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Schaumburg’s Jordan Tunis (21) shoots against Barrington. Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Boys Basketball PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP First Round Amundsen at Young, 5:00 Taft at Brooks, 5:00 Perspectives-MSA at Lincoln Park, 5:00 Ag. Science at Curie, 5:00 …

Bobby Beathard poses with his Hall of Fame trophy. Alex Brandon/AP Bobby Beathard, the architect of four Super Bowl-winning teams with two different organizations during his lengthy tenure in football, has died. He was 86. A spokesperson for the Washington …

Amir and Crystal Worship Provided Richton Park police will pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit alleging one of its officers shot a 12-year-old boy during a raid of his Markham home in 2019. As part of the settlement, the …

The ComEd Training Center at 3536 S. Iron St. in Chicago. As part of a proposed utility franchise agreement with the city, ComEd has committed to train more than 10,000 Chicagoans for clean energy jobs. Sun-Times file Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s …

The Bears made several hires and promotions Wednesday. The Bears made a handful of staff changes, including bringing back Jon Hoke as cornerbacks coach and defensive passing game coordinator. Hoke, 66, went into coaching shortly after his brief career as …

The FBI alleges this picture depicts Joseph Pavlik of Chicago outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Court records A retired Chicago firefighter with apparent ties to militia groups faces federal criminal charges for allegedly participating in …

Disbarred and disgraced Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been indicted in Chicago on charges of stealing $3 million from clients who lost family members in the 2018 Lion Air crash. AP Photos A Hollywood scandal involving millions of …

The truck entrance to the Norfolk Southern rail yard, at 63rd Street and Prairie Avenue. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times The City Council agreed Wednesday to vacate streets and alleys to pave the way for a $150 million expansion of Norfolk Southern Railway’s …

Tracy Baim with Solomon Liberman, who replaces her as publisher and CEO of the Chicago Reader. Sarah Joyce The board that runs the Chicago Reader said Wednesday it has hired a CEO and publisher to succeed Tracy Baim, who despite …

Food service workers picket outside the United Center last Dec. 7. Sun-Times file Concessions workers at the United Center have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike that could start anytime. About 700 employees at the United Center are members of …

Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff was named this year’s recipient of the Daniel M. Rooney Lifetime Achievement Award, the Fritz Pollard Alliance announced Wednesday. Demoff received the Fritz Pollard Alliance’s highest award for his dedication and long-term meritorious history …

By Peter Valdes-Dapena | CNN Bugatti sold its last purely gas-powered supercar at a Paris auction Wednesday for more than $10 million, setting a world auction record for a new car. Originally a special development model that was never intended …

A Beverly Crest residence where three people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting on Saturday, Jan. 28, was burglarized a day later, and police believe it may have been the short-term renters returning to the scene. …

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon – a man who spent little time behind bars for a similar crime in Nevada – killed two men before being cornered by officers and fatally shot himself, …

The Super Bowl is about more than just football. It’s a huge showcase for companies to showcase their latest, wildest innovations, and for advertising agencies trying to sell viewers those products and services in short ads that are more like …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke harshly on Wednesday, promising more rate hikes in the relentless fight against inflation, but he also dropped a few comments dovish enough to send the stock market sharply higher. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates …

A viral video showing an apparent attack on Russian soldiers in Ukraine has sparked speculation about what weapon may have been used in the attack, with at least one social media user calling it a “death ray”. The clip posted …

WASHINGTON — A transit worker was killed and three others injured Wednesday morning after a gunman confronted people on a bus and later at a subway station in southeast Washington, police said. The employee was trying to protect a customer …