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A man was shot and killed early Saturday in North Lawndale. The 30-year-old was on a sidewalk about 4 a.m. in the 1100 block of South St. Louis Avenue when someone fired shots, striking him in the chest and back, …

A rideshare passenger was shot early Saturday on the Dan Ryan expressway. The backseat passenger was riding on Interstate 94 when someone in another car shot at their car about 1 a.m. in the northbound lanes near 53rd Street, Illinois …

What Bulls guard Zach LaVine has been doing recently is as much artistic as it is athletic. It perhaps has been his most impressive masterpiece since putting on a Bulls uniform for the first time in 2017. In five games …

Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates is coming under fire for comparing CEO Pedro Martinez to a special education student who can’t be suspended at a meeting before hundreds of elected members on Wednesday. She apologized at the meeting, …

Tracking the candidates in the Bears’ wide-ranging head-coaching search: Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson Status: The Bears interviewed him virtually Jan. 11. Background: Johnson is the hottest assistant coach candidate in the league after helping to turn the Lions into …

Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has been the most coveted head-coaching candidate in the NFL the last three Januarys, and the Bears interviewed him Saturday morning via videoconference. Johnson, 38, has been the Lions’ offensive coordinator since 2022. They led …

With just days left in President Biden’s time in office, students who racked up thousands of dollars in debt at the now-shuttered Argosy University are losing hope that they will ever get relief from their hefty student loan balances. The …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Saturday, January 11, 2025 INTERSTATE EIGHTRochelle 85, Morris 78 NORTHERN LAKE COUNTYGrant 52, Grayslake Central 37North Chicago 54, Grayslake North 41Wauconda 65, Round Lake 32 SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WESTOswego East 60, Oswego 46 UPSTATE …

Three people were hospitalized after a semitruck driver crashed into an ambulance Saturday, causing the emergency vehicle to flip and hit two other cars in West Englewood. The truck driver, a 54-year-old man, was traveling north on Ashland Avenue about …

For WNBA general managers, the extension of a qualifying offer is often a low-risk scenario. The offer, in the case of restricted free agents, comes with a one-year contract and slight salary increase. The player can opt to sign the …

Not every player in the College Football Playoff is a mercenary. We can thank Ohio State star defensive end Jack Sawyer and Notre Dame backup quarterback Steve Angeli for reminding us of that in critical moments of the Buckeyes’ and …

Aubrey Galvan breaks defenses. While her exploits with the ball in her hands are well documented, No. 8 Loyola’s senior guard can also affect defenses without it. Toward the end of the third quarter in a 58-42 win over No. …

It’s officially time to take down the Christmas tree — and give it new life by bringing it to one of the city’s tree recycling locations and possibly score some free mulch. Chicago residents can drop off their live or …

Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 points to lead USC to an 82-72 win over No. 13 Illinois on Saturday in Champaign. Wesley Yates III had 15 points — shooting 7 of 8 from the field — while Rashaun Agee …

It’s incredible what one song can do. Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds” can bring back the memory of a first kiss. Usher’s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” can serve as a reminder of a college friendship. Jon Batiste’s “Freedom” …

A man was fatally shot during an argument with a woman inside a South Chicago home Saturday, police said. The man, 51, was arguing with a woman inside a home in the 8600 block of South Muskegon Avenue about 4:15 …

One person is dead after a Metra train collided with a car in Norwood Park Saturday afternoon, a Metra spokesperson said. The crash happened around 3:50 p.m. near Nagle and Avondale Avenues when Union Pacific Northwest outbound train 717 struck …

Andrew Pohlman’s effort level is displayed all over his face, literally. The Oswego East senior is playing with a mask for the second consecutive year. He broke his nose in a basketball game last year, then did it again this …

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a human rights activist who co-founded the Rainbow Coalition and served as chairperson of the Young Lords organization, died Friday. He was 76. Mr. Jiménez spent much of the late ’60s and early ’70s fighting gentrification …

For the second half of the season, the Blackhawks have broken up their schedule into five-game segments and set targets for each of them. Interim coach Anders Sorensen didn’t reveal the specific thresholds or categories, but he said they range …