Blackhawks top prospect defenseman Artyom Levshunov finally has someone in Rockford who can speak in his native language. The Hawks traded depth defenseman Isaak Phillips to the Jets on Wednesday for prospect defenseman Dmitry Kuzmin, a 21-year-old Belarusian. Levshunov and …
Blackhawks trade for Dmitry Kuzmin, a good friend of top prospect Artyom Levshunov Read MoreAs former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy fell out of favor with ownership, he still had the backing of one of his best players. Star linebacker Micah Parsons said on his podcast Tuesday he was crushed by McCarthy leaving. McCarthy, an …
Cowboys star Micah Parsons calls Mike McCarthy’s departure ‘devastating’ as he pursues Bears job Read MoreBears quarterback Caleb Williams should have known he was the victim of a prank call last week when, within the first few seconds, fake Ben Johnson didn’t ask, “Who’s in charge of the mess at Halas Hall?” The real Lions …
Why would anyone want the Bears’ head coaching job? One answer, a good one: Caleb Williams. Read MoreBrookfield Zoo has a case of baby fever. Dolphin baby fever, that is. For the first time in 10 years, the zoo is preparing to welcome a dolphin calf to its marine mammal exhibit this summer. Allie, a 37-year-old bottlenose …
Brookfield Zoo to welcome first dolphin calf in 10 years this summer Read MoreLions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, the top candidate on the market as the Bears search for a new head coach, said Wednesday his job interviews have gone “great” and he’s more prepared in this hiring cycle than he was in …
Lions OC Ben Johnson, a top candidate for Bears and others, talks job interviews, Tom Brady controversy Read MoreTwo men were found shot, one fatally, after a vehicle crashed into a garage Tuesday night in Andersonville on the North Side, according to officials. A 26-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his shoulder and neck was found about 9:15 …
Neighbor shares footage of man running through bloody Andersonville alley where fatal gunshot victim found Read MoreTaylor Hall, the Blackhawks‘ most likely player to be dealt ahead of the NHL’s March 7 trade deadline, knows what is probably coming. “I came into this year wanting to continue being a Blackhawk for years to come,” Hall said …
NHL trade rumors: Taylor Hall expects to be dealt by Blackhawks before deadline Read MoreChicago Transit Authority chief of staff Nora Leerhsen was named acting president of the agency Wednesday as CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. prepares to leave the post. Leerhsen will assume the role Feb. 1, a day after Carter resigns from …
CTA chief of staff named acting president as Dorval Carter prepares to leave office Read MoreI write to comment on the continuing debasement of the Medal of Freedom. Starting with Barack Obama, accelerating under Donald Trump and now a new low under Joe Biden, the medal has lost its meaning as the highest civilian award …
Too many Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients don’t deserve it Read MoreEl departamento de Albany Park donde murió una niña de 10 años tenía un bóiler defectuoso y carecía de alarmas de monóxido de carbono y detectores de humo, según descubrió el Departamento de Edificios de Chicago. El lunes por la …
Niña de 10 años murió en apartamento de Albany Park que no tenía detectores de humo ni de monóxido de carbono Read MoreOh, how far we’ve fallen. On Tuesday, the Senate began its confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, starting with one of his more controversial picks, “Fox & Friends Weekend” host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary. The roughly four-hour performance …
Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing was a sham Read MoreLa comunidad de Humboldt Park celebró el martes la apertura de un centro de salud de una inversión de $30 millones, lo que marca un paso significativo para abordar las desigualdades de salud en uno de los vecindarios más diversos …
Nuevo centro médico en Humboldt Park brinda atención médica accesible a una comunidad desatendida Read MoreNEW YORK — Next week’s Bulls-Clippers game in Los Angeles has been moved from Tuesday Jan. 21 to Monday Jan. 20. The NBA rescheduled two games postponed due to catastrophic wildfires in Southern California, as well as a game postponed …
NBA reschedules Bulls-Clippers game because of California wildfires Read MoreThe City Council on Wednesday avoided votes on two controversial issues: reducing the default speed limit on Chicago streets to 25 mph, and restoring exceptions to the city’s Welcoming City ordinance that would have empowered police officers to cooperate with …
City Council dodges controversial votes on Welcoming City carve-outs, lower speed limit Read MoreLAS VEGAS — It was on a school playground where she learned her last name carries weight, when another girl pointed a finger at her and ordered the other kids to follow her. “Let’s go,” the girl said. “That’s a …
Al Capone’s ‘sweetheart pistol’ now on display in Las Vegas museum Read MoreNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Women’s basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention. The unanimous vote by NCAA …
Women’s basketball teams will be paid for NCAA Tournament appearances Read MoreJewish and pro-Palestinian organizations in the Chicago area welcomed the ceasefire deal reached between Hamas and Israel. The deal, which the prime minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said would go into effect on Sunday, promises the …
Chicago-area Jewish, Palestinian groups welcome news of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal Read MoreChicago’s first-ever partially elected school board was sworn in Wednesday, marking a historic moment after nearly two decades of grassroots parent activism and statehouse debates over whether voters should decide the direction of Chicago Public Schools. The new board members …
After turbulent months, new partially elected CPS school board looks optimistically to ‘new era in education’ Read MoreWASHINGTON — Does it bother you that the likely next U.S. attorney general is an election denier? Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat, grilled Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, Pam Bondi, at her confirmation hearing Wednesday, …
Sen. Dick Durbin grills Trump’s AG nominee, Pam Bondi, about her election denialism Read MoreSome Chicago-area transit agencies signaled support for the Regional Transit Authority’s proposal to strengthen the RTA as an alternative to combining them all into one agency. Metra and Pace said they generally support a strengthened RTA after Chairman Kirk Dillard …
Metra and Pace signal support of RTA’s plan for increased authority as alternate to merger Read More