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Pączki Day — also known as Fat Tuesday — is the final day of indulgence before the Lenten season begins.Pronounced PAWNCH-key, these are not doughnuts. The richer dough is deep fried and stuffed with cream, custard or traditional fillings of rose hip jam or prune. You can also veer off for trendy twists such as Dubai chocolate or mango tajin. Here are […]

El agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza que disparó a Marimar Martínez de Chicago, escribió una vez que sus superiores lo habían apoyado, “en grande”.El comandante de la Patrulla Fronteriza, Gregory Bovino, lo elogió después del tiroteo. Dijo que el apoyo continuó en la cadena de mando, desde la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, hasta […]

GLENDALE, Ariz. — It's an open competition this spring training for at least two spots in the White Sox’ starting rotation, but don’t look for top pitching prospects Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith to break camp with the team.After rocky seasons in minors last year for both of their highly touted left-handers, manager Will Venable said this week that he […]

A much-anticipated study on Chicago police staffing urges more hiring to better respond to community needs and offers a new model for how to best deploy officers with the resources available. The study, conducted by Matrix Consulting Group, was commissioned by the City Council in February 2024 to find ways to close gaps between police response times in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the White House announced.The Environmental Protection Agency will issue a final rule rescinding a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment […]

Three seasons after adding the pitch clock to TV broadcasts, baseball producers now are figuring out how to handle the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, which will be part of MLB regular-season games beginning this season.ABS was the biggest topic of discussion at the annual MLB production meetings last month in New York, where league officials and […]

Chicago needs to raise taxi cab fares for the first time since 2016 to save a once-thriving industry decimated by ridesharing and the pandemic, a top mayoral aide said Thursday.“The taxi industry is very dear to us. It has a lot of value in Chicago. It was here before” Uber and Lyft, Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner Ivan Capifali […]

BOSTON — Friday night’s game isn’t where Matas Buzelis wants to be.The second-year Bulls forward will take it, he’ll speak about it with gratitude and look to put on a show, but in his world the NBA’s Rising Stars Game is a rung on the ladder. A ladder he is not even close to finishing climbing.“Everything is exciting for me still,” Buzelis […]

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The White Sox are still getting to know Luisangel Acuña — right down to the very basics, apparently.General manager Chris Getz ate a little crow Thursday after fans started hammering him on social media for repeatedly misidentifying the team’s main return from the Luis Robert Jr. trade as a switch hitter.Getz labeled Acuña a switch […]

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com.Thursday, February 12, 2026PUBLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENTSensational SixteenAmundsen at Curie, 5:30Lane vs. Perspectives-MS at Curie, 7Marshall at Simeon, 5:30Lincoln Park vs. Clark at Simeon, 7Fenger at Hyde Park, 5:30Crane […]