As both a Division I football and basketball prospect, Stephen Brown is not a groundbreaking athlete. There have been others before him who have shined in both sports. But the number of high school athletes in that position, specifically at …
Marist’s Stephen Brown showcases his high ceiling as a basketball prospect Read MoreOld habits die hard. When I read in the Sun-Times that Joe Mansueto has agreed to personally finance construction of a 22,000-seat soccer stadium in the South Loop, my immediate response was to smile at another rich man’s folly. Soccer? …
Did Ted Lasso boost soccer’s popularity? More likely the other way around Read MoreAn Evanston man suspected of shooting a security guard and biting another at Evanston Hospital on Thursday night has been charged, police said. Christian Haywood, 28, faces felony charges of attempted first-degree murder; aggravated battery discharging a firearm and causing …
Suspect charged in shooting, biting of security officers at Evanston Hospital Read MoreDETROIT — Nico Hoerner turned to face plate umpire Derek Thomas after the called third strike — which was low and inside. “I don’t think it’s really that often you can verbatim say to the press afterwards what got you …
Ejections of Nico Hoerner and Craig Counsell highlight intensity of Cubs’ series against Tigers Read MoreThousands of runners on Sunday morning participated in Lincoln Park Zoo’s 47th annual Run for the Zoo, a longstanding tradition that helps raise money for the zoo’s wildlife conservation efforts. About 4,500 runners and walkers showed up for the day’s …
Thousands compete in Lincoln Park Zoo’s Run for the Zoo in support of wildlife conservation Read MoreThe White Sox’ team of the future slowly is falling into place. That’s the hope, at least, as general manager Chris Getz’s rebuilding project keeps finding new milestones to celebrate at the major-league level this season. The most recent was …
White Sox celebrating rebuild milestones aplenty in 2025, but how far off is Colson Montgomery’s MLB arrival? Read MoreLeft-hander Tyler Alexander wasn’t even in Illinois when he signed with the White Sox at noon Sunday. The ink might not even have been dry before he was on the mound at Rate Field, pitching for his new team. The …
Tyler Alexander signs with White Sox, Ubers from Milwaukee, throws three innings on ‘whirlwind’ Sunday Read MoreDETROIT — A three-game series against the top team in the American League knocked the Cubs out of their spot atop the National League. Their 4-0 loss to the Tigers (43-24) in the rubber match Sunday gave the Cubs a …
Cubs fall short, drop series vs. AL-best Tigers: ‘Hopefully we’ll get to face them again’ Read MoreSky point guard Courtney Vandersloot, the ‘‘engine’’ of the team this season and a franchise icon, will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee. It’s a brutal blow for the Sky …
Sky point guard Courtney Vandersloot out for season with torn right ACL Read MoreNEW YORK — Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose,” the drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family exposing hypocrisy and pressures during a snowed-in gathering, won the Tony Award for best play Sunday night. The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Purpose,” which …
Steppenwolf’s ‘Purpose’ wins best play Tony Award; Kara Young makes history with her win Read MoreSome Chicago suburbs saw hail larger than two inches as storms passed through the area Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Skies cleared up about 5:30 p.m., soon after the tail end of the storm system passed through the …
Batavia sees 2.25-inch hail as storms rip through Chicago area Read MoreAs protests extend across the nation in response to sweeping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids under President Donald Trump’s second administration, Chicago residents and organizers rallied Sunday to denounce local police actions during an ICE raid last week in …
Pilsen protesters denounce Trump administration’s stepped-up ICE raids Read MoreLOS ANGELES — Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting autonomous vehicles on fire …
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops Read MoreA man was killed and another wounded in a shooting in Back of the Yards on Sunday night, Chicago police said. The men, ages 69 and 51, were leaving a business in the 5400 block of South Damen Avenue at …
Back of the Yards shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded Read MoreMoon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 6:45 to 10:15 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Today has its challenges, especially with parents or older relatives. …
Horoscope for Monday, June 09, 2025 Read MoreGov. JB Pritzker has retained a powerful Washington, D.C., law firm to help navigate dicey political waters ahead of a high-profile appearance before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday. The billionaire governor is paying for the …
Gov. Pritzker prepping for House committee showdown with help from top Biden attorney Read MoreThe eight young children enrolled at the Growing Up Green Daycare know Patricia Anaya as their teacher. She also steps in as their nurse and principal — plus, chef, gardener and janitor at the Southwest Side preschool and childcare center …
Head Start providers opened their Chicago homes to help young kids learn. Now that’s all at risk Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I lost my wife of 20 years four months ago after a prolonged illness. I retired at 62 and became her primary caretaker. The job of caretaker is endless and stressful, and yet rewarding. A female friend of …
Dear Abby: Widower being told to take his time after wife’s passing Read MoreAntisemitic incidents have been on the rise in America for years, escalating explosively with the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the shootings in Pittsburgh and Poway, California. Banner headlines sometimes mask more common incidents like repeated vandalism …
Don’t use attacks on Jewish community to violate American principles Read MoreOn April 1, our nation’s occupational health workforce was gutted when 92% of employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health received reduction-in-force termination letters from the Trump administration. As public health faculty at the University of Illinois …
Worker safety in jeopardy with federal cuts Read More