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Ken Murphy texted that his son Mike arrowed a 15-point buck last Wednesday that green scored 208 inches. Mike, of Lynnwood, used a Mathews bow to arrow it in central Illinois. “The buck is a main-frame 10 with 15 scorable …

Some restaurant chains operating in Chicago and across the country are offering Veterans Day specials on Monday. Most require proof of service, such as a form of veteran, military or military-dependent identification — such as a Veteran ID Card or …

Quickly, before this review begins in earnest, a bit of service journalism: There are two classic Bing Crosby Christmas flicks that feature the indelible “White Christmas” plus a bunch of other Irving Berlin songs and have plots centering around showbiz …

If the Bears are ready to move on from offensive coordinator Shane Waldron as play caller, either by firing or demoting him, the most likely replacement is passing game coordinator Thomas Brown. The Bears ideally wouldn’t be in this position …

All bets were on Monday morning as Illinois’ 16th casino opened its doors for business in the south suburbs. The Wind Creek Chicago Southland started taking wagers at 11 a.m. at 17300 S. Halsted St. in East Hazel Crest. Its …

Quarterback Caleb Williams was asked during the NFL Scouting Combine whether he was intimidated by the Bears’ historic lack of dominant quarterbacks. ‘‘I don’t compare myself to the other guys that are there or have been there,’’ Williams said in …

Kindergarten to eighth-grade students gathered outside St. Viator Elementary School on Monday morning to commemorate Veterans Day with a flag ceremony honoring an alum killed while serving in Vietnam. Cpl. Charles “Chip” Kefer Jr. graduated from the Northwest Side school …

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said Monday he is still weighing a change to try to fix one of the worst offenses in the NFL. “There will be changes, adjustments being made,” he said in a press conference at Halas …

Over two dozen students, veterans and Pullman community members gathered at a Far South Side elementary school Monday morning to partake in a nearly quarter-century tradition of Veterans Day ceremonies at the school. The ceremony at George M. Pullman Elementary, …

Pitchfork Music Festival, long a staple on Chicago’s big summer music fest scene, announced Monday that it will not be returning to Chicago in 2025. In a social media post, the festival’s organizers stated the rapidly evolving music festival landscape …

The article “Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget is ‘dead on arrival,’ Council critic says” on Oct. 31 was probably right on target. Who wants to pay more property tax, which is probably the most unjust tax of all? Johnson is proposing …

Michael Jotzat proudly messaged that his 5-year-old son Mikey caught a 5-pound-plus largemouth bass Sunday “during our beloved Bears game” from a local pond in Oswego. “[He] was floating a large roach and it hit his pole like a freight …

DELPHI, Ind. — A former drugstore worker in the small Indiana town of Delphi was found guilty of murder on Monday in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike. Jurors convicted Richard Allen of …

It was October 2023 when four-time Emmy winner Derek Hough stepped on the stage of the Rosemont Theatre with his wife Hayley Erbert, and they dazzled the “Symphony of Dance” audience with their talent, energy and outright passion for one …

Would you ride a train from Chicago to Florida — in coach? Ellery Jones with the Sun-Times boarded Amtrak’s temporary Floridian route from Chicago to Miami Sunday evening on Nov. 10 and is expected to be in Miami around 6 …

La policía solicita la ayuda del público para encontrar a un hombre buscado en relación con el asesinato de su exnovia el mes pasado en el vecindario de McKinley Park. Tony Hernández, de 48 años, está acusado de disparar fatalmente …

Los habitantes de Chicago llenaron una iglesia del lado sur el domingo por la mañana para honrar y lamentar la muerte del oficial de la Policía de Chicago, Enrique Martínez, quien fue asesinado en el cumplimiento de su deber la …

La Ciudad de Chicago pide a los padres de estudiantes con discapacidades a solicitar el Fondo de Recuperación de Estudiantes Diversos antes del cierre de solicitudes el viernes. El fondo de $5 millones, que fue lanzado a principios de este …

Gil Rivera is a Vietnam War veteran. The Skokie resident served for two years until 1967 when he was medically discharged after he was injured by an explosion in an ambush. But for Rivera — despite his service and the …

Bears coach Matt Eberflus did nothing Monday to quiet the roaring calls for his job or, at minimum, for him to take play calling away from offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. If anything, as has too often been the case, he …