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One flip of a switch in Millennium Park Friday night turned a Glenview family’s front-yard spruce into this year’s symbol of Christmas in downtown Chicago. In one moment, more than 39,000 feet of lights wrapping the 68-foot Norwegian evergreen came …

A rough two-day stretch, culminating in a 9-3 loss to the Sabres on Friday, has brought a sudden end to the Blackhawks’ momentum. The six-game point streak they carried into Thursday feels like a distant memory. That shouldn’t be too …

Bulls guard Josh Giddey sat alone in the last seat on the bench Friday. All he could do, aside from brief moments when he squeezed his head in frustration, was stare at the floor. A white towel wrapped around his …

The Cubs have begun rebuilding their bullpen. They are in agreement with right-handed reliever Phil Maton on a two-year contract with a club option for a third year, sources confirmed Saturday morning. The deal is pending his physical early next …

Moon alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions from 3:15 to 5 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Set aside some time today to make financial …

Each day at the Green Era Campus in Auburn Gresham, trucks drive into a cavernous industrial facility to unload withered vegetables, fruit and other inedible food into a giant metal pit. The waste is sifted then funneled to an enormous …

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ORANGE — The Sequoia Ravens put together a thrilling NorCal regional run with three straight five-set victories, but the magic ended in the CIF Division III state girls volleyball final. On Saturday afternoon at Santiago Canyon College in Orange, Academy …

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ORANGE — The Sequoia Ravens put together a thrilling NorCal regional run with three straight five-set victories, but the magic ended in the CIF Division III state girls volleyball final. On Saturday afternoon at Santiago Canyon College in Orange, Academy …

The University of Northern Colorado football team’s season ended Saturday the way it began. With a win. A much-needed win. The Bears defeated Portland State 24-13 in a Big Sky Conference game at Nottingham Field in Greeley, ending a five-game …

Photos from the Cherry Creek Bruins against the Fairview Knights class 5A quarterfinal game.  

The Western Colorado Mountaineers aren’t done climbing. Trailing Lone Star Conference champion Central Washington by 11 points midway through the second quarter, Western Colorado rallied to take down the Wildcats for a dramatic 27-20 upset victory in Ellensburg, Wash. Senior …

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a downtown Chicago hospital Friday, days after he was moved out of the intensive care unit. The longtime civil rights activist and founder …

A federal judge has issued a blistering review of immigration agents’ use of force during “Operation Midway Blitz,” offering new insight into the aggressive deportation campaign that’s torn through Chicago area neighborhoods. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ found examples of …

Horace Grant’s wife at the time was pregnant and needed to go to the doctor. But accompanying her there would require missing a practice, so he called then-Bulls assistant Johnny Bach. Grant remembered telling Bach he would have to miss …

A few showers had been expected on Saturday evening in San Fernando Valley, but by Sunday the sun will shine, according to the National Weather Service. After several days of heavy rain, the skies will be mostly clear with temperatures …

For close to a year, Ben McGinty, proprietor of McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World in Altadena, said his small business has felt like a “little island in the middle of so much devastation.” It’s an accurate picture. …