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PONTIAC — The first moment of basketball that seemed to really grab the attention of fans at the 94th Pontiac Holiday Tournament came from New Trier senior Danny Houlihan. The High Point recruit swished a long-range three-pointer on the run …

Resolving to avoid another violent holiday-season “teen takeover,” Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday stressed the city’s 10 p.m. curfew for young people who head downtown without adult supervision for the city’s nationally televised New Year’s Eve festivities. The mayor and …

Happy Holidays. I’ll be traveling all over the northern half of the state to cover high school basketball holiday tournaments for ten days, from Dec. 22 until Dec. 31. You can keep up with all of the coverage right here, …

With the game on the line against the 49ers on Sunday, Bears coach Ben Johnson thought he had the play to win it. He called a multi-step trick play that required absolute precision, and with 21 seconds left and Levi’s …

Chicago health officials are urging residents to get the influenza vaccine to keep themselves safe as the region and nation are seeing an uptick in cases. “It’s been rising for the last month. As expected, we saw a little bit …

The Chicago Board of Education approved a small increase to its property tax levy on Monday that will allow the district to collect about $40 million more than originally planned. For taxpayers, that means someone with a $250,000 home will …

Bulls forward Patrick Williams always has played the role of the good soldier, but that is being tested right now. Entering the Bulls’ game Monday against the Timberwolves, Williams seemed to have become an afterthought. He had played single-digit minutes …

Two lawsuits are challenging the Trump administration’s decision to abruptly pull a grant that provides schools across Illinois with extra support like after-school programs, food pantries and mental health services. The lawsuits, both of which were filed in federal court …

Two fast-moving winter weather systems are expected to move into the Chicago area Tuesday and New Year’s Eve, the National Weather Service said. The clipper systems will bring a chance of light snow and create potential travel slowdowns, the weather …

The lopsided score plastered all around the United Center on Monday was the least of Bulls head coach Billy Donovan’s problems. Before the Timberwolves took the Bulls to the woodshed in a 136-101 rout, Donovan told the media that backup …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Taurus. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day This is an excellent day for financial dealings, especially to arrange financing for real estate matters, …

The Chicago Imagists are having a moment. Again. Since the independent-minded, often irreverent artists jumped into view in Chicago in 1966 with the first Hairy Who show, the group has had its down moments, including a backlash against its local …

They are people who made impacts big and small. They struggled, rejoiced, achieved, redeemed, dreamed. Here are a few people who made their mark on Chicago in different ways before they died in 2025. Fitzpatrick (left) poses for a portrait …

DEAR ABBY: I am a very overweight woman, but down 50 pounds from my top weight and continuing at a consistent, but slow, rate to lose. My A1C is now down to pre-diabetic, so I know my efforts are making …

America has a big birthday this year. Here’s a hint: The celebration will not feel much like the last big one in 1976. I still believe our nation’s best days are ahead. But our history — and our headlines — …

A motorist driving a stolen car was charged with a crash that seriously injured two Chicago police officers early Monday in Wrigleyville. Orlando Matos III, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated reckless driving causing bodily harm and receiving, possessing or …

A teen was recovering in fair condition after she was apparently accidentally wounded when a gun discharged early Tuesday in the Oakland neighborhood on the South Side. Officers responded to a call of a person shot around 3:15 a.m. inside …

Charges were pending for a motorist who crashed into a police car on its way to a call late Monday in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the South Side. The officers were in the squad car that had it’s sirens …

Head down to a clubhouse at any Major League Baseball stadium, and you’ll find the same distinct locker-room smell: sweaty, stuffy, sanitized and slightly stomach-churning. There’s only so much that cleaning chemicals and dutiful clubhouse attendants can do to keep …

A woman died three days after she was shot in the head on the Lower West Side earlier this month. Itzel Gomez, 24, was a passenger in a vehicle in the 2200 block of West 23rd Place around 7:20 p.m. …