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Signing Day: Local football recruits

Local players expected to sign during the early signing period, which runs from Dec. 20 to 22.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

Sharing an owl prowl on a damp night

Owl prowls are a good way to share a night hike and experience one of our more nocturnal birds.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

Isabella Keberlein’s strong fourth quarter propels St. Ignatius past Lane

“When I stepped up to the line, I knew in my head that I had to make those free throws,” Keberlein said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

‘The Iron Claw’: Brothers endure brutal emotional blows in wrenching wrestling film

Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White are in championship form as young showmen in the grip of their demanding father.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

Horoscope for Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Aries.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

Lukas Reichel, Colin Blackwell step up to help Blackhawks upset Avalanche

Reichel scored his first five-on-five goal of the season — and looked far more confident afterward — while Blackwell recorded six hits in his long-awaited return from injury as the Hawks won 3-2 on Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

Christmas lights up Chicago — we found houses decked for the holiday season in every part of the city

Sun-Times photographers fanned out across Chicago’s South, West and North Side neighborhoods to capture their favorite displays.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

Judge orders release of over 150 names of people mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit documents

Those whose names are to be disclosed — sex abuse victims, litigation witnesses, employees of the financier who died in 2019— have until Jan. 1 to appeal the order.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

3 injured in high-rise fire in Uptown

Firefighters were called to a fire on the fourth floor of a building in the 4600 block of North Sheridan Road. Three people were sent to hospitals. The cause is unknown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

Migrants say illnesses spreading quickly at crowded Pilsen shelter where several fell ill

The space is currently housing over 2,300 people, more than half of whom are minors. Families there and health care providers say illnesses are spreading rapidly.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023