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Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas released another grim property tax analysis last month. This year’s report revealed a shift in tax burden from declining downtown office buildings to homeowners across the county. But the pain of the county’s steepest property …

Earlier this month, the Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago Department of Transportation hosted one of their community involvement events at Avondale-Logandale Elementary School for feedback on the Bus Priority Corridor Study. The event was informative and interactive, with staff informing …

D’Andre Swift was incredulous. “I never really believe in trap games,” the Bears running back said. “What is a trap game?” Google it and the first answer to pop up might as well read: Bears vs. Browns, noon Sunday, Soldier …

This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere. Follow him on X, Bluesky and Instagram. What makes this photo important? It’s been nearly a month since many of the federal agents associated with Operation Midway Blitz left …

Most feelings go deeper than the surface. They’re rooted in something underneath the circumstances that made the incidents stories in the first place. Most of the feelings aren’t facts. To a degree, they’re inborn in a history, and to many …

A man was fatally shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood early Saturday on the West Side. At 3:05 a.m., the 24-year-old was shot in the chest in the 700 block of North Lawndale, according to Chicago police. He was …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com. Saturday, December 13, 2025 RED CENTRAL Perspectives-LT 74, Perspectives-MS 59 CHICAGO PREP Ida Crown at Rochelle Zell, 9:00 DUKANE Batavia 60, St. Charles …

Shouldn’t we be talking about all the good things Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is doing? Oh, please. Have you met us? In this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X, topic No. 1 …

The first time Connor Bedard was injured, the Blackhawks put one of the most toothless offenses ever witnessed in the modern NHL on the ice. That was in January and February 2024, when a rookie Bedard missed 14 games because …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For a few seconds Friday, Bulls guard Coby White didn’t sound like a 25-year-old NBA player. He sounded more like an old soldier going out on one last mission or a gladiator leaving the arena of battle …

DAMASCUS, Syria — President Donald Trump said Saturday that “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State …

For workers with the Night Ministry street medicine team and many of the homeless Chicagoans they serve, the warmth of their human connection made it worth braving the bitter subzero temperatures to provide material and emotional support Saturday. “Honestly, they’re …

NEW YORK — Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935. Mendoza claimed 2,362 points, including …

In a sea of Santas, stockings and Christmas trees, one Wrigleyville establishment brings a unique holiday experience to the Chicago bar scene. Advertised as the city’s first and only Hanukkah pop-up bar, 8 Crazy Nights is hard to miss at …

Warren at Waukegan is one of the special treats for Chicago-area high school basketball fans. It’s a rivalry game between neighboring towns in one of the classic old gyms in the state. Blue Devils junior Jaxson Davis is the top …

Red Wings forward Patrick Kane skated into the United Center on Saturday — after the Blackhawks’ latest centennial ceremony — with the attitude that it was his house and his party. The Hawks, without their leader in Connor Bedard and …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions from 9:20 p.m. to 10 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Libra into Scorpio. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Relations with family members will be positive. …

DEAR ABBY: Ten years ago, I connected with “Christi,” a daughter I fathered with a woman I was in a relationship with for a short time decades ago. We split before Christi was born. My ex-girlfriend didn’t tell me about …

In 2023, the Rev. Vicki Garlock read a news story about an Indian man who received a Guinness World Record for visiting 76 places of worship in one month. “Not knowing at all what I was doing, I very cavalierly …

A Humboldt Park apartment caught on fire overnight and injured two people, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire, in the 1100 block of North Lawndale Avenue, was distinguished before 2 a.m., according to the fire department. A Chicago …