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Fresh off a season where Leo won 28 games and finished fourth in the state in Class 3A, coach Jimalle Ridley’s Lions — and promising big man Elon Henderson — will look to take another big step this season. Everyone …

La Junta de Educación de Chicago aprobó el jueves un nuevo contrato con el personal de los comedores escolares después de más de un año de negociaciones, elevando los sueldos mínimos de los trabajadores y evitando una huelga. Según el …

The Bears’ worst fears were confirmed Friday when testing showed tight end Cole Kmet will miss the rest of the season with an injury to his right knee. ‘‘He’s going to be sorely missed,’’ coach Ben Johnson said. ‘‘Really, he’s …

A federal jury is soon expected to decide who legally owns the artwork and writings of Henry Darger, more than 50 years after the death of the North Side hermit. The work is estimated to be worth millions of dollars. …

Of the Blackhawks‘ mere 23 regulation losses in 2016-17, one man — young Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck — was singlehandedly responsible for four of them. Hellebuyck stonewalled the Hawks in four consecutive meetings between November and January that season —  …

A “fearless” young Humboldt penguin has officially entered the habitat. Robin, a female juvenile penguin, is the only Humboldt penguin to hatch at the Brookfield Zoo this year. She hatched July 7 to first-time parents Sofi and Klaus. “She’s a …

Before we get to my Week 8 picks, let’s catch up on the college football season at roughly the midway point and look ahead to the second half. Ten things you need to know about the final season before an …

A 58-year-old man is being questioned by detectives after his tenant reported he sexually assaulted her at gunpoint and may have strangled another woman whose body was on a couch nearby on the South Side, according to city police reports. …

Class 8A (33) Oak Park-River Forest 58, (32) East Aurora 7 (17) Hinsdale Central 41, (48) Lake Park 19 (25) Marist 49, (40) Neuqua Valley 28 (24) Barrington 38, (41) Waubonsie Valley 0 (29) Naperville Central 18, (36) Warren 14 …

The Department of Justice is officially allowed to join a lawsuit against Evanston’s historic yet highly contested reparations program after a judge approved the agency’s motion last week, according to court records. District Judge John F. Kness approved the DOJ’s …

Coach Ben Johnson didn’t back down from his decision to hand the ball off to guard Joe Thuney on Thursday against the Patriots, even as he acknowledged the Bears were flagged because they did it the wrong way. ‘‘It’s one …

The Salt Shed could soon see a sister venue across the street that would include an amphitheater, bar and outdoor plaza. The expansion plans were outlined in a zoning application filed with the City Council on Oct. 14 by a …

A man was left in critical condition after he was shot in North Lawndale Friday afternoon, police said. The 37-year-old man was near the sidewalk in the 3900 block of West Cermak Road around 3 p.m. when he was approached …

Chicago Public Schools students are increasingly earning college credits while still in high school and are graduating and enrolling in college at higher rates than in the past, but many still struggle to finish college and earn a degree. Those …

Ann C. Tighe’s bid to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois did not result in her becoming the first woman to do the job. It did result in a fresh conversation about the dynamics of power …

MILWAUKEE — It’s not the normal type of talk one hears from a 20-year-old rookie in the NBA. Then again, who said the Bulls’ Caleb Wilson was normal? He wasn’t normal in knocking down four free throws in crunch time …

MILWAUKEE — It definitely wasn’t how rookie guard Dailyn Swain imagined watching his first NBA game with the Bulls. ‘‘I watched it on TV,’’ Swain said Friday of the Bulls’ season opener Wednesday against the Raptors in Toronto. ‘‘It was …

Five seasons ago, the Canadiens had the worst record in the NHL. But their point total has increased in every season since, including 15-point jumps in the last two seasons. They had 106 points last season and reached the conference …

As the Chicago Department of Buildings conducted an inspection Friday morning at the South Side funeral home where 55 decomposing bodies were found in August, activists and a family impacted by the discovery called for the building’s demolition. “This is …

Even Comer sophomore Jaydin Edmondson is a little surprised when he checks his stats online. At the top of the list for interceptions by Illinois players are Edmondson and Wauconda senior Luke Sickmeir, both with eight in nine games. Even …