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Seeing that Chicago is the epicenter of a major effort in the future of technology, at the very moment our government is waging a glittery-eyed war on science, I checked in with the man coordinating it all. What’s going on? …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com. Sunday, November 30, 2025 NONCONFERENCE DePaul Prep 60, Hyde Park 28 Kenwood 50, St. Francis de Sales 35 Simeon 81, Manley 51 DE …

It doesn’t keep Bulls head coach Billy Donovan up at night, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening or that it hasn’t been for weeks. The rest of the NBA appears to have a blueprint for how to exploit the …

The Bears are the best team in the NFC. They still need to beat the Packers on Sunday to stay atop their division, however. After securing the second spot in the NFC by beating the Eagles, the Bears moved into …

Jonathan Smith is out as football coach at Michigan State. Is Pat Fitzgerald in? After MSU fired Jonathan Smith on Sunday, reports quickly began to swirl about the school’s interest in Fitzgerald, the ex-Northwestern coach. Fitzgerald’s agent confirmed to the …

Nearly 200 lawmakers convene at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield every year to craft bills, negotiate them with various interest groups and pass them onto Gov. JB Pritzker. It’s a job often done in relative obscurity, and sometimes …

This always was going to be a transitional season for Bears quarterback Caleb Williams while head coach Ben Johnson rewired him. It can be tough for veteran quarterbacks to adjust to a new offense, let alone a 24-year-old whose rookie …

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Leo XIV doubled down Sunday on the Holy See’s insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying in his first airborne news conference that it was the “only solution” that could …

An Edison Park deli has received an outpouring of support from the community, including from Cubs icon Anthony Rizzo, after an armed robbery in November. Rizzo, a former first baseman who retired from baseball this year and rejoined the Cubs …

The first week of the basketball season brought three major results: Loyola winning at New Trier, Benet losing at St. Ignatius and Cary-Grove upsetting Waukegan. The Ramblers’ big win in Winnetka was the least surprising of the three games overall, …

The Blackhawks desperately needed a win Sunday, and Connor Bedard ensured they got one. Bedard’s four-point performance helped the Hawks rally from an early three-goal deficit to beat the Ducks 5-3, snapping their five-game losing streak in the finale of …

If the weekend’s snowstorm seemed unusual for this time of the year, it was. Saturday was the snowiest November day ever recorded in Chicago, according to the National Weather Service. The storm dumped almost 9 inches of snow on parts …

One man was fatally shot, and another man and a woman were wounded in the 4100 block of South Wabash Avenue in Bronzeville about 5:05 p.m. Sunday, Chicago police said. Police said three unknown offenders approached the three victims, who …

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot in the 800 block of South Oakley Boulevard on the Near West Side about 7:35 p.m. Sunday, Chicago police said. Police say the shooter approached the victim and shot at him with a pistol. …

Moon Alert Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions from noon to 9:30 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Aries into Taurus. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Grab every opportunity to get out of …

Bigmike11 peered into the plastic tub filled with a tangle of sparkly bangles, bracelets, even someone’s military dog tags, and decided there was something in there that he must have. Ditto for Repostl1975 and 41junk72. How else to explain why …

About a year ago, the composer Matthew Aucoin was working on a commission for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The dark winter felt like a dark time. He looked at the election results and felt the country was pointed in a …

Arguably no city offers a holiday theater menu as big or eclectic as Chicago’s. From the North Side to South Side and even in the suburbs, companies are summoning classic Scrooges, remixing chestnuts and bringing forth fresh stories to get …

Every country has its reflexes. France has existential crises. Britain has irony. The U.S. has moral amnesia. We rediscover that fear makes us cruel, then write an elegant apology once the damage is done. This isn’t just politics; it’s neurology. …

My father, Robert Quinn, lived in California’s Bay Area. In 2018, at age 82, he was diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis — a rare, incurable disease that would progressively make it harder for him to breathe. His doctors at the University …