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Load up your meals up with seasonal winter foods. | Dreamstime/TNS From soups to stews to salads to stir-fry, there seems to be no limit to their culinary uses, and they can be very budget-friendly. The weather outside might still be cold, but that does not mean your fruit and vegetable options aren’t sizzling. If you take a closer look at the produce aisle right now, … [Read more...] about Cold-weather root veggies provide a bounty of delicious, healthy cooking options

Sun-Times file photo The teen was part of a group of people who carjacked a 56-year-old woman at gunpoint Sunday evening on Clybourn Avenue, police said. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with carjacking a woman Sunday evening in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The teen was part of a group of people who carjacked the 56-year-old woman at gunpoint around 6:40 p.m. in … [Read more...] about 16-year-old charged with carjacking woman at gunpoint in Lincoln Park

The MLB owners and players have reached a self-imposed deadline to arrive at a new labor deal. | Gene J. Puskar/AP Management says a deal must be reached by the end of Monday’s negotiations to salvage a March 31 start to the regular season and a 162-game schedule. JUPITER, Fla. — Major League Baseball negotiations to end the lockout are extending to the … [Read more...] about MLB, players’ union reach deadline day

Players for Italian soccer team Lazio wear ”Stop the War” T-shirts referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. | Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images The IOC said it was needed to “protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all the participants.” GENEVA — In a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia after invading Ukraine, the … [Read more...] about IOC wants sports organizations to ban Russia