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PHILADELPHIA — Stepping into the batter’s box in the sixth inning Tuesday, Ian Happ was aware he hadn’t had much success in his career against Phillies reliever Taijuan Walker. But he expected something inside. When he got it on the …

It was a unanimous “Yes!” The Leo Catholic High School Choir has made it to the next round of competition on “America’s Got Talent,” following their crowd-pleasing audition, which aired Tuesday night on the hit NBC reality-competition series. All four …

HOUSTON — General manager Chris Getz probably will want to show potential trade partners film of center fielder Luis Robert Jr.’s performance in the White Sox’ 4-2 victory Tuesday against the Astros. In one of his finest two-way games of …

NEW YORK — As the Sky try to redirect their season, they’re hoping the bonds they’ve built with each other will lift them. That was evident Tuesday after an 85-66 loss to the Liberty. Sky star Angel Reese played her …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or major decisions from 2:30 to 9:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn. The full moon in Sagittarius peaks at 2:44 a.m. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day You …

Even before she commissioned a modernist marvel that made architectural history, Dr. Edith Farnsworth was a woman ahead of her time. Born in 1903 in Chicago, she studied at the University of Chicago and the American Conservatory of Music, becoming …

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago, I found out my adult child is transgender. Nobody knows yet except for me, my husband and my other child. Until this year, I have always worked in a very caring, loving and supportive …

When I was just 3 years old, my father, Gasi Pitter, was sentenced to 40 years in prison at the Illinois Department of Corrections. I still remember my first visit four years later when I was 7 — how I …

The Sun-Times’ high school basketball Mount Rushmore project highlights the sport’s biggest names and greatest stars. With the prep career as the criteria’s centerpiece — with a sprinkling of post-high school success and overall stature used as a separator — …

California’s homebuilding industry is growing jittery over Southern California’s immigration raids and what they might mean to an industry already facing labor shortages. The state is home to 1.8 million undocumented workers, the highest concentration in the U.S.  Roughly 41% …

By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press The defense in the second trial of Karen Read rested its case on Wednesday and said Read was framed for the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read, 45, is accused of fatally striking O’Keefe with …

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

Ten years ago, during an interview with Brian Wilson about “Love & Mercy,” a biopic about the Beach Boys leader, Wilson named “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?” as his favorite song of the hundreds he’d written in his life. Even with …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signaling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy decisions. Related Articles US reduces the …

SAN DIEGO — Ben Casparius has been one of the most effective pitchers in the Dodgers’ overworked bullpen, posting a 2.93 ERA and 1.00 WHIP while taking down multiple innings in 14 of his first 21 appearances this season. It’s …