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America has a big birthday this year. Here’s a hint: The celebration will not feel much like the last big one in 1976. I still believe our nation’s best days are ahead. But our history — and our headlines — …

DEAR ABBY: I am a very overweight woman, but down 50 pounds from my top weight and continuing at a consistent, but slow, rate to lose. My A1C is now down to pre-diabetic, so I know my efforts are making …

A motorist driving a stolen car was charged with a crash that seriously injured two Chicago police officers early Monday in Wrigleyville. Orlando Matos III, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated reckless driving causing bodily harm and receiving, possessing or …

A teen was recovering in fair condition after she was apparently accidentally wounded when a gun discharged early Tuesday in the Oakland neighborhood on the South Side. Officers responded to a call of a person shot around 3:15 a.m. inside …

Charges were pending for a motorist who crashed into a police car on its way to a call late Monday in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the South Side. The officers were in the squad car that had it’s sirens …

Head down to a clubhouse at any Major League Baseball stadium, and you’ll find the same distinct locker-room smell: sweaty, stuffy, sanitized and slightly stomach-churning. There’s only so much that cleaning chemicals and dutiful clubhouse attendants can do to keep …

A woman died three days after she was shot in the head on the Lower West Side earlier this month. Itzel Gomez, 24, was a passenger in a vehicle in the 2200 block of West 23rd Place around 7:20 p.m. …

An 18-year-old Jefferson Park neighborhood man was fatally shot earlier this month in West Garfield Park. Aden Ramirez, 18, was shot in the chest around 7:40 p.m. Dec. 21 in the 3800 block of West West End Avenue, Chicago police …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city will enforce a 10 p.m. curfew for unaccompanied minors on New Year’s Eve in hopes of avoiding another “teen takeover.” 🗞️ Plus: Increases in flu cases and property …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com. Tuesday, December 30, 2025 ARTHUR CHRISTIAN Christian Liberty 65, Cincinnati Landmark, Ohio 58 Faith Christian 63, HSRC 55 Indianapolis Crosspointe, Ind. 67 Westlake …

Old man 2025 goes out one door, with his long white beard, scythe and hourglass. A brand new baby in a diaper, with a sash proclaiming “2026,” is supposed to come toddling in another. Doesn’t feel that way, does it? …

From the day he was hired five years ago, Bret Bielema was clear about one thing. “We are making Illinois kids a priority here,” Bielema said in his introductory press conference as Illinois football coach in December 2020. “If you …

Se espera que dos sistemas invernales de rápido movimiento lleguen al área de Chicago el martes y en la víspera de Año Nuevo, según el Servicio Nacional de Meteorología (NWS). Los sistemas clipper traerán la posibilidad de nieve ligera y …

La Ciudad de Chicago está recibiendo propuestas para su cuarto concurso anual “Ponle nombre a un Quitanieves” (“You Name a Snowplow”). Se invita a las personas a enviar sus mejores juegos de palabras relacionados con la nieve hasta el 10 …

Four men — one from Venezuela and three from Mexico — are all likely heading to prison after they were arrested early this year before the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation operation swung into full force in Chicago. They were arrested …

Move over, Big Apple — for the first time in 50 years, America is closing the book on 2025 in Chicago live on ABC. “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” is most known as TV’s go-to destination …

Former Oregon and Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly was hired as Northwestern’s offensive coordinator on Tuesday. The move comes on the heels of the Las Vegas Raiders firing Kelly as offensive coordinator late last month after just 11 games. But …

The death of a 63-year-old man who was assaulted in May in Greater Grand Crossing was ruled a homicide, officials said. The unidentified man died of multiple injuries from an assault on May 10 in the 200 block of West …

A string of at least three brazen, large-scale Illinois-related thefts have caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in protein powder, coffee products and lobster to disappear. Some of the goods have already been accounted for, including 25,000 pounds of Seeq …

Los funcionarios de salud de Chicago están instando a los residentes a vacunarse contra la influenza para mantener su seguridad, ya que la región y el país están viendo un aumento en los casos. “Ha ido en aumento durante el …