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Chris Flexen of the White Sox delivers a pitch to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 8, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Julio Aguilar/Getty Three consecutive good starts do not a season make. They don’t even make …

New York Liberty’s Jonquel Jones (35), Courtney Vandersloot (22) and Breanna Stewart (30) defend a shot by Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson (22) during the 2023 WNBA finals. Frank Franklin II/AP No WNBA team has won three titles in a …

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Adbert Alzolay (73) celebrates with catcher Yan Gomes, left, after getting the final out in the 10th inning to preserve a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 12, 2024. …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) Today you want the freedom to do your own thing, which includes entertaining diversions, playful outings and fun activities …

Julio Lopez said his daughter Yadira Hurtado’s high school, Curie Metro on the Southwest Side, is too large and overcrowded. He was among the respondents who gave Chicago Public Schools a C. Jim Vondruska/For the Sun-Times Despite years of trying …

Candace Lampkin stands outside of Harold Washington Elementary in Burnside on the South Side, a school she says she loves but wishes it had a stronger music program. Jim Vondruska/For the Sun-Times Frustrated with the lack of programs at the …

Have a tasty and inexpensive meal with beef, bean and corn quesadillas. Cattlemen’s Beef Board Beef, bean and corn quesedillas Makes 4 servings Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: about 25 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 pound lean ground beef Coarse salt …

From 2015 to 2021, there was a 19% increase in suicides by Black females and a 24% percent increase by Latino males, according to University of Chicago researchers. stock.adobe.com While many people in Chicago face challenges to their mental health, …

DEAR ABBY: Our daughter-in-law is morally corrupt, egotistical and narcissistic. For almost a year she has been blatant about having an affair and has abused and disrespected our son and two of her three daughters. She has taken innumerable vacations …

The Social Security customer service crisis is causing major backlogs for those seeking disability benefits. Sun-Times file Pundits and politicians have long sounded alarm bells about the solvency of America’s critical Social Security system and the predicted “cash flow” shortfall …

Madeline (Megan Hilty, left) and Helen (Jennifer Simard) are best frenemies in the world-premiere stage musical “Death Becomes Her” at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago. Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman In the world of musical theater adaptations, it takes …

Stephanie Migawa has help holding her nearly 20-pound brown trout, caught out of Waukegan. Provided Stephanie Migawa knows how to punch up a 20th anniversary celebration. Her family limited on coho and a nearly 20-pound brown trout last Wednesday on …

Crime scene tape. | Sun-Times file Sun-Times file At least four businesses were targeted by armed robbers in around three hours late early Tuesday and late Monday across the city, police said. Most recently about 12:45 a.m., a man entered …

For the first time in its history, the Justice Department is calling for a change in the federal legal status of cannabis — which is currently classified as one of America’s most dangerous drugs. The Attorney General’s office recently confirmed that it’s …

I knew something was different about my son Yonatan when he was very young. My husband and I, like all our friends, started off sending Yonatan to Jewish school; it was important to us because we are observant Jews. But …