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By Rick Callahan and Kathleen Foody | Associated Press CHICAGO — The “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole” was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Legislators should OK single-payer health plan State legislators should pass AB 1400 or CalCare now to give all Californians the health care they need. Obamacare is …

Unionized teachers from Downtown College Prep, a charter school system in San Jose, issued a vote of no confidence in CEO Pete Settelmayer after he announced budget cuts and a school closure earlier this year. Hundreds of students at DCP …

By Rick Callahan and Kathleen Foody | Associated Press CHICAGO — The “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole” was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Legislators should OKsingle-payer health plan State legislators should pass AB 1400 or CalCare now to give all Californians the health care they need. Obamacare is a …

The Sky’s no. 7 overall pick, Angel Reese and No. 13 overall pick Brynna Maxwell were introduced to the media Wednesday at the team’s practice facility in Deerfield. Paul Beaty/For the Sun-Times Angel Reese’s entrance Wednesday afternoon ahead of her …

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (center), Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (left) and Illinois Senate President Don Harmon (right) are not quite sold on the new Bears stadium proposal. Blue Room Stream Chicago Bears President Kevin Warren’s glitzy new lakefront stadium …

Plywood covers a window that was smashed at Women & Children First. The store plans to fill the window with an “impactful illustration/art piece” by Saturday. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times The Women & Children First bookstore in Andersonville is looking to …

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks waits as San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in San Diego. Denis Poroy/AP Cubs …

Bill Skarsgård plays a mute man whose inner voice is provided by H. Jon Benjamin in “Boy Kills World.” Roadside Attractions We have a bona fide contender for Most Violent Film of the Year in the admirably bonkers but ultimately …

A San Luis Valley man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for extortion and threatening judges in multiple counties on Wednesday, according to a news release from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. Brett Andrew Nelson was arrested in Gunnison …

The Rockies still hope Michael Toglia, their 2019 first-round draft choice, will eventually turn the corner. It hasn’t happened yet. Indeed, Toglia has gone in the wrong direction this season. Wednesday, the first baseman/right fielder was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. …

Michael Malone’s individual film reviews this week keep encountering a distraction at the end. His eyes wander from what’s transpiring on the court and focus instead on his team’s sideline, where the Nuggets are about to erupt into a celebration …

An 11-year-old boy was reported missing in Denver on Wednesday, according to a Denver Police Department post on X. Ivan Villalobos was last seen in the area of West Evans Avenue and South Bryant Street in the College View neighborhood …

WINNIPEG — The Colorado Avalanche desperately needed a save, and Alexandar Georgiev delivered the biggest one of his season to date. Colorado trailed 2-1 in Game 2 at Canada Life Centre. The Avs had just squandered a four-minute power play, …