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Shoppers walk to a Walmart in Vernon Hills in this 2023 file photo. Nam Y. Huh/AP The deadline is approaching for shoppers to file a claim in a class-action suit against Walmart for its sale of some weighted groceries and …

A server tends to a table of customers at Athena Restaurant in February 2022. Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times I am privileged to serve the village of Niles in two capacities. The first is at my family restaurant, which has served local customers …

A view looking north toward the Chicago skyline from the former U.S. Steel South Works site. Plans are in the works for a potential quantum computing facility on the site in South Chicago. Sun-Times file It’s a good sign that …

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined business leaders in August to urge the Biden administration to expand work authorizations to all immigrants in hopes of addressing a labor shortage in Illinois and other …

If you have not heard Landon DuPont’s name, you will start doing so from now on. And that makes sense because DuPont is walking the path paved by fellow wunderkind and Chicago Blackhawks franchise cornerstone Connor Bedard. 14-year-old hockey phenom …

DEAR HARRIETTE: As a daughter, it’s tough for me to deal with finding out about my mom’s past actions that led to how my family is today. Related Articles Advice | Harriette Cole: I worry my stage fright will torpedo …

Dear Amy: “Puzzled Parents” insisted that their daughter had to get A’s and B’s in college. Related Articles Advice | Ask Amy: I’m getting threatening texts from my fiance’s parents Advice | Ask Amy: The baby wants to sleep, the …

The Cleveland Browns are doing their homework on the quarterbacks available in the draft, recently hosting Tulane passer Michael Pratt. Pratt is the second draft prospect the Browns have hosted in recent weeks. Cleveland also wanted a closer look at …

DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter has two children. Four years ago, she married a man who has one child, “Hayley.” Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: He badgers me to read these books, and I’m not interested Advice | Dear Abby: …

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Moon Alert: After 8 a.m. EDT today (5 a.m. PDT) there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in Taurus. Happy Birthday for Tuesday, April 9, 2024: You’re energetic, focused and ready to embrace life! Invariably, …

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 08: Jake Cronenworth #9 of the San Diego Padres connects for a two run homerun as Miguel Amaya #9 of the Chicago Cubs looks on during the sixth inning of a game at Petco Park …

The Philadelphia Phillies have been one of MLB‘s more successful franchises over the past few years. Entering 2024, the storied franchise is coming off back-to-back wild card appearances, capturing the National League pennant in 2022. However, this season hasn’t quite …

The Boston Red Sox are leaning into their rebuild, after signing outfielder and number four prospect Ceddanne Rafaela to an eight-year extension. Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com was first with reports. Red Sox are in agreement with Ceddanne Rafaela on a …

The Buffalo Bills have a big task ahead of them this offseason — finding a way to replace both of their top wide receivers from last season. The Bills saw No. 2 wide receiver Gabe Davis leave in free agency, …

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has a bone to pick with the MLB.  The three-time AL Cy Young Award winner was quoted by The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner in an April 8 article, addressing the MLB’s April 6 statement asserting …

Connecticut remained the top dog in college basketball on Monday night, but Huskies head coach Dan Hurley reminded everyone that there’s more. “For the last 25, 30 years,  UConn’s been running college basketball, and I see all the former champs …

Moon Alert After 7 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Taurus. Aries (March 21-April 19) Intense feelings about financial matters or your possessions might arise. In fact, some of you …

For the 26th time in his Hall of Fame career, Tiger Woods is set to tee it up at The Masters, which is right around the corner as first-round action of the 2024 edition kicks off from famed Augusta National …

For the first time, the Associated Press is publishing a top-25 poll after the NCAA Tournament. The following ballot was submitted Monday night … 1. Connecticut2. Purdue3. Houston4. Tennessee5. North Carolina6. Illinois7. Marquette8. Iowa State9. Duke10. Alabama11. Creighton12. Arizona13. N.C. …

By JOHN MARSHALL (AP Basketball Writer) GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — UConn left Donovan Clingan on the loneliest island, stuck deep in the paint to wrestle massive Purdue center Zach Edey. Even when Edey bulled his way to shots at the …

OAKLAND – The Posey Tube was closed Monday night following a vehicle fire, according to authorities. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Fire breaks out at abandoned CVS in Oakland uptown where squatters lived Crashes and Disasters | Rising executive …

Softball No. 10 Benicia 10, Sheldon-Sacramento 0 (5 innings) Another game, another dominating result for Benicia. The Panthers stretched their season-opening winning streak to eight games on Monday, blowing out a seventh consecutive opponent behind balanced hitting and Sinead Maas’ superb …

SAN FRANCISCO — Blake Snell tried shaking off the rust, but it looked superglued to his $62-million left arm. Making his San Francisco Giants debut at Oracle Park on Monday night, Snell, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner …

By EDDIE PELLS (AP National Writer) GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A basketball beatdown. A coaching clinic. A double-digit domination. Take one guess who finished off a romp through college basketball again. You bet, it’s UConn — a program built to …

After Arizona started Colorado’s season with a historic 16-1 trouncing at Chase Field, the Rockies paid the snakes back with a comeback victory on Monday at Coors Field. The Rockies beat the defending National League champions, 7-5, in a series …

Muaiad Kittaneh (right), co-founder of the Palestinian American Medical Association, a nonprofit humanitarian organization, speaks with an oncologist at Turkish Palestinian Friendship Hospital in 2022. Provided In the wake of seven aid workers being killed by an Israeli drone strike …

For Tristen Newton, the recent spate of veteran collegians who have gone on to play well quickly in the NBA could be a nice bit of fortune. Because as the Connecticut star wraps up his impressive NCAA career, which spans …

Former Miami Dolphins starter Connor Williams is still on the market, searching for his next team. The former Dolphins offensive lineman started his career with the Dallas Cowboys before heading to Miami for the past two seasons. Zack Cook of …

Not all trades work out in professional sports. Alec Burks, Bojan Bogdanovic, and the New York Knicks are learning that lesson together. The two veterans were acquired from the Detroit Pistons on February 9, in exchange for former first-round pick …

Two women, 19 and 20, were crossing the street in the 6000 block of South Racine Avenue at about 8:40 p.m. when a man shot at them, police said. Sun-Times file Two women were wounded in a shooting in Englewood …

Imaging revealed that reliever Julian Merryweather’s injury was more serious than the Cubs originally suspected. File photo. Stacy Revere/Getty SAN DIEGO – Reliever Julian Merryweather will be shut down from throwing for at least four weeks, after imaging showed a …

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 08: Dansby Swanson #7 of the Chicago Cubs connects for a two-run triple during the fourth inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on April 08, 2024 in San Diego, …

UConn center Donovan Clingan (32) reaches for the ball as Purdue center Zach Edey defends during the second half of the National Championship on Monday, in Glendale, Ariz. Brynn Anderson/AP GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn delivered the latest of its suffocating …

The Baltimore Ravens started this offseason with about half their roster hitting free agency at the same time and have a lost a number of key players. While they have been able to re-sign some of their players, they still …

Q: What time is it at Ball Arena right now? A: Four past Georgiev. It’s getting old, isn’t it? The jokes. The jabs. The touchdowns on the scoreboard at Chopper Circle. All of it. Few human beings right now divide …

Traffic after the total solar eclipse on I-57 south of Champaign. Courtesy of Tom Purdy After viewing the spectacle that was a total solar eclipse in southern Illinois, some travelers were met with a less-incredible sight — bumper-to-bumper traffic. The …

Lynette Woodard holds the Wade Trophy, given to the top women’s college basketball player in 1981 and (right) AP Player of the Year Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes poses during the award in 2024. Sun-Times file (Woodward), Getty Images …

From left: investigator Kim Taylor, Anthony Robinson and attorney Lauren Myerscough-Mueller Provided Anthony Robinson started a very unlucky streak for a few weeks in 2013, and it wound up lasting more than a decade. In late 2012, Robinson was shot …

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt at in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday. The plan’s widest-reaching benefit would cancel up to $20,000 in interest for borrowers who have seen their balances grow beyond their original amount due to …