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Bishop Alemany pitcher Ricky Gonzalez tags out Westlake High School player Holden Backus at home plate during the CIF Southern Section Division 2 baseball playoffs at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Photo by …

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson sparked one of the greatest comebacks in NBA postseason history, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as the New York …

Paramedics treat an alleged spiking victim in Central London (Picture: My Local Bobby) Rolex ripper gangs are drugging revellers on nights out to steal their luxury watches in a new disturbing crimewave to hit London. Organised gangs are giving victims …

The owner of an iconic Chicago steakhouse has filed a breach of contract lawsuit accusing Midway Airport’s master concessionaire of using the Gene & Georgetti name to secure an airport contract — only to terminate the agreement to make way …

Sky assistant coach Latricia Trammell was just thinking how happy she looked. Two days before the 25-year-old forward tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee, Trammell noticed her smile, her energy, her voice. Jackson kept telling reporters how …

A lockdown was lifted at West Chicago Community High School on Tuesday, the suburban school’s graduation day, after police deemed a phone threat to be unfounded. The school, at 326 Joliet St., went on lockdown around 11:40 a.m. after it …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak …

Chicago Inspector General-designate David Glockner vowed Tuesday to make timely judgments “independent of politics” and focus on improving systems of city government where the “impact is greatest.” Before being unanimously backed by the City Council’s Ethics Committee, Glockner said he …

Vocalo, la estación de radio musical local que ayudó a convertir a Chance the Rapper y Vic Mensa en raperos de renombre, está lista para lanzar un programa de llamadas en vivo con la esperanza de “dar forma a lo …

Will Johnson has lived near Garfield Park for about 40 years. So when he saw developers building new homes on his block, he was hesitant to embrace the change. But now that the homes are materializing, Johnson — who says …

Uno de los aliados más cercanos del alcalde Brandon Johnson en el Concejo Municipal llevó a cabo el lunes su amenaza de presentar una demanda acusando a los agentes federales de empujarla, esposarla y casi arrestarla después de que fue …

ANAHEIM — Zach Neto’s emotional style of play is what turned him into a standout shortstop and it’s also what has led to some struggles this season, although the Angels can see that passion start to turn in the team’s …

SAN DIEGO — Eric Lauer didn’t realize he had said anything surprising. “A lot of that was kind of taken out of context,” said Lauer, the newest Dodger, of comments he made in April expressing his “hate” for the opener strategy …

Police were investigating the death of a four-year-old girl found in a car in Valley Village on Tuesday May 19, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of an unresponsive child inside a vehicle on the 12700 block of McCormick …

A third-generation Chicagoan from South Shore will be the Chicago Reader’s next publisher. Malik Jackson, who was previously the executive director and publisher of South Side Media Works, which oversees South Side Weekly and Hyde Park Herald, will join the …

LaPamela Williams fue una de las docenas de personas que hicieron fila el lunes por la mañana para presentar las firmas que recopiló para postularse a un asiento en lo que pronto será la junta escolar completamente electa de Chicago. …

George Washington planted vineyards and also ran a distillery. Thomas Jefferson was a passionate wine collector, sometimes called “America’s first vintner,” who once confessed “wine from habit has become an indispensable for my health.” Benjamin Franklin wrote that “wine is …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office has peddled the dream that the Bears will stay in Chicago, but Gov. JB Pritzker says Johnson has “no plan” to make it happen.  🗞️ Plus: Parking meters could be …

Over hundreds of pages in legal filings this week, a group of well-known Chicago-based journalists, podcasters and voice actors accused tech giants including Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others of “stealing” their voices to train artificial intelligence. The nine class-action …

Two men are accused in an October shooting that left two boys, 16 and 17 dead and a 21-year-old man injured in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the city’s South Side. Omarion Roberson, 19 and Jarvis Bell, 32, were both …