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As a journalist, I have experienced the gift of perfect timing. I’ve written about trends right before they got picked up by other news outlets. I’ve had inklings to interview celebrities and then discovered they were coming to town. And …

The B-52s flourished long before Uniting Voices Chicago member Stella Corotis was even born — and yet she grew up on them and their music. “[‘Roam’] is always playing around the house when my family gets ready for a trip,” …

DEAR ABBY: I am in my early 30s and happy in certain aspects of my life: I recently moved to a house and married a man I love very much. I have friends, hobbies and dreams. One of these dreams …

Property tax is the lifeblood of local governments. Collecting and enforcing this tax is thus a matter of public concern. It should not be an opportunity for private profiteering at the expense of the state’s most vulnerable citizens and poorest …

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s recent statements oversimplify the property tax system and mischaracterize the role of the Cook County Board of Review. Taxpayers received their property tax bills months late, and for many households, those bills were significantly higher than in …

Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno returned to the lineup Sunday against the Penguins for the first time in 20 games, having missed longer than expected after injuring his hand Nov. 15. Foligno’s return added a little depth to the Hawks’ decimated …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Alexa Ramírez came to Chicago with big plans for the future. Then she was deported back to Mexico. She and her husband, who is detained in Michigan, wonder if they can reunite and rebuild their …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com. Monday, December 29, 2025 ARTHUR CHRISTIAN HSRC 67, Landmark Christian, Ohio 47 Westlake Christian 62, Crossroads Christian 56 BLOOMINGTON / NORMAL Semifinals – …

Surveillance video captured a burglary crew ransacking a luxury consignment store this weekend in northwest suburban Barrington. The footage, which was posted to social media, shows at least six people wearing masks and black clothing as they stuff designer merchandise …

Holiday tournament season is always a good barometer with so many high-profile tournaments featuring so many teams. At the Montini Christmas Tournament, Benet emerged victorious for the second consecutive season after beating Marist 59-38. The Redwings were very impressive, especially …

A Pakistani restaurant owner in Humboldt Park who is appealing a deportation order has lost his fight to stay in the country, just days after he collapsed before boarding a flight at O’Hare Airport to remove him from the country. …

Long after most of the Bears had cleared out of the locker room Sunday night in Santa Clara, California, safety Jaquan Brisker stood at his locker, spoke quietly and shook his head. ‘‘I’m going to say it: We let the …

Lions coach Dan Campbell indicated Monday that he planned to treat the game at the Bears on Sunday like any other, even with his team eliminated from the playoff race. He left enough gray area in his comments, though, that …

Two Chicago police officers were seriously injured when a stolen car crashed into their police SUV early Monday in Lake View near Wrigley Field. The officers were southbound in the 3600 block of North Racine Avenue around 3 a.m. when …

Four people were charged after a teen’s gun went off during an arrest Saturday afternoon in West Lawn on the Southwest Side. Around 3:35 p.m., officers responded to the 3700 block of West 71st Street after a woman said one …

A developer hopes to start soon on a roughly $150 million housing development in Niles that will replace the White Eagle banquet hall, a longtime hub of the area’s Polish community. Noah Properties plans to build 354 apartments on the …

Head coach Jeff Blashill didn’t give the Blackhawks an uplifting speech after their blowout loss Sunday to the Penguins as a matter of calculated strategy. Instead, it poured out of him genuinely. He told the Hawks he believes in them, …

A driver who was livestreaming herself on TikTok allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian in north suburban Zion last month. Tynesha McCarty-Wroten, 43, was arrested last Tuesday and charged with two felonies in connection to the Nov. 3 crash that …

PONTIAC — The first moment of basketball that seemed to really grab the attention of fans at the 94th Pontiac Holiday Tournament came from New Trier senior Danny Houlihan. The High Point recruit swished a long-range three-pointer on the run …

Resolving to avoid another violent holiday-season “teen takeover,” Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday stressed the city’s 10 p.m. curfew for young people who head downtown without adult supervision for the city’s nationally televised New Year’s Eve festivities. The mayor and …