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DETROIT — Blackhawks forward and Detroit native Frank Nazar felt a sense of deja vu while riding the Hawks’ team bus Thursday from Detroit Metro Airport to their hotel. “It was weird thinking about, ‘Oh, I drive these streets normally,’ …

Notre Dame fan Jhade Avila is among many Fighting Irish followers in Chicago looking forward to seeing the team vie for the national championship for the first time since losing to Alabama in 2013. “It’s going to be such an …

Bulls guard Zach LaVine wasn’t settling for anything Friday. While being guarded by Wizards forward Bilal Coulibaly, LaVine drove past him before stumbling. No foul was called. After regaining his balance, LaVine continued his drive before flipping up and converting …

When Kankakee takes the floor, it’s no secret that all eyes are on Lincoln Williams. The 6-5 shooting guard is a four-star prospect and Illinois’ consensus No. 1 junior in the 247Sports.com rankings. But he’s hardly the only Kays player …

NEW YORK — The Trump family business released a voluntary ethics agreement Friday that allows it to strike deals with private foreign companies, a move that could help outside actors try to buy influence with the new administration. The so-called …

Eulogies usually begin with a prayer, followed at some point by song. The prayer to contextualize the death of, the song to put everything in perspective. For Bears GM Ryan Poles — although it felt very much like one with …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 5:30 to 10:45 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Gemini into Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Be extra clear in all your communications with others today …

Over the next few months, Illinois regulators will need to shut off the valve on any excessive costs for gas bills. Nicor, which pipes natural gas to residences and businesses in most of northern Illinois outside Chicago, is asking the …

Thanks to the generosity of a good friend, I scored a ticket to a sold-out United Center earlier this month for Derrick Rose night. The scene was electric. More than 22,000 fans lavished the Chicago Bulls legend with rousing bursts …

DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old daughter recently broke up with her boyfriend. She caught him on the phone talking with another female, and there were other signs of his cheating as well. She’s devastated, and so am I. I really liked …

Bears general manager Ryan Poles emphasized an expansive search to find the team’s next head coach like that was a good thing. As if the only thing keeping the Bears from finding the next Kyle Shanahan or Sean McVay in …

A coroner’s car, yellow crime scene tape, FBI agents and a fleet of cameras aren’t exactly normal fare for Shalimar Banquets in suburban Addison. But last April wasn’t exactly a normal scenario for the wedding and event venue. Rather than …

Former Bears coach Matt Eberflus could be back in the NFL quickly, and ESPN reported he is a candidate for the Bengals as they search for a defensive coordinator. The Bears fired Eberflus, 54, in November after he badly mismanaged …

A man was shot and killed early Saturday in North Lawndale. The 30-year-old was on a sidewalk about 4 a.m. in the 1100 block of South St. Louis Avenue when someone fired shots, striking him in the chest and back, …

A rideshare passenger was shot early Saturday on the Dan Ryan expressway. The backseat passenger was riding on Interstate 94 when someone in another car shot at their car about 1 a.m. in the northbound lanes near 53rd Street, Illinois …

It hasn’t been just a spectacle from Zach LaVine, it’s been art. Maybe his most impressive masterpiece since putting on a Bulls uniform eight seasons ago. An eye-opening 32.8 points per game since the calendar flipped to 2025, only overshadowed …

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates is coming under fire for comparing CEO Pedro Martinez to a special education student who can’t be suspended at a meeting before hundreds of elected members on Wednesday. She apologized at the meeting, …

Tracking the candidates in the Bears’ wide-ranging head-coaching search: Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson Status: The Bears interviewed him virtually Jan. 11. Background: Johnson is the hottest assistant coach candidate in the league after helping to turn the Lions into …

Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has been the most coveted head-coaching candidate in the NFL the last three Januarys, and the Bears interviewed him Saturday morning via videoconference. Johnson, 38, has been the Lions’ offensive coordinator since 2022. They led …

With just days left in President Biden’s time in office, students who racked up thousands of dollars in debt at the now-shuttered Argosy University are losing hope that they will ever get relief from their hefty student loan balances. The …