Northwestern University is changing the status of its African Studies program — described as the oldest of its kind in the country — raising questions about how changes will impact everything from its funding to staff. University spokesperson Amy E. …
Northwestern says African Studies program isn’t closing, but staff told otherwise Read MoreA 31-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Chatham, Chicago police said. The man was on the sidewalk along the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue about 1:47 p.m. when he was shot by an unknown …
Man critically wounded in Chatham shooting Read MoreBurying a loved one is much harder than buying a corned beef sandwich. More expensive, too. Trust me, I’ve done both. When my mother died last year, my brother and I were immediately faced with a series of difficult decisions. …
Government keeps close tabs on delis, on funeral parlors not so much Read MoreFive people were shot and killed overnight in Chicago, according to Chicago police. Ronald Hill, 35, was outside in the 4200 block of West Cermak Road in North Lawndale around midnight when an unknown person shot him in the chest …
2 women killed during separate arguments among the 5 people fatally shot overnight Read MoreA lawsuit alleging a Champaign doctor botched an abortion was settled last month. Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle was accused of leaving part of a fetus inside a woman and puncturing her uterus while performing an abortion at Champaign-based Equity Clinic in …
Settlement reached in suit against Champaign doctor who left part of fetus inside patient during abortion Read MoreSixteen teenagers were arrested at the Congress Theater Friday night nearly a week after police shut down an unsanctioned rave at the shuttered Logan Square venue. Officers responded to a call for trespassing around 8:15 p.m. Friday in the 2100 …
16 teens arrested at vacant Congress Theater almost a week after illegal rave held in shuttered venue Read MoreThe preseason talk at Loyola is all about returning to ‘‘the standard.’’ The Ramblers finished 4-5 last season, a shocking record taken at face value. But it is important to remember that Loyola’s young team gave Mount Carmel a stern …
No. 3 Loyola shakes off last season, looks ahead with talented core and return of coach John Holecek Read MoreIf you saw him before the game Sunday and didn’t know better, you would think David Ross was just another journalist working at Wrigley Field. Wearing a collared short-sleeved shirt and a credential around his neck and carrying a notebook, …
Former manager David Ross feels no awkwardness in Cubs’ locker room Read MoreDETROIT — The White Sox’ trade for center fielder Brenton Doyle on Aug. 3 had the potential to create tension in the team’s utopian clubhouse. Incumbent center fielder Tristan Peters had a first half that put him in the All-Star …
Brenton Doyle, Tristan Peters getting along just fine in White Sox’ outfield Read MoreOne of the Cubs’ most durable players will be out for at least 10 days. Shortstop Dansby Swanson (left oblique) left Sunday’s game against the Cardinals in the bottom of the third inning after swinging through a 0-0 Hunter Dobbins …
Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson heading to injured list Read MoreOzzy Trapilo is back. The left tackle whom the Bears feared would miss most, if not all of the 2026 season with a torn patellar tendon, was activated off the physically unable-to-perform list shortly before Sunday’s practice. When it became …
Bears LT Ozzy Trapilo returns from physically unable-to-perform list Read MoreBreaking down the Bears’ training-camp practice Sunday: What happened About half the team practiced for an hour at Halas Hall. Those who played significant snaps in the preseason opener Saturday against the Browns were given the day off. While running …
Bears training-camp report No. 14: Montez Sweat returns Read MoreLOS ANGELES — Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him, has died. He was 83. He died …
Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83 Read MoreBears running back Kyle Monangai left practice Sunday after appearing to hurt his right knee. Monangai got tangled with defensive tackle Grady Jarrett during a drill. Bears players were not wearing full pads. Initial indications were promising that he avoided …
Bears RB Kyle Monangai leaves practice after hurting right knee Read MoreWrigley Field is way better than Rate Field. Way better at attracting frat bros, you mean? The Cubs are the best team in the city. The White Sox are more fun. Our record is better. So? We’re in first place. …
White Sox at Cubs — the Crosstown Come-Up — takes the stage Monday, a series this city deserves Read MoreDerek Jeter never thought about failing. When the Yankees legend was preparing for a big moment, he’d think back to all the moments he had success — even if it was on the basketball court at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Central High …
Yankees icon Derek Jeter tells Bears not to focus on failure Read MoreDETROIT — The White Sox didn’t hear much vitriol from the home crowd during their sweep of the Tigers, which they capped with a 7-5 victory Sunday. Despite putting a dent in the Tigers’ playoff hopes, the first-place Sox didn’t …
White Sox outfielders better be ready for the heckling confines of Wrigley Field Read MoreSEATTLE — Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Natasha Cloud scored 20 points and the Sky ended a six-game losing streak on the road with an 82-80 victory against the Seattle Storm on Sunday at Climate Pledge Arena. …
Sky hold on for 82-80 road victory against the Storm Read MoreThe Cubs entered their weekend series against the Cardinals as one of the hottest teams in the majors. They had won nine of their last 12 games and were beginning to creep up on the National League Central-leading Brewers. Now …
Cubs stagger into series vs. White Sox after losing Dansby Swanson and seeing Edward Cabrera get rocked Read MoreEAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Five people were killed in a “targeted mass shooting” against a family in southwestern Illinois, police said. Two more people were wounded, and two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, were in custody, police said. Most …
Five dead in mass shooting in East St. Louis Read More