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DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with someone for 11 months. We’re both each other’s first relationship after being single for a few years following traumatic breakups. During our entire relationship, he has not cut his hair, left …

As Chicago Public Schools on Friday celebrated the launch of a plan intended to improve academic outcomes for Black students, a national group filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education to try to stymie it, charging that the …

Tax season is underway, and the IRS expects 140 million people will file returns by April 15. The agency has an online tool to help taxpayers check the status of any refund they may be entitled to. It shows when …

Dr. John Baptiste McClellan III’s instruments were a scalpel and his trumpet. The orthopedic surgeon loved to play for staff and patients in hospital hallways, especially around Christmas. He was a Miles Davis fan and listened to everything from jazz …

Many Americans may think because they work from home, they can take tax deductions for a portion of their rent, utilities and more. Not so fast. Not everyone qualifies to do that. Wage employees who choose to work from home …

ALTUS, Okla. — Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major league career included an All-Star selection for the White Sox and a World Series title with Baltimore, has died. He was 88. The Lowell-Tims Funeral Home & Crematory in Altus …

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis, who has been hospitalized for a week with a complex …

Connor Bedard is the best thing the Blackhawks have going. If you’ve met the Hawks, you know that isn’t saying much. Bedard, a second-year NHLer — and still only 19 — is having his share of difficulty on the ice …

White Sox TV voice John Schriffen appeared on The Score’s “Inside the Clubhouse” on Saturday morning, seemingly putting aside a conflict with the station that arose during his first season as a major-league baseball broadcaster. Schriffen reflected on a year …

Five people — including three children, all younger than 8 years old — were found dead in a Lake Station, Indiana, trailer Friday afternoon, according to local police. Lake Station police responded to a requested welfare check in the 6700 …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Saturday, February 22, 2025 NONCONFERENCECristo Rey 21, Spry 15DeKalb 56, South Elgin 35CMSA at Yeshiva ARTHUR CHRISTIANFaith Christian 57, Christian Liberty 52Victory Christian, Ind. 82, Christian Liberty 50Kankakee Trinity vs. Heritage Christian, Ind.Westlake …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones has talked about his interest in a possible trade after each of the team’s last three on-ice sessions. He continues to be remarkably open and honest about it. After practice Friday, he doubled down …

MESA, Ariz. — Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer made sure center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong knew he thought he needed a ‘‘fast guy’’ jersey number. No. 52 certainly didn’t qualify. ‘‘He was just talking [crap],’’ Crow-Armstrong said of Hoyer. …

A man was arrested after taking a security guard’s weapon and firing it as he was being removed from a property, according to Chicago police. A 57-year-old security guard was escorting a 23-year-old man off of a property in the …

A teen girl and two men were shot and wounded in a Garfield Ridge parking lot early Saturday. The three were standing in a parking lot about 4:15 a.m. in the 4500 block of South Cicero Avenue when someone in …

MESA, Ariz. — Justin Ishbia is retreating from his pursuit to own the Twins and has designs on purchasing a larger minority share of the White Sox. While some view the move, reported by The Athletic, as potentially raising his …

MESA, Ariz. — Darrin Jackson learned a lesson last season. “Never to say that it can’t get worse,” Jackson said. When the White Sox lost 101 games in 2023, “I said it can’t get worse,” Jackson said. “Boy, was I …

Bulls coach Billy Donovan doesn’t look at it as point guard Lonzo Ball pushing his luck. Donovan made that clear Saturday, pointing out all the communication that goes into his decisions to expand Ball’s playing time. It’s more of an …

MESA, Ariz. — The whiplash of utility infielder Nicky Lopez’s last two seasons snapped his priorities into focus. He ended the 2023 season pinch-running and playing shortstop for the Braves in a National League Division Series. Then he was traded …

In 30-degree weather, Polar Adventure Day wasn’t exactly an Arctic tundra on Saturday. Still, there was enough snow on the ground at Big Marsh Park in South Deering for throwing snowballs, sledding and, for at least one curious 2-year-old, eating. …