Thieves have taken more than 17,000 in Chicago since 2019, and that’s surely an undercount. Of those reported thefts, only 34 had an arrest, a Sun-Times analysis finds. How you can protect yours.
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Don’t you love it when baseball crosses with real or pretend life? Here is a quiz that meets at that juncture.
While the old regime did its best to control the narrative of why sending Butler to Minnesota for a package that ended up being Zach LaVine, Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn was necessary, it’s now easy to see what really happened.
To make something of a season that’s already teetering, the Fire must respond to adversity much better than they did against the Dynamo.
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BET ON IT: Pirates in contention in woeful NL Central which would mean big profits for early backers.
The team complains about Soldier Field, but the organization is to blame for the way it looks and operates and all its foibles. Giving the Bears free rein to arrogate public property turned out to be a multifaceted disaster.
A proud father of three girls — ages 25, 19 and 14 — I’d fooled myself into thinking that my job would be pretty much done once they left home and gained their footing.
Dogs of the same breed can have different personalities. But our basset hounds, Hank, reverted to type when he took off after a herd of deer.
Losing paychecks — if not your career — isn’t worth it. And ignorance of the policy is no excuse.
The Sox beat the Marlins 2-1 on Friday on Luis Robert Jr.’s walk-off single for their sixth win in the last seven games. Kopech will try to stay on a roll Saturday.
A man picked up another man who had been shot and was on the way to University of Chicago Medical Center when he struck a car and a pole.
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Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Jokic added 23 and the Nuggets beat the Heat 108-95 on Friday night to take a 3-1 series lead.
In the Sky’s first nine games, Copper has averaged 17.1 points and 5.3 rebounds. She’s having the season everyone expected from her, both from a production standpoint and as a leader.
Brother Rice senior Cole Van Assen, a Purdue recruit, allowed just two hits while striking out nine and walking four.
He hit .488 with six doubles, three triples and a home run. In a corresponding move, the Cubs optioned infielder Miles Mastrobuoni to Iowa.
“I have the opportunity to be counted on more from a leadership standpoint, and I’m ready for that,” Stevens said.
General manager Kyle Davidson said he’s “not chasing” additional goaltending depth, even though Mrazek is the only Hawks goalie under contract who touts more than 20 games of NHL experience.
Festivals, performances and other events will be held in neighborhoods across the city on Juneteenth and weekend leading up to Monday, June 19.
The Walk of Fame said Shakur was selected to receive a star in 2013, but the organization waited for his family and estate to select a date. Shakur was given the 2,758th star on the Walk of Fame. His birthday is June 16.
Amber Peltzer, of south suburban Lansing, was downtown with a gun in her car on a night of widespread unrest after police killed George Floyd in 2020.
The two were in the first block of North Keeler Avenue when someone opened fire.
The Rickettses, owners of the Cubs, ended up using their own money to renovate Wrigley Field and build up the surrounding neighborhood. Why can’t the McCaskeys do the same with their project?
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The move came hours before Bass was set to catch a ceremonial first pitch from Toronto LGBTQ+ activist leZlie Lee Kam.
The federal charges represent the biggest legal jeopardy so far for Trump, coming less than three months after he was charged in New York with falsifying business records.
Director John McNaughton will take part in an anniversary screening Monday at the Music Box Theatre.
All the scores from the Class 3A and 4A baseball games this weekend in Joliet.