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How’d we uncover that Chicago spent $800,000 on a fence to bar homeless people from prominent view just in time for the Democratic National Convention? No secret sources or smoking guns. Just textbook journalism, one step at a time: We …

OAKLAND, Calif. — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by …

The top of the girls Super 25 rankings remained the same because many teams didn’t play the week before the Christmas tournaments. The top three teams stayed the same. No. 1 Lyons should be tested at the Montini Christmas Tournament. …

You can’t buy shampoo, toothpaste or toilet paper with food stamps. An echo of tightfisted Dickensian notions of charity, making sure the shiftless poor won’t be living it up on their dime, washing their hair and brushing their teeth and …

Two Catholic League teams made waves this week. Brother Rice knocked off Bolingbrook and Fenwick destroyed Mount Carmel and Peoria Central. The Crusaders leap into the top five and Fenwick, which wasn’t even ranked last week, joins at No. 13. …

The first portion of the season is complete, so what have we learned about this year’s batch of high school basketball teams? Kenwood is a true No. 1 The Broncos have the talent, the undefeated record and the resume. Wins …

Bears left tackle Braxton Jones appeared to suffer a major ankle injury in the second quarter against the Lions on Sunday and was carted to the locker room. With 9:06 left in the second quarter, Jones went down while blocking …

Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal complaint. The complaint obtained by The …

Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson and Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams just can’t leave each other alone and got into it again Sunday in the Bears’ 34-17 loss to the Lions at Soldier Field. Williams caught a five-yard pass against Stevenson …

A man was shot to death Sunday morning in South Chicago. About 9:15 a.m., the man, 48, was in an alley in the 8000 block of South Escanaba Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police said. He suffered gunshot wounds …

ST. LOUIS — Kasparas Jakucionis scored 21 points, including the go-ahead basket with 28 seconds left and Illinois defeated Missouri 80-77 on Sunday in the annual Braggin’ Rights game between the nonconference rivals. Illinois held the lead for nearly 30 …

The last couple of weeks have offered a reminder about just how much responsibility Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas is shouldering. A home victory against the Hornets and road victories against the Raptors and — shockingly …

Tony La Russa recalled what a “great teammate” Rickey Henderson was. Henderson’s greatness, and his brash and bold personality, were always evident. But he led by example on and off the field, La Russa, who managed Henderson with the Athletics …

With all due respect to the four teams that were outclassed — by plenty — in the first round of the College Football Playoff, it’s neither bad nor sad to see them go. The expanded playoff only can get better …

Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, one of the hot candidates for the next round of head coaching jobs, is “intrigued’’ by the Bears opening, NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero said Sunday. Intrigued? Like a scientist studying a dying species is …

A woman was killed and a man and three children injured in a one-vehicle crash in West Garfield Park on Sunday afternoon, Chicago police said. A Lexus SUV going westbound struck a pole in the 4300 block of West Lake …

In dueling auditions Sunday for the Bears’ head-coaching vacancy, Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson wowed the crowd at Soldier Field while Bears interim coach Thomas Brown was knocked out of the running. As the Lions rolled to a 34-17 win …

A man has been charged in the slaying of a woman who was found dead in Englewood this month, Chicago police said. Antwon Chambers, 32, was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree murder, police said. Terryn Winters, 34, died of …

Caleb Williams threw for more 300 yards again Sunday and it didn’t mean a thing. That’s because, as he had the previous three weeks, the Bears’ rookie quarterback spent most of a 34-17 loss to the Lions playing from behind. …

The Lions fooled the Bears’ defense with a bit of trickery Sunday. The surprise wasn’t that the play worked, but that offensive coordinator Ben Johnson would think he needed to resort to deception when plain, old football had been fooling …