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White Eagle Events and Convention Center in Niles, which hosted dinners for numerous celebrities, a pope and a president, will permanently close at the end of the year. Ted Przybylo opened the business in 1947 in Chicago and moved it …

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has been through a lot in the NFL, but it’s still early in his career. He’s barely past the halfway point of his second season, so plenty of new challenges lie ahead. This week, in his …

The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security used “shifting, contradictory, and often opaque communication” to deny clergy the ability to pray with detainees at the ICE facility in Broadview, including late immigrant activists …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts. Trump could have chosen to …

By SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those …

A former Mapleton Public Schools paraprofessional was arrested and charged with enticement and internet luring of a child, the Thornton Police Department said Wednesday. Michael Christopher Digiacomo, 47, is charged with two felonies after an investigation into incidents that happened …

THORNTON — Colorado’s best is headed to Texas. Riverdale Ridge senior Brihanna Crittendon committed to the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday in a ceremony in her high school gym. The five-star recruit chose the Longhorns over CU, her other finalist, as …

Julian Lewis #10 of the Colorado Buffaloes warms up before the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium on Nov. 08, 2025 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) Colorado linebacker Jeremiah Brown joked on …

Rick George didn’t hire Tad Boyle, yet given their longstanding relationship, one that has endured throughout arguably the most successful era of Colorado men’s basketball, it sometimes feels as if they have always been a package deal. That working relationship …

It is time to have a heart-to-heart about the Hart. While the Avs seem determined to finish with the most points in franchise history, they have a player poised to make history. Defensemen don’t win the Hart Trophy. This has …

Bears coach Ben Johnson smiled Wednesday when asked whether he wanted to play against Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. “Well,” he said, “I’m not playing.” Coaching against him? Sure. Johnson said Wednesday that he wants Rodgers to be able to face …

Aaron Rodgers doesn’t want to be your villain anymore. He knows he is to Bears fans anyway — even if he’ll be wearing the Steelers’ hypocycloid instead of a football-shaped G on his helmet Sunday at Soldier Field. “I mean, …

Former MVP Ken Anderson, versatile running back Roger Craig and former AFL star Otis Taylor are among the nine semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 in the seniors category. A blue-ribbon committee reduced the list …

The White Sox’ prayers for a new stadium might’ve gotten a boost Wednesday with a little help from the South Side’s most famous fan. Justin Ishbia met Pope Leo XIV outside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, where the team’s …

The federal appeals court in Chicago signaled Wednesday it might narrow an historic order handed down earlier this month, which limited the use of force by federal agents amid the aggressive deportation campaign that swept the city this fall. For …

En otra señal de la repentina reducción de la aplicación de la ley de inmigración federal en Chicago, un abogado del Departamento de Justicia (DOJ) dijo a un juez el martes que la población del controversial centro de detención en …

Growing up in the Chicago area isn’t the only thing many of you have in common with Bulls forward Matas Buzelis. Like Bulls fans, he also knows what it’s like to have to dig into the piggy bank for extra …

With seven games left, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is in a dramatically different position than he was in at this point in his rookie season. The team is 7-3 and now has a chance to prove its playoff worthiness in …

ROCKFORD — Connor Bedard has matured from boy into man at remarkable speed during this Blackhawks season. Ninety miles northwest, Kevin Korchinski has simultaneously experienced the same transformation. A more comfortable, more grounded, more enlightened Korchinski — still just 21 years …

Muchos residentes de Illinois podrán llevar sus licencias de manejo y documentos de identificación en sus teléfonos celulares a partir del miércoles, anunció el secretario de Estado de Illinois, Alexi Giannoulias. Las identificaciones digitales estarán disponibles primero para iPhone y …