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MONTREAL — One of the most noticeable ways the Blackhawks have missed Connor Bedard so far is during man-advantage situations, where nobody has stepped up to be assertive or take control the way he would. That’s something that needs to …

There isn’t a more potent offensive duo in the state than Neuqua Valley’s Cole Kelly and Mason Martin. The two young players — Kelly is just a sophomore and Martin a junior — are off to blistering starts. Along the …

Matt Siemer’s primary concern in life was how to be a good person. “It’s something we’d talk about all the time. What do you do in life to be good? And how do you know what you’re doing is helping …

A Bears team that has learned to cope with injuries has another doozy to deal with in their most important game of the season — neither Rome Odunze nor Luther Burden will play against the Packers on Saturday night. The …

Rookie guard Hailey Van Lith looked exactly like the player the Sky imagined. In an early-season game against the Sun, Van Lith danced into the lane, floating shots over giants. She scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds in one …

The year in Chicago sports media was unlike any other. One of the longest-tenured radio hosts was fired, and entire seasons were blacked out — and it wasn’t even summer yet. Eventually, the radio host became a podcast host, and …

DETROIT — On paper, the Detroit Lions are strong favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in a showdown of 8-6 teams with playoff hopes. History points to a different outcome. Detroit is 0-5-1 against the Steelers in the …

The White Sox announced Thursday that they acquired outfielder Tristan Peters from the Rays for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The Sox’ 40-man roster increased to 39. Peters was designated for assignment on Dec. 16 after …

The Regional Transportation Authority on Thursday approved the 2026 budgets for the CTA, Metra and Pace, keeping fares the same in one of its last big acts before the newly signed transit law eliminates the body. RTA board members drew …

When President Donald Trump launched “Operation Midway Blitz” in the Chicago area, he said it aimed to make the city safer. Yet the increased presence of federal agents that started in September brought shootings, raids, protests, the deployment of less-lethal …

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams said earlier this year that he was unable to connect with ESPN color analyst Troy Aikman before one of the team’s two “Monday Night Football” games. Aikman’s partner, play-by-play man Joe Buck, told the “SI Media …

Longtime fireplace technician Gerardo Lopez-Moreno wasn’t about to stand by Wednesday morning when he and his son heard their work van was getting burglarized — for the third time this month. So when they spotted a gunman inside their van …

Un fabricante de acero cuyas raíces en Chicago datan de finales de 1800, A. Finkl & Sons, ha acordado añadir controles de contaminación y pagar al estado de Illinois $125,000 para resolver las acusaciones de que la empresa violó leyes …

Después de que agentes federales de inmigración arrestaron a un hombre en una gasolinera de Evanston el miércoles por la mañana, el comandante de la Patrulla Fronteriza, Gregory Bovino, le dijo al alcalde de esa ciudad que su equipo estaba …

The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved the sales of three former school buildings to buyers hoping to turn the sites into housing and a community center — but it could be years before those projects get off the …

Bears president/CEO Kevin Warren’s timing has always been intentional. His letter Wednesday, though, was as smooth as the false starts the Bears piled up in the first month of the season. Warren’s declaration Wednesday the Bears would look outside Cook …

The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday gave the first approval for a Chicago developer to turn a stretch of vacant lots in Bronzeville into dozens of new apartments. Pitched by East Village-based Capricorn Design and Build, the $24 million plan …

A panel of local officials took its first crack Thursday at trying to hold federal immigration agents accountable for the deluge of alleged abuses that have unfolded across the Chicago area under the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign. The newly …

The Cubs are in agreement with first baseman Tyler Austin on a one-year, $1.25 million deal, sources confirmed Thursday. When completed, it will be the Cubs’ first major-league position-player signing of the offseason. Austin, 34, returns to MLB after spending …

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Former race driver Greg Biffle and members of his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash Thursday in North Carolina, state police said. The business jet erupted into a large fire when it …