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“The Snuff Dipper” painting by Archibald Motley, Jr. depicts an older Black woman in a blue and black checkered blouse. Gray hair peeks out from her black feathered hat, and a straw or toothpick is tucked in the corner of …

Semfinal scores and state championship pairings. Semifinals Saturday, November 22 Class 8A Mount Carmel 42, Fremd 21 Oswego 10, Lockport 7 Class 7A St. Rita 54, Batavia 34 Brother Rice 45, Downers Grove North 17 Class 6A Fenwick 28, Nazareth …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jeremiyah Love bolstered his Heisman Trophy candidacy with 171 yards rushing and three touchdowns on just eight carries, and No. 9 Notre Dame blew out injury-decimated Syracuse 70-7 on Saturday. Love’s touchdown runs covered 45, 14 …

Sister JoAnn Persch spent a lifetime advocating for immigrants and human dignity. After decades of ministry, several years of them spent serving refugees from war and torture in Central America, she and the late Sister Pat Murphy in 2007 began …

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed Friday afternoon inside a Near North Side apartment, police said. The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest about 4:30 p.m. in a residence in the 600 block of West Division Street, …

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MADISON, Wis. — Darrion Dupree had 131 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 17 carries to lead Wisconsin to a 27-10 win over Illinois on Saturday night. Dupree became Wisconsin’s first 100-yard rusher this season. Dupree scored on an 84-yard …

Coach Billy Donovan rattled off statistics by heart, and he expressed disdain for all of them. “You’re talking about giving up 76 free throws in two games, 32 of them were shooting fouls, 54 offensive rebounds, 34 turnovers,” he said. …

In early October, St. Rita was 2-4 and faced an uphill climb to a playoff berth. But the Mustangs also had a veteran pass-and-catch duo in senior quarterback Steven Armbruster and Walter Jones. Turns out, they were just getting started. …

Oswego loves football. There were high expectations for the high school football team last season, but this year brought a whole new group, with just three returning starters. There was no preseason ranking and a lot of doubt. The doubts …

Sky star Kamilla Cardoso is joining Project B, a Formula One–style basketball league set to launch in November 2026. Cardoso joins Janelle Salaün (France) and Li Meng (China) as the start-up league’s first wave of international signees. The league will …

A man was killed and two others wounded in a shooting early Friday in West Garfield Park. They were outside about 3:45 a.m. in the 4500 block of West 5th Avenue when someone fired shots, striking two 31-year-old men and …

The private ceremony took place Thursday. Select members of the Bulls’ organization saluted their latest Ring of Honor class. The public celebration came at halftime Saturday, and the good news was there were no who-didn’t-show distractions. For the inaugural class …

A woman was sexually assaulted at gunpoint while her friend was held at knifepoint Friday night in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago police said. The two women were walking in the North Side neighborhood around 9:20 p.m. when they noticed two men …

The 10 pounds of added muscle have come in handy. Matas Buzelis will enter his 17th game of the regular season on Monday with 17 deflections, he’s been in on eight loose balls, and has drawn a charge. Not the …

Two people were killed and two others injured in a car crash on Lake Shore Drive in the Kenwood neighborhood early Sunday, Chicago police said. Two men were driving south in the 3900 block of South Lake Shore Drive in …

DEAR ABBY: My daughter is asking me to apologize to her boyfriend, “Harry,” for yelling at him when I was helping them move six years ago. (I had traveled 250 miles to help.) The day of the move, Harry didn’t …

A man was found unresponsive and with a “puncture wound” to his body in the Loop Sunday morning, Chicago police said. He was found outside around 7:20 a.m. in the 200 block of South Wabash Avenue and taken to Northwestern …

St. Rita lost 35-14 to Mount Carmel on the road in Week 2. After the game, my first question to Mustangs coach Martin Hopkins was more of a statement, something along the lines of “you guys are pretty good.” The …

The Bears‘ owner won’t play Sunday. Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won’t face the Bears at Soldier Field, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told CBS about two hours before kickoff at the Lakefront. “He fought his tail off all week, but that’s …