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The Bears were willing to go anywhere to try to solve their quarterback problem, even Fargo, North Dakota. On March 12, 2021 — North Dakota State standout Trey Lance’s pro day — then-Bears general manager Ryan Pace met with his …

Now in its 13th year, Chicago Theatre Week has become a calendar highlight for arts lovers because of its discounted access to shows. Tickets went on sale Tuesday at choosechicago.com for about 85 productions from nearly 60 theaters, from downtown …

For the fourth straight season, the Blackhawks have hit the halfway mark in very bad shape. That’s an exact copy — except for one word — of the opening sentence of this same exercise last season. Analyzing the Hawks’ team statistics …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Thursday, January 9, 2025 CHICAGO CATHOLIC WHITESt. Laurence 81, St. Francis de Sales 40 CHICAGO CATHOLIC CROSSOVERLeo at St. Francis KISHWAUKEE RIVERWoodstock 57, Harvard 23 NOBLE BLUEUIC Prep 54, Noble Academy 42Baker at …

Friday’s top games Rolling Meadows (13-2) at Hersey (12-2) Is Hersey the team that can end the stranglehold Rolling Meadows has on the Mid-Suburban League West? Coach Kevin Katovich’s experienced, senior-dominated team, led by Marquette-bound Ian Miletic, is a staggering …

Sergio Santos was drafted by the Diamondbacks as a shortstop in 2002 but was converted to a pitcher after six years in the minor leagues, a move that helped him carve out a six-year career as a reliever in the …

WASHINGTON — The meticulous planning for former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral Thursday at the National Cathedral started decades ago with a group of Chicagoans — present and former employees at the Jasculca-Terman public affairs and events planning firm — …

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined the U.S. Department of Justice and nine other state attorneys general in a lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage and some of the nation’s largest landlords. The civil antitrust complaint filed Tuesday alleges …

Look at their faces — formal, etched with experience, laden with the weight of momentous decisions. Add up their years: 379 to be exact, enough time to take you back into the mid-1600s, when the notion of the American nation …

Fans of television’s most popular daytime talk show can soon view more of it on streaming. “The View” is expanding into weekends with a new streaming series dubbed “The Weekend View,” which will air on the ABC News Live streaming …

CHARGERS at TEXANS Time: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS 2. Line: Chargers by 3. Total: 42. Records (overall/ATS): Chargers 11-6/12-5; Texans 10-7/7-8-2. Outlook: Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers have the momentum — 8-3 SU/9-2 ATS in their last 11, losing only to playoff …

A few years ago, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot came across a family photo taken at the wedding of her aunt and uncle. She decided to make a photocopy of it. It’s now all that remains of the Altadena home the …

Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins called out to a gunman to keep his hands up just seconds before the officer was fatally shot. Newly released footage from Reddins’ body camera recorded the detective yelling out, “Don’t reach, bro. Don’t …

The Cubs and Kyle Tucker did not come to an agreement on a salary for 2025, Tucker’s last year of arbitration eligibility and first with the Cubs, before the deadline Thursday, a source confirmed to the Sun-Times. They exchanged figures, …

Building a high school basketball program is about more than wins, losses, and college prospects. The most successful teams are supported by their entire school. It’s unsurprising that Dyett, a school saved from closure in 2015 by a parental hunger …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Penn State quarterback Drew Allar said he was trying to throw the ball into the ground. Notre Dame defensive back Christian Gray dove for it anyway and — luck of the Irish — the ball …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Gemini. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Today is a mix between optimism and almost a feeling of guilt about what you should be …

Black Chicagoans have a life expectancy of nine years less than other Chicago residents, A big factor is uncontrolled high blood pressure, which is significantly more prevalent in Chicago’s African American population than among other groups. Here, Josh Neufeld uses …

Egg prices are skyrocketing and it’s pushed some Chicagoans to hunt for deals — at least for those who could find them. Emily Easterling was looking for eggs on Wednesday night to go with the avocados, toast and bacon she …

DEAR ABBY: My friend of 30 years passed away two years ago. Her husband, with whom I had a cordial relationship, has been calling me and other friends of his wife nonstop. He usually calls with irrelevant nonsense. One time, …