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Most high school basketball teams improve during the course of a season. There are only two weeks of practice before the games start, so many squads are just starting to jell when the holiday tournaments roll around. That is even …

On Saturday, the Bronzeville Kwanzaa Celebration and Vendor Fair demonstrated the value of Ujamaa, or cooperative economics, in real time. Twenty Black-owned businesses offered a diverse range of products, including candles, children’s books, Pan-African flags, hand-stitched Chicago Bears hats, framed …

Tre Jones doesn’t have “closer” officially in his job title, but he’s fast-tracking in that direction. In the comeback victory Friday over the 76ers, he entered with 3:14 left and the Bulls down a point. Jones scored on a reverse …

The Bears finally have fulfilled general manager Ryan Poles’ mission to “take the North” by clinching the division Saturday. With the Packers’ 41-24 loss to the Ravens, it’s a done deal for the 11-4 Bears with a prohibitive lead over …

The Bulls don’t have a star a la Giannis Antetokounmpo. No one on their roster even comes close. Far too many games have been a reminder of that as they kick around the .500 mark in the standings. They do …

Waukegan’s well-known big three of Simereon Carter, Jaali Rico Love and Carter Newsome are the reason the Bulldogs earned a preseason ranking and enjoy a lofty reputation as a dangerous team in the area. That trio is a lot for …

DALLAS — The Blackhawks were dealt an extremely tough hand Saturday in terms of travel logistics, injuries and matchup. They persevered through it all. Rookie forward Nick Lardis’ goal in the fourth round of a shootout lifted the Hawks to …

A south suburban woman is leading a search effort for her father who was reported missing more than a month ago. Daniel Davis, 59, was last seen about 1:15 a.m. Nov. 25 leaving his workplace, the concert venue 115 Bourbon …

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except for food or gas) and big decisions after 8 p.m. The moon is in Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day You yearn to travel and do anything you can to seek adventure and …

I was driving friends to Belfast City Airport in rush-hour traffic the evening of May 8 when my phone began to blow up. “What in the world,” I wondered aloud, trying to concentrate on the road while my passengers checked …

On a recent afternoon in the rugged, arid mountains of the Sierra Mixteca region in southern Mexico, Alexa Ramírez is anxiously waiting for her husband, Alexander Villeda, to call. The couple try to talk at least once a day since …

A Chicago journalist recently told me that I had picked the worst time to lead news in Chicago. I disagree. This is our time to lead and document history. In September, I started in my role as editor-in-chief of Chicago …

Earlier this year I was paying zero attention to anything happening at the Vatican, a world away. But when Pope Francis got really sick, I got tapped to prep for what could happen next. Big questions emerged. How many Catholic …

“DA POPE!”  That was the headline on the front page of the Sun-Times last May, its six short letters declaring that there was a new pope, and he was from Chicago — well, Dolton, but Chicago to most people around …

In just a few months, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in west suburban Broadview has transformed from an immigration holding center that rarely booked more than 10 people a day to a de facto detention center processing dozens …

En una tarde reciente en las ásperas y áridas montañas de la región Sierra Mixteca, en el sur de México, Alexa Ramírez espera ansiosamente la llamada de su esposo, Alexander Villeda. La pareja intenta hablar al menos una vez al …

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I were best friends. We shared everything — dreams, laughs and struggles. I was convinced we’d grow old together. When he proposed, I said yes without hesitation. We had plans to start a family, but …

Four people were shot, one fatally, in the River North neighborhood early Sunday, according to Chicago police. The victims were getting into a green Lamborghini around 2:35 a.m. in the 400 block of North La Salle Drive when four gunmen …

Damaging winds, thunderstorms and snow showers could hit the Chicago area Sunday evening and early Monday. The National Weather Service predicts a “variety of hazardous weather conditions” starting Sunday night and into Monday morning. Meteorologists are expecting 45 to 55 …

Two men were arguing on a CTA Blue Line train Sunday morning when one of them pulled out a knife and swung at the other, according to Chicago police. The argument happened around 6 a.m. in the 500 block of …