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Election judges process and count March 19 primary election mail-in ballots for the Chicago Board of Elections at the Cook County Administration Building in the Loop. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times While rallying his political troops last summer in Springfield heading into the …

Justin Greenberg, real estate broker and team lead for the JG Group at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, greets his clients for a home tour in Deerfield. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Erika Villegas has been a real estate agent for about 20 …

Ellen Trost-Rekich, 19, a student at Harper Community College in Palatine, holds a poster during the Global Climate Strike in downtown Chicago, April 19. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. We need serious …

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend is 18 years younger than I am. Our relationship hasn’t been perfect, but I love him to death. Unfortunately, I’m going through menopause and have all the side effects. Long story short, he found another girl. …

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press after the House passed a major aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and also voted to ban TikTok, April 20. Drew Angerer/Getty Time was, and it wasn’t that long …

Matt Mullady’s thunderstorm as seen from the overlook at Kankakee River State Park. Provided Matt Mullady drew a line between fishing and doing artwork. “People think going fishing is about catching fish,” Mullady said Wednesday. “Last week, I was above …

Sun-Times file A man has died after being shot 20 times in South Shore early Friday, police said. The unidentified man was found by police in the 200 block of West 72nd Street around 2:30 a.m. with 20 gunshot wounds, …

Sun-Times file A woman died after a home caught fire in Bronzeville Thursday night, police said. The blaze started around 11:20 p.m. in the 3600 block of South Giles Avenue, according to Chicago police. The unidentified woman was taken to …

Cook’s Corner, the iconic biker bar in Orange County’s Trabuco Canyon, has for decades drawn motorcycle riders from all over Southern California. That’s where Nelson Rosales, 30, of Highland Park, was planning to meet up with fellow biker friends on …

Q. Dear Honk: There is a defunct railroad line that has been shut down for many years. It runs parallel to Bastanchury Road in Fullerton. The crossing gates have been removed, as well as all of the signs, except for …

Wildflowers, waterfalls, and towering sequoia lie just off the beaten path in Southern Yosemite, a region famous for its sprawling natural beauty and early American history. Here, you can visit still-standing hotels frequented by legendary U.S. presidents, a cathedral-like giant …

As a career broadcaster and journalist, I’ve always believed honesty wins a reader’s or viewer’s trust. Honesty may require confessing errors or reporting inconvenient truths. I am an unapologetic conservative. But I will never allow my political leanings to compromise …

5 things to do in the garden this week:   1. If at all possible, do not plant tomatoes in the same spot from one year to the next. They will bear much better if they are planted in an area …

Sarah Davey (left) has now been freed from jail after the ‘wicked’ murder of pensioner Lily Lilley A teenage murderer who was locked up after torturing a grandmother to death with a friend has been freed from jail. Two schoolgirls …

The latest video shows the robot’s agility (Picture: Unitree Robotics) A Chinese firm has created the world’s fastest humanoid robot – but don’t worry, you can probably still outrun it. For now. Clocking in at seven miles per hour, an …