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LAS VEGAS — As East Texas handicapper Paul Stone mined for early college football wagering value, his attention was drawn to the prospects of TCU at North Carolina on Labor Day evening. In fact, Bill Belichick’s first game as the …

A longtime member of the Executives’ Club of Chicago and former nonprofit leader is “coming home” by stepping into the organization’s top role. Dorri McWhorter on Thursday was named president and CEO of the Executives’ Club, effective June 2. She …

With more than a dozen charter schools waiting for the Board of Education to renew their contracts, the Chicago Teachers Union is calling on the school district to rein in spending on charter management overhead and the stockpiling of public …

When a WNBA team is valued at $450 million, the whole league takes note. Before facing the Sky on Thursday, the Liberty reportedly received that valuation as owner Joe Tsai sold a portion of the team. That number would make …

At some point the Sky must show they’re headed the right direction. They weren’t close to doing so in their opener last week and they looked just as far away Thursday in a 99-74 loss to the defending champion Liberty. …

Two teenage boys were wounded in a drive-by shooting Thursday night in Woodlawn. The boys, ages 15 and 17, were in an alley just before 8 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Rhodes Avenue when someone in a red …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day This is a fabulous day for romance and warm, loving relations with others because the moon …

Fraternal twins Evan and Brandon Stinson have played baseball with Jonathan Patterson Jr. for almost a decade: from Little League to travel baseball and now at Kenwood. The three seniors were joined by Jonathan’s brother, sophomore Josiah Patterson, on the …

City officials unveiled their summer safety plan on Thursday ahead of the warmest months of the year in Chicago, which also see a peak in shootings and homicides. Their plan focuses on curbing mass shootings and reducing youth-involved and gender-based …

To Attorney General Kwame Raoul, the legal war against President Donald Trump is personal. Raoul is a Chicago native born to Haitian immigrants, making him a self-described “birthright baby.” He’s also a prostate cancer survivor who lost his father to …

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi has mistakenly handed out more than $930,000 in property tax breaks to homeowners and businesses since he took office nearly seven years ago. Those “erroneous” property tax exemptions went to 287 property owners, according to …

The Bears want Caleb Williams to put his best foot — and his left foot — forward. Williams took shotgun snaps with his left foot pushed forward Wednesday, the first glimpse of the quarterback during OTA practices under new head …

DEAR ABBY: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly heavily. Sheila’s now an alcoholic. Friends and …

Pope Leo XIV and I are both descendants of the Great Migration. Our grandparents journeyed to Chicago from the South as part of a wave of Black families seeking a better life in the North. His mother’s Creole people hailed …

Three armed assailants shot a 72-year-old man when he resisted a robbery early Friday in Englewood, police said. The man was in the 5600 block of South Justine Street around 1:25 a.m. when he was approached by three people who …

Police are seeking the gunman who pistol-whipped one man and shot another during a fight early Friday in South Shore. Around 2:30 a.m., two men, 38 and 34, were arguing with someone in the 2000 block of East 71st Street …

After Bruce Springsteen kicked off his European tour last week with comments calling President Trump corrupt and incompetent, he was warned by the commander-in-chief that there could be consequences for the “Born in the USA” singer back home. However, it’s …

Q. Most of my trees have bark damage on one side of the trunk. The bark is peeling and falling off of the trees. There are no signs of insects. What could be causing this? In areas where sunlight exposure …

LOS ANGELES — When Dorian Finney-Smith first joined the Lakers after being acquired in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets in late December, he expressed eagerness to get back to playing “meaningful basketball.” The veteran forward was coming off playing …

By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It may start as a casual aside, a wee-hours social post or a much-hyped announcement. Whatever the delivery mechanism, President Donald Trump loves to toss out startling ideas aimed at dropping jaws, …