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Here’s a look at the the area’s top 50 boys high school basketball players. For the past few years I’ve left out incoming freshmen as a policy. They have plenty of seasons ahead of them to prove it on the …

Two weeks after becoming a first-time father, veteran big-league outfielder Austin Slater has found a new home with the White Sox. For a guy who was traded twice in July — from the Giants, after 10 years in that organization, …

WASHINGTON-He’s not done. U.S. Ambassador to Japan and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in the mix for Democratic National Committee chair — and if there are vacancies — governor and senator. He told the Sun-Times he is weighing his …

The Chicago Park District is seeking to raise some of its fees next year to cover rising operating expenses and avoid raising its property tax levy. The park district said the updated fees would remain below pre-pandemic levels. The fee …

Best Bet  BRONCOS at RAIDERS Time: 3:05 p.m., CBS 2. Line: Broncos by 6. Total: 41. Records (overall/ATS): Broncos 6-5/8-3; Raiders 2-8/4-6. Jayden Daniels has been a solid favorite for the Rookie of the Year Award since he outplayed Joe Burrow …

Despite a number of protests from community groups and residents, the Chicago Plan Commission approved plans on Thursday to rezone more than 400 acres of land at the former U.S. Steel South Works facility, which will become a new quantum …

When Danny Solis finally stepped into the well of a federal courtroom Thursday, he made a sharp turn toward the jury box and then another toward the witness stand that had been waiting for him for more than eight years. …

The FBI secured permission to record the phone calls of former Hillary Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle in October 2014, in the early stages of what turned out to be a massive corruption investigation in which Solis Doyle was …

One person was shot and wounded Thursday evening at a shopping center in Vernon Hills. The shooting happened just before 6:50 p.m. at the Hawthorn Hills Square Shopping Center, 700 N. Milwaukee Ave., in the north suburb, according to Vernon …

When Panthers coach Paul Maurice examines the Blackhawks, he’s not sure why there’s so much angst over their struggles early this season. “They battle, skate and work hard, and they’re going to go through the inconsistencies of youth; that’s all …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 7 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Leo into Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Parents need to be patient with their kids this …

Toward the end of Netflix’s “Joy,” the muffled cry of a newborn baby prompts a man and woman in a hospital to embrace out of pure bliss. They aren’t the parents, but they had as much to do with the …

That’s some victory party Donald Trump has thrown for himself down in Florida. The video from Mar-a-Lago resembles the inter-planetary bar scene in “Star Wars,” although none of the great man’s Cabinet nominees appear to have tentacles for ears. But …

You may have no clue what a data center does. But a boom in these high-tech operations in the Chicago area and around the country — as the United States races to be a world leader in artificial intelligence — …

Cheap Trick was back home, playing a concert in 1979 at the fairgrounds outside of Rockford. Brenda McMahon, 18, was there with friends. She bumped into Mick Levine, 19, who was working as a stage hand. They knew each other …

Countless businesses have come and gone in Chicago since it became a city in 1837. But some of the longest-standing companies are family-owned, which may be one of the keys to that longevity. “Family businesses tend to be more committed …

DEAR ABBY: A month ago, my 7-year-old son was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike in a crosswalk. He’s fine now. His injuries were minor, although it was frightening. Police and paramedics responded quickly, and I took my …

This holiday season, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance is offering something new for people looking past “The Nutcracker” and “The Messiah.” Well, really a new take on the familiar. Famed mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will join the multi-style vocal …

The possibility of cheaper butter comes at the cost of fascism. Pundits say Republican Donald Trump won the presidency again because voters see him as the savior from economic woes. Saying he’ll be a dictator, but only for a day; …

Jim O’Heir is a very grateful man. Grateful that his character Jerry wasn’t actually being written out of the acclaimed sitcom “Parks and Recreation” when, panicked, he first glimpsed a show script titled “Jerry’s Retirement.” He’s grateful that his character …