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No, that’s not how Bulls coach Billy Donovan works. Floor burns, some bruises, loose balls corralled at any cost? He can get behind that. Nicknames? Save those for a different coach. Donovan has been challenging his second unit for weeks, …

La reconciliación entre la leyenda de los Cubs, Sammy Sosa, y los dueños del equipo ha comenzado. La ruptura, que tiene sus raíces en el papel de Sosa en la Era de los Esteroides y sus reiteradas negaciones de haber …

Juan Roca pasó su 52 cumpleaños haciendo exactamente lo que quería: ayudar a difundir la alegría navideña entre los necesitados. “Puedo celebrar con mi familia otro día”, dijo Roca. “Aquí es donde quiero estar. Me necesitan más aquí”. Roca, junto …

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he’ll nominate west suburban Catholic school board leader Brian Burch as the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Burch, the co-founder and president of the conservative political action committee CatholicVote, is the president of …

The Blackhawks went to sleep Thursday night feeling good about themselves. That hasn’t been the case often this season or the last few. Going nearly two years without a three-game winning streak is absurd, but victories this week against the …

The issue here isn’t which NFC North rival Bears fans love the most. It’s which NFC North rival they hate the least. It’s an important distinction, people. In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the …

Two brothers who helped stage a hate crime attack against actor Jussie Smollett won’t be able to collect damages from Smollett’s lawyers for defamation, a federal judge in Chicago ruled Friday. Since shortly after Smollett reported he had been attacked …

Neil Steinberg’s recent column on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggesting the polio vaccine be “studied” is a study in itself of the ways events decades ago affect our life today. Steinberg points out the “blind trial in 244 test areas …

Bears journeyman safety Adrian Colbert had never met NFL star Aaron Rodgers or tried ayahuasca before a trip to Costa Rica last offseason. Now he’s a fan of both, calling Rodgers “a brother for life.” Colbert, who is on the …

We’re less than nine months from when candidates can begin circulating petitions for the 2026 election, so we’re rapidly approaching the time when major figures will need to decide whether to run or not. Because of that, a lot of …

Illinois is facing a looming energy crisis. As the state strives for a cleaner, more reliable electric grid in the face of rising demand and a growing economy, we can choose to meet the moment with the homegrown clean power …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a …

Party supply retailer Party City is closing down all of its stores. The company has more than 20 locations in the Chicago area. The party supply retailer is winding down operations effective immediately, CNN first reported on Friday, though it …

When Dan DeFranza’s family moved to the Northwest Side decades ago, his dad looked around for a high school to become a fan of. The choice was Notre Dame, a decision that set the course of DeFranza’s life. “I’ve been …

Mayor Brandon Johnson‘s administration closed the city’s landing zone for newly arrived asylum seekers slightly ahead of schedule, announcing Friday a new shelter intake center on the Lower West Side open to anyone experiencing homelessness. The closure of the landing …

Holiday travel is projected to hit record-high numbers, eclipsing the record set five years ago, as travelers hit the road or take to the skies over the next few days. Auto club AAA projects 119.3 million people will travel at …

With all the tawdry drama surrounding Chicago Public Schools in recent months, it’s all too easy for too many people to forget what’s most important: the education of 325,305 students. Forget about the adults for a moment. Consider Chicago’s schoolchildren: …

Undefeated Geneva has barely been challenged this season. The Vikings’ closest game was a seven-point win against St. Francis. On paper, a trip to rival Batavia, which features Jax Abalos, one of the few Division I players in the area, …

Chicago’s Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution Friday that aimed to save seven Acero charter schools slated for closure for one more year then take over five of them in 2026. Acero parents and educators saw the vote as …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. —Marcus Freeman learned the hard lessons from all those big losses as well as the inexplicable ones. On Friday night, in the first game in college football’s new playoff era, the Notre Dame coach celebrated the most …