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Onetime Chicago high school basketball star Raekwon Drake was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison for the “execution-style” killing of a man who ran off with his French bulldog. Drake had managed to avoid trouble despite growing up in …

When the idea of converting an abandoned rail line on the South Side into a 2-mile walking trail first emerged, so did a plan to study its history. The Bronzeville Trail Task Force received a $900,000 grant from the Mellon …

When hundreds of school leaders stand up publicly to try and keep their top boss on the job, school board members ought to take their advice. Good principals, as any education expert will tell you, are absolutely critical to good …

Two prominent high school football coaches stepped down from on Tuesday. Former Bear Robbie Gould left Rolling Meadows after just one season. Mike Hennessey announced his retirement from Notre Dame after 38 years. Gould guided the Mustangs into the playoffs …

Mike Oliver has 542 wins, three city championships and a state title in his more than 20 years as Curie basketball coach. But the next two seasons will be special. His son, Mike Oliver Jr., is now a starter for …

The Minnesota Vikings could get more clarity about the future availability of starter and former first-round pick Jordan Addison. Addison was arrested for suspicion of DUI after California Highway Patrol officers found him asleep behind the wheel of his car …

The Cleveland Browns have signed quarterback Bailey Zappe to the practice squad just one day after waiving him. Any team could have claimed Zappe after he was waived. However, he cleared waivers and decided to stay on the practice squad …

Debbie Nelson, the mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song lyrics, has died. She was 69. Eminem’s longtime representative Dennis Dennehy confirmed Nelson’s death in an email on Tuesday. He …

With his time as America’s ambassador to Japan ending, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday he has no interest in leading a Democratic comeback as his party’s national chairman, but he still loves public service and isn’t done with it. …

In the opening scene of the intriguingly visceral and occasionally jarring but heavy-handed social satire “Nightbitch,” the marvelous Amy Adams as the mother of a toddler son is roaming the aisles of a suburban grocery store when she bumps into …

After eight months of increasingly tense contract negotiations, the Chicago Teachers Union has now narrowed its number of demands in an effort to land a deal in the next month, the union and Chicago Public Schools officials said. At the …

A woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend asked Google to play music and began dancing while handcuffed inside their West Ridge apartment moments after the February attack, prosecutors said. Whitney Wilcox was later released from custody without being charged, …

After being fired following a shocking revelation that he had a close friendship with a con man-turned-witness in a high-profile murder case, former Cook County prosecutor Nicholas Trutenko allegedly asked his son to help him delete the contents of his …

The Minnesota Vikings released veteran running back Myles Gaskin from the team’s practice squad on Tuesday, December 3, to make roster room for rookie kicker Will Reichard and All-Pro long snapper Andrew Depaola‘s return from injured reserve. Depaola (hand) and …

The Chicago Bears are reacquiring a familiar face for their running back room after losing Roschon Johnson to a concussion in Week 13’s loss to Detroit. According to the team’s transaction wire for December 3, the Bears re-signed running back …

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds could be looking for a new football home. The Denver Broncos announced on Dec. 3 that they had waived Reynolds, who had been on injured reserve since Week 5 and needed to be …

Arefocused offense with the running game clicking into gear again, wasn’t the only reason the Washington Commanders got back to winning ways in Week 13. Head coach Dan Quinn also made a subtle but significant change involving defensive tackle Phidarian …

There’s a new drink in town called the San Jose Sour, that is actually a delicious treat just in time for the holiday season. Selena Harkey, Vine Hospitality’s director of wine and spirits, crafted this cocktail — a Silicon Valley …

The Matulich family delivered the news in a heartfelt note on their website. “It is with a mix of deep gratitude and heartfelt emotion that we share some bittersweet news: after 45 incredible years, Steamer’s The Grillhouse will be closing …

Sports Team, an acclaimed British alt-rock outfit, was reportedly robbed at gunpoint at 8 a.m. this morning in Vallejo, just as it was kicking off its West Coast tour. The Mercury Prize-nominated troupe was inside a Starbucks on Dec. 3 …

A fatal Tesla Cybertruck incident in Piedmont is being investigated by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration and California Highway Patrol after three Piedmont high school graduates died and another was hospitalized. The NHTSA said it is working with …

Bay Area Home Report 255 Segovia Place – Google Street View The spacious property located in the 200 block of Segovia Place in Fremont was sold on Aug. 27, 2024 for $3,276,000, or $1,285 per square foot. The house, built …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Simitian should runfor governor next It is my opinion that our county Supervisor Joe Simitian should enter the race and become our next California governor. …

OAKLAND — The city charter here contains an extensive set of laws, but it wasn’t exactly set up to address the aftermath of an election that saw the mayor recalled and the next-up city official ascend to the Alameda County …

By Mark Scolforo | Associated Press Authorities fear a grandmother who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed up by a sinkhole that recently opened up in a western Pennsylvania village. Crews lowered a pole camera with …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Utility district ignoresbetter plans for tower The iconic tower in the Lafayette Reservoir, over 100 years old and the de-facto symbol of Lafayette, is in …

Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy, a Democrat appointed when Bob Menendez resigned after a federal corruption conviction, is stepping down this weekend so Sen.-elect Andy Kim can be sworn in early. The move was …

FORT COLLINS — When putting together this year’s schedule, Cherry Creek had a problem. No other top Class 5A football program besides Regis Jesuit and Pine Creek wanted to, or could, face the Bruins in non-conference play. So Cherry Creek …

Chicago’s Korean community was rattled Tuesday following the news that South Korea’s president declared martial law amid an ongoing feud with his political rivals. President Yoon Suk Yeol’s order briefly threw the country into turmoil, sparking mass protests in the …

Rifles are becoming entrenched enough in Illinois deer hunting to spawn stories. Let’s start with Tim and Melissa Johandes on opening day of the first part of firearm deer season. The Tinley Park couple were hunting on their farm in …

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson is as frustrated as he’s ever been as a member of the Bears. Things were supposed to go better this season. “Expectations have been at the highest that it’s been since I’ve been in Chicago,” he …

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is giving back to the Dallas community this holiday season as part of a new campaign with DICK’s Sporting Goods featuring fellow sports greats Simone Biles, Chris Paul and Quinn Ewers. For the campaign, Prescott …

The Denver Broncos are leaning even further into their youth movement. They began during the 2024 offseason, parting with veterans like Justin Simmons and Russell Wilson. But they also added other veterans on more economical contracts. The team announced it …

When it comes to player movement in professional sports, analysts can often bog down conversations with issues like location, connections to history and relationships within a competing organization. But in the end, it almost always comes down to one thing …

Hugh Jackman may spend some of the Christmas holidays either without his two children or his rumored new girlfriend, Sutton Foster, because his ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness isn’t ready to created a “blended,” “modern-family” dynamic with all of them celebrating together. …

A Stanford University misinformation expert who was called out in a federal court case in Minnesota for submitting a sworn declaration that contained made-up information has blamed an artificial intelligence chatbot. And the bot generated more errors than the one …

By Emily Weinstein, The New York Times Is it OK to have just cookies for dinner? Asking for a friend. We’ve fully toggled into holiday mode here at New York Times Cooking, starting with Cookie Week, our annual baking bonanza. …

The cacophony of screams was deafening after Blackhawks practice this past Saturday. That was because Connor Bedard skated over to a crowd of hundreds of kids gathered to watch him at Fifth Third Arena and started tossing some pucks up. …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Tuesday, December 3, 2024 CATHOLIC LEAGUE – CROSSOVER Loyola at Montini, 7:00 NOBLE LEAGUE – BLUE Baker at Pritzker, 7:00 NOBLE LEAGUE – GOLD Butler at Rowe-Clark, 7:00 Comer at Rauner, 6:30 NORTHEASTERN …

The Chicago Board of Elections has big hopes to double the number of vote centers for future elections after voters faced long lines, but looming budget crises are prompting some City Council members to float consolidation of the office instead. …