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Brett Villasenor pitches Providence past St. Laurence

By Daily Southtown

Brent Villasenor jumped off the mound and whirled toward the dugout with an emphatic fist pump.

The Providence senior had just gotten back-to-back strikeouts to end a sixth-inning rally in the Celtics’ Catholic League Blue opener Monday at St. Laurence.

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Education

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People pass by Chicago police officers outside Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Chicago. Police are investigating a shooting at a White Sox baseball game at the stadium Friday night. Police said the investigation is ongoing. Additional details were expected to be released later. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ORG XMIT: ILCHS326

Crime

Woman shot during White Sox game breaks silence, says she didn’t bring gun into stadium

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Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago.

Politics

Water discharge from Trump Tower into Chicago River continues to break rules, Illinois attorney general alleges

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Bean paste and lotus paste baby mooncakes from Chiu Quon Bakery in the Uptown neighborhood are seen in this photo, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2023.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in downtown Chicago on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023.

News

Pritzker touts Illinois pot legalization as model for other states

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