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Holding candles and flowers, a crowd gathered around an Evanston church’s Nativity display, where the familiar figurines stood quietly in the snow. But the Nativity display of Lake Street Church looked different this year, transformed to pay tribute to those …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino is at the center of President Donald Trump’s deportation show. Our reporters traveled across the country to trace his roots. 🗞️ Plus: The truth about corporate head tax …

At the beginning of the week of winter meetings, the Cubs talked over the metamorphosis of their bullpen throughout last season. “What we thought about our bullpen going into the season, … we were wrong,” manager Craig Counsell said in …

Workers at the Alder Planetarium voted to unionize on Thursday. The union will form with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 and represent 70 employees responsible for every aspect of the institution’s operations, union officials …

A pedestrian was fatally struck by an SUV driver early Friday in Rogers Park on the North Side. Around 5:50 a.m., the 34-year-old man was on the street in the 6800 block of North Sheridan Road when a blue SUV …

Three Chicago suspects remained in custody Friday after two robberies in suburban Will County, including one involving a 73-year-old woman who was bound and robbed at gunpoint during a home invasion earlier this week. The 73-year-old was able to escape …

La voz de la mamá de la oficial de policía de Chicago, Krystal Rivera, temblaba cuando hizo una pregunta el jueves mientras anunciaba una demanda por muerte injusta contra el Departamento de Policía de Chicago y el oficial Carlos Baker, …

La representante estadounidense Delia Ramírez y la senadora Tammy Duckworth se enfrentaron a altos funcionarios de la administración de Trump en audiencias separadas en Washington el jueves, donde Ramírez pidió una investigación sobre las “acciones potencialmente demandables” de la secretaria …

Los funcionarios de Chicago y del Condado de Cook advierten al público que se mantenga abrigado y cálido mientras la ciudad se prepara para temperaturas frías y amargas este fin de semana. Después de un breve aumento de las temperaturas …

A massive tiger pushes up off a boulder with its two front legs and looks back over his left shoulder with an open mouth, white-capped waves lapping at both the rock and his feet. You can find that tiger as …

Rome Odunze, the Bears’ leading wide receiver, has a chance at returning Sunday against the Browns after missing the first game of his career last week. Odunze practiced Thursday and Friday, though he was limited, and is listed as questionable …

Terminally ill people will have the option to end their own lives with a doctor’s prescription in Illinois next year, under legislation signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday. Illinois joins 11 other states that have passed so-called right-to-die legislation, …

New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed and authors Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. and Eve L. Ewing are among the latest recipients of The Chicago Review of Books’ annual literary awards. The honorees of the so-called “CHIRBy Awards” were …

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com. Friday, December 12, 2025 BLUE CENTRAL Tilden at Solorio, 5:00 CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH Highland Park at Vernon Hills, 6:30 Maine West at Maine …

A 40-year-old West Side man with a history of mental illness and punching people is charged with slugging three women in the face in the Loop this week in the latest of a series of unprovoked punching attacks downtown and …

Cirque du Soleil cautiva a millones de espectadores de todo el mundo cada año con temáticas distintas, desde las musicales como la reimaginación de la música de The Beatles en el espectáculo “Love” o “Sép7imo Día: No Descansaré”, inspirado en …

LAS VEGAS — As East Texas handicapper Paul Stone drove up State Route 79 to I-20 and headed east to Bossier City, Louisiana, last Friday morning, he listened to Chris Fallica on the Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN). A …

We asked readers about the city’s plan to close the State/Lake L station until 2029 for a $444 million rebuild? Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity: “Money well spent. The station is from the 1800s. … If we …

The Sky’s 2025 season ended with a bang — the suspension of star forward Angel Reese — and then an awkward silence. Reese and other key players skipped exit interviews, leaving fans holding their breath. Would Reese add her name …

The best, most prolific quarterback in Philadelphia Eagles history led the team to the playoffs eight times in 11 seasons, won five division titles, reached five NFC Championship Games and a Super Bowl and received six Pro Bowl nods. Not …