried to spot 7-year-old Zayden Garrett. Zayden and his uncle had been shot weeks earlier during a family night at the …

In health care today, there’s a good deal of talk about health equity — the fair opportunity for every person to attain their best possible health. Many people think the key to equity is access, and that is part of …

This was a sad but not surprising statistic to read in the Sun-Times: Black men born from 1951 to 1970 have been at the highest risk of dying from opioid overdose in every decade of their adult lives across the …

Libraries aim to be book sanctuaries and protectors of free speech, but two area institutions’ policies of added security and insurance fees ahead of a controversial documentary on Israel allowed a “heckler’s veto” — when an individual or group is …

Lil Durk’s gritty raps about Chicago’s street violence turned him into a chart-topping superstar — but the feds are now trying to use some of those lyrics to prove he orchestrated a deadly plot to kill a rival in Los …

DEAR ABBY: I was recently informed that my teenage granddaughter is identifying as a boy. She has a male name she prefers and wants people to refer to her using he/him pronouns. Her parents are supportive, to a point. Her …

An argument sparked a shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded early Monday on the Lower West Side. Around 1:30 a.m., a 25-year-old man and two 32-year-old men were arguing on the sidewalk in the 2000 block …