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The high school football season begins Aug. 20. The Sun-Times is counting down to kickoff with previews of the top 10 teams in the preseason Super 25. The series begins today with a look at No. 10 Hersey. Jake Nawrot’s …

PHOENIX — Whatever pressure the Dodgers might be feeling from their season-high losing streak, it is a dry heat. Andy Pages’ leadoff home run in the eighth inning capped a comeback for the Dodgers and gave them a one-run lead, …

Norman Powell is very well aware of his situation. After all, the veteran Bulls guard might not be a hardened businessman, but he has been around the league long enough to understand the business. So when he signed a two-year, …

LOS ANGELES — Bob Chesney’s goal for the early part of the UCLA football team’s fall training camp is simple. “Test everything in fire,” the first-year Bruins head coach says. That way, when the season nears and specific prep for …

A 79-year-old woman who attempted a U-turn inside a parking lot of a preschool in Glendale on Friday afternoon accidentally crashed into a wall, authorities said, injuring eight children who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The woman accidentally stepped on the gas …

MIAMI — Nolan Schanuel’s homer drought ended at the perfect time and in the perfect place. The Angels’ first baseman hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the seventh inning of a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. …

Several bodies are being loaded into vehicles Friday morning, apparently being taken to the Cook County medical examiner’s office after dozens of decomposing bodies were found at a Far South Side funeral home. The remains of at least three bodies …

WBEZ’s “Say More” asked listeners to describe their perfect day in Chicago if they had to leave the city. Host Mary Dixon and co-host Patrick Smith and midday news anchor Lisa Labuz shared their itineraries, and readers chimed in. Here’s …

Tennyson Stephens was a “baaad” man. That’s how fellow musicians who heard the jazz pianist gig around Chicago in the 1970s tend to describe him, especially when Mr. Stephens merged talents with legendary Chicago jazz guitarist Phil Upchurch, who died …

When Ruby Bean heard the call for an Andersonville mural inspired by lesbianism, she knew the cowgirls would be perfect. “Chicago has a rich history with cowgirls, and same with Texas,” said Bean, a Texas native. “A lot of my …

Tuesday night, Bears rookie receiver Zavion Thomas sent veteran Kalif Raymond a video of the ankle exercises he does every night before bed. Typically during training camp, it’s the other way around. “It’s a vet-type mindset to be disciplined and …

The inaugural Los Angeles Jazz Festival, which announced an ambitious two weeks of performances earlier this year, postponed its debut just hours before the first concert of the festival was set to open on Friday, Aug. 7. When former Los …

Investigators are searching for any additional victims after a 27-year-old man was charged with sexually assaulting a woman who left a North Hollywood gym. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged Rodrigo Melgar of Woodland Hills with one felony …

On Friday at 6:01 p.m. an air quality alert was reported by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday Aug. 8, at 2 p.m. for 5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita. Air quality alerts: Recommendations from the NWS Los …

On Friday at 6:01 p.m. an air quality alert was reported by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday Aug. 8, at 2 p.m. for 5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita. Air quality alerts: Recommendations from the NWS Los …

The Los Angeles City Council is expected to approve on Wednesday an Enhanced City Resources Master Agreement with LA28 to determine which beyond “normal and customary” city services, such as police, transportation and sanitation, the local organizing committee for the …

Los Angeles Unified students will return to classrooms Wednesday, Aug. 12, as the district points to continued academic gains, while families and educators begin the new school year amid concerns over immigration enforcement, environmental safety and financial pressures that could …

PHOENIX — The other left-handed pitcher on an expiring contract acquired by the Dodgers at the trade deadline was “a little surprised” to hear he had been traded while on the injured list. “I kind of know where I’m at …