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News of Teresa Weatherspoon’s firing in September hit the basketball world like a sudden rainstorm. The Sky had anything but a sunny season — finishing 13-27 and failing to make the playoffs for the first time since 2018 — but …

Of all the new revenue sources being studied to minimize or eliminate the need to raise property taxes, none has divided the City Council like raising garbage collection fees. Chicago’s garbage collection fee has been frozen at $9.50-a-month since being …

Coach Kevin O’Connell’s Vikings had just won their third consecutive game Sunday when he was asked exactly how good they could be. “I’m old enough to remember when nobody thought we were very good,” he said. He didn’t have to …

Whether they’re excruciating or embarrassing, losses to the Packers often leave Bears fans without any hope, ready to fire everyone and start over. But Caleb Williams’ improved performance under new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown was a breath of life found …

Let’s cut to the chase in regard to White Sox prospect Colson Montgomery: He feels 2025 is his time to grab hold of the starting shortstop job right from the jump and then never let it go. “Yes,” he said …

A northwest suburban GOP state representative appears poised for reelection by a margin of just 47 votes over a better-funded Democratic challenger. With the final ballots counted this week in the hotly contested 52nd House District that includes Algonquin, Wauconda …

McRib fans, your wait is nearly over. The McRib sandwich returns to McDonald’s menu nationwide for a limited time, starting Dec. 3. The sandwich’s imminent return was expected as McDonald’s USA president Joe Erlinger told the “Today” show back in …

For the first time since 2020, soon neither AT&T Illinois nor ComEd will be facing criminal charges. A federal judge on Wednesday agreed to dismiss a criminal case against AT&T Illinois, involving a criminal charge leveled two years ago against …

A Crystal Lake man pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting law enforcement during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Robert Giacchetti, 59, plead guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers, according to the …

A longtime top precinct captain for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan testified Wednesday that Madigan arranged for him to be paid hundreds of thousands of dollars so that he’d keep campaigning for Illinois Democrats — and to do little …

Prosecutors say a Barrington man accused of fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend in the chest Sunday “savagely beat her with a baseball bat” before opening fire. William R. Zientek, 46, of the 400 block of West Russell Street, was ordered …

A former Chicago Public Schools assistant principal has been sentenced to probation for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Near West Side elementary school. Tracey Canty-Robinson, 56, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a single count of continuing financial …

Three people are dead after the driver of a car bypassed a train-crossing barrier and was struck by a freight train Wednesday afternoon in Harvey. The driver of a car went around a lowered crossing gate near 152nd Street and …

A coalition of anti-abortion groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the state’s law that mandates health insurers in Illinois cover abortion care. The groups argue that they are being forced to indirectly pay for abortions with their premiums, and contend …

Theater “The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party” features four classic Beatrix Potter stories that come to life in a 45-minute show followed by puppet play, photos, crafts and holiday treats in the lobby. From Nov. 23-Dec. 29 at Chicago Children’s Theatre, …

MILWAUKEE – Less than a week ago, Patrick Williams sounded like a guy that was in as good a head space as he’s been as a Bull. He was coming off three-straight productive games on both ends of the floor …

Days into the New Year, the red flags were waving wildly when Constantin Beldie allegedly dragged his estranged wife into a bathroom, where he punched, slapped and kicked her, while telling her he could easily kill her. It wasn’t an …

A 14-year-old boy was shot and wounded Wednesday night in West Englewood. The boy was walking about 6 p.m. in the 6900 block of South Wood Street when someone drove up to him in a car, pointed a gun and …

A day after a man allegedly killed his estranged wife and was found dead blocks away in Portage Park, a Cook County judge faced heavy criticism for refusing to hold the suspect in custody as he faced charges in an …

The parents of a woman found dead in a South Loop apartment building can bury their daughter after a judge denied her husband’s latest efforts to delay a funeral and reclaim custody of her remains. Caitlin Tracey, 37, was found …