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The Blackhawks have struggled against almost every NHL team in recent years, but few more so than the Blues and Wild. So it’s exciting that young forward Frank Nazar seems to play his best hockey against those two close division …

The Border Patrol agent who shot a woman after their vehicles collided in Brighton Park this month has since driven his vehicle to Maine, preventing her defense attorney from examining it as he prepares for trial “as soon as possible,” …

The long-awaited DuSable Park is a step closer to fruition after the Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday gave the project its first city approvals. Plans call for a boardwalk, educational pavilion and an abundance of green space at the 3.4-acre …

The Illinois High School Association leveled multiple penalties against the Simeon basketball program on Thursday. According to the IHSA, Simeon violated two bylaws on a trip to Hong Kong in September. Wolverines coach Tim Flowers coached the team in Hong …

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration will borrow $166 million and repay that money over three years to bankroll four years in retroactive pay for 4,800 firefighters and paramedics whose contract was ratified Thursday. Pat Cleary, president of the Chicago Fire Fighters …

Jason Lieser and special guest Herb Howard from The Bigs look ahead to the Bears-Saints game on Sunday and dive into Caleb Williams’ growth, Ben Johnson’s persona and much more. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with …

Bulls fans have at least one thing going for them this season: They should have no problem finding the team’s games. After Chicago Sports Network’s first season carrying the Bulls was blacked out on Comcast, the regional sports network has …

Fifteen minutes after the Bears had stolen their second straight road win, tight end Cole Kmet stood at his locker, shook his head and smiled. He knew this feeling, but usually from the other side. The Bears were trailing by …

Rest assured that Gov. JB Pritzker’s $1.4 million gambling win last year didn’t snatch away state tax revenue from any Illinois casino. The billionaire Democrat’s surprise windfall came from Las Vegas blackjack tables, Pritzker said Thursday, a day after his …

Weeks after Cardinal Blase Cupich caused a national uproar by proposing to bestow an award to U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, a prominent abortion rights supporter, Pope Leo XIV signaled he still has Cupich’s back. This week, the pope appointed Cupich …

There’s no questioning the brutal timeliness of Sandra Delgado’s new play, “Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars.” The TimeLine Theatre production running through Nov. 9 in the Lookingglass Theatre space at the Water Tower Water Works, follows the harrowing plight of …

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi continues to outraise his two Democratic Senate primary opponents in the race to replace Dick Durbin, and two out of an astounding 17 candidates vying for Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s open seat have more than a million …

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss who captivated audiences with his elaborate makeup and smoke-filled guitar, died Thursday. He was 74. Frehley died peacefully surrounded by family …

Six elementary schools are getting new Spanish language programs as Chicago Public Schools seeks to broaden access to multilingual programs and graduate more students with bilingual skills. Little Village Elementary, Lloyd Elementary in Belmont Cragin, and Sadlowski Elementary in the …

Coming out of the Bears’ 25-24 win at the Commanders on Monday, nobody was discussing cornerback Tyrique Stevenson. “Perfect,” he told the Sun-Times on Thursday. “The best thing you can do as a corner is do your job so well …

It must be strange for Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to scout film of the Saints this week. He wouldn’t admit that Thursday as he tried to steer the conversation elsewhere, but he spent two-thirds of his coaching career with …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Thursday, Oct. 16 PUBLIC BLUE NORTHWEST Von Steuben 20, Steinmetz 12 PUBLIC BLUE SOUTHEAST Bowen 28, Harlan 0 Hansberry 36, Fenger 0 Julian 38, Bogan 20 PUBLIC NORTH Curie 54, Lake View 34 …

The hope is that Coby White and his strained calf are fully healed by Wednesday’s regular-season tip-off against Detroit. The reality of the situation? That’s where it gets a little cloudier. White, who first strained the calf back in late …

Residents can now drop off food scraps at 13 Chicago Public Library branches as the city expands its compost program. The new locations bring the list of drop-off sites to 33 citywide, part of officials’ goal of making the program …

Advocacy groups, including Indivisible Chicago and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, are planning a “Hands off Chicago” protest noon Saturday at Grant Park following President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign that has sent federal agents across the city …