Illinois just received a new financial accolade from a top bond rating agency, giving Gov. JB Pritzker a strategic boost in a fall campaign where Republican challenger Darren Bailey has made the state’s fiscal management under Pritzker a central issue. …
Back-to-back bond rating upgrades for Illinois boost Pritzker’s reelection bid Read MoreSTUART, Florida — Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge and his driver’s license was suspended for five years Wednesday following a March rollover crash in Florida, where he initially was accused of driving under the influence. …
Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge Read MoreSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame running back Aneyas Williams spent his first two college seasons waiting for a chance to prove himself. Then last winter, he had right elbow surgery and considered transferring. Eventually, Williams decided to come back …
Notre Dame RB Aneyas Williams ready to make long-awaited 1st start as No. 4 Irish face Wisconsin Read MoreBreaking down the Bears’ practice Wednesday: What happened The team went over an hour as the temperature hit 94 degrees, and the players got frequent two-minute water breaks because of the heat. That weather could be similar to what they …
Bears’ practice report: It’s a scorcher out there! Read MoreLike a barnstorming wrestler, all Bears rookie defensive tackle Jordan van den Berg needs is a finishing move. He has to develop a reliable way to shed a run-blocker and get past a pass-blocker. Until then, though, the sixth-round pick …
Rookie DT Jordan van den Berg is raw — but exactly what the Bears need Read MoreA federal judge on Wednesday rejected the argument that the “Broadview Six” scandal involving alleged government misconduct should derail the prosecution of an immigration officer accused of sexual assault and facing trial next week. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer …
‘Broadview 6’ scandal won’t derail trial of CBP agent accused of ‘gunpoint sexual assaults’ Read More“A real beast” of hail that dropped in Kankakee earlier this year is officially the state’s largest recorded hailstone. The hailstone — measuring 6.6 inches in diameter and weighing 1.2 pounds — fell into a Kankakee backyard during a severe …
Mega hailstone officially broke state record during ‘most severe year for weather in recent memory’ Read MoreDespués de que Aspira de Illinois se declaró en bancarrota en junio, la organización sin fines de lucro incluyó en su lista un edificio construido con $27 millones en fondos públicos que albergaba una de sus escuelas chárter cerradas. En …
Aspira permitirá que juez decida el destino del dinero de la venta de una escuela construida con fondos públicos Read MoreLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to forfeit five first-round draft picks and pay a $30 million fine Wednesday for violating salary cap circumvention …
NBA fines Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, suspends owner Steve Ballmer one year in cap circumvention case Read MoreCraig Counsell had a request for Cubs president Jed Hoyer at the trade deadline. He wanted a right-handed hitting outfielder to bring off the bench. Hoyer was focused on adding pitching, and he did, bringing in righties Kevin Gausman and …
Craig Counsell’s reunion with ex-Brewer Tyrone Taylor fruitful for Cubs: ‘I knew he’d fit in really well’ Read MoreOne day after Bears general manager Ryan Poles said he couldn’t guarantee that slot cornerback Kyler Gordon would ever play for them again, a rehab specialist posted videos of Gordon going through private workouts. The “Foot Doctor Moe” Instagram account …
Video emerges of Kyler Gordon workout 1 day after Bears cast doubt on return Read MoreWhen Big Ten Network’s football pregame show hits the air at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, it will feature the same trio that appeared when the network launched on Aug. 30, 2007. Host Dave Revsine and analysts Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith …
Big Ten Network set to begin 20th season with its original cast Read MoreThe judge who once challenged Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and tried to limit the feds’ use of force during Operation Midway Blitz is now expected to decide in mid-November whether she’ll allow Illinois and Chicago’s lawsuit over the deportation …
Federal judge told ‘things are no longer quiet’ as Midway Blitz lawsuit faces critical November ruling Read MoreHOUSTON — Randal Grichuk’s two-run double off Astros reliever Tatsuya Imai broke open the White Sox’ 5-1 victory on Tuesday. But the bigger development was Grichuk getting an opportunity to face right-handed pitching at all. The 35-year-old’s brilliance as a …
Playing time could be sparse for White Sox’ right-handed outfielders down the stretch Read MoreIn a 162-game season, bullpen pitchers are going to have bad stretches. Sometimes, those stretches are going to overlap. There’s nothing terribly abnormal about what the Cubs are experiencing right now, a string of bad days for the relief corps. …
Cubs need to lose bullpen blues to be best version of themselves come October: ‘These are guys we count on’ Read MoreMore than 28,000 Chicago Public Schools students will have access to free internet at home this year thanks to the extension of the Chicago Connected program. The program launched in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift …
Chicago extends program offering free Wifi to CPS students Read MoreHOUSTON – The biggest potential advantage for the Cleveland Guardians as they chase the White Sox in the American League Central standings is starting pitching. With their pitching development engine, the Guardians once more have a deep rotation led by …
In return from injured list, Davis Martin looked like the starting pitcher the White Sox need Read MoreCommuters faced headaches in multiple directions Wednesday as the Torrence Avenue Bridge got stuck in the raised position late Wednesday afternoon, just hours after the DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge reopened following a similar occurrence. The city’s Office of Emergency …
Another Chicago bridge gets stuck in sweltering heat hours after DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge reopens Read MoreCommuters faced headaches in multiple directions Wednesday as the Torrence Avenue Bridge got stuck in the raised position late Wednesday afternoon, just hours after the DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge reopened following a similar occurrence. The bridge — located over …
Torrence Avenue Bridge reopens after being stuck due to heat-related issue Read MoreA kosher community fridge honoring Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old with Chicago ties who was taken hostage and later killed by Hamas, was dedicated Wednesday in Skokie. Hersh’s Fridge, which organizers describe as the country’s first kosher community fridge, is open …
Hersh’s Fridge dedicated in Skokie in memory of Hersh Goldberg-Polin Read More