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One glance around the Advocate Center a few weeks ago and it was almost like Matas Buzelis was re-invigorated. The Bulls forward had spent most of September running in open gyms with his teammates and now that camp was underway …

GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the first time since his very early days coaching the Bears, Ben Johnson looked like he was out of answers Sunday against the Packers. Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent couldn’t get anything going, so Johnson tried …

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Well, that was a real kick in the keister. “Green Bay sucks,” does it? Chicago sports fans can chant that until they’re blue in the face. Bears coach Ben Johnson can “hate” the bleepin’ Packers all …

Chicago police are investigating the sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman at a frat house near the University of Chicago in Hyde Park early Sunday, according to Chicago police and the university newspaper. The woman told officers the assault happened …

A 14-year-old girl was recovering in fair condition after she was shot in the leg early Monday in a home on the Northwest Side. Around 3 a.m., officers responded to a person shot in the 3100 block of North Kolmar …

DEAR ABBY: I went out to run errands, and when I returned home, I found a political sign in our front yard. It seems a candidate asked my husband for a pledge of support, and he agreed to place the …

Street lights are designed to improve safety, helping drivers see adequately at nighttime. But they’ve also become a symbol of how some birds of prey have been adapting to the Chicago region. Much like coyotes who have figured out how …

In 2022, after memories came flooding back that she had been sexually abused decades earlier as a child at a northwest suburban Mormon congregation by church leader Wade Christofferson, Michele Boehmke decided to confront him in person. Christofferson had long …

Standing on the first floor of Facility, the sprawling live-work space in Old Irving Park, Bob Faust is surrounded by years of ideas. On one worktable, a printed bandanna lies spread open, its yellow field ringed by words. Nearby, long …

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Scorpio. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Tread carefully today because it’s easy to get into an argument, especially with your kids or …

The scouting report was spot on. Early in Sunday’s game with the Bulls and the Nuggets tied, Denver watched Josh Giddey kick the ball out to the right wing and into the hands of bouncy rookie Caleb Wilson. Yes, the …

Chicago police continue to investigate a shooting that left a man dead and another critically injured Friday morning in Chicago Lawn on the South Side. Two men, 27 and 38, were in the 6500 block of South Maplewood Avenue around …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Chicago Public Schools’ inspector general reopened an investigation involving a former CPS student and board president candidate Hilario Dominguez. The accuser says she’s looking for accountability. Dominguez denies any wrongdoing and questions why the …

A passerby found a man inside a parked car, fatally shot early Monday in Roseland on the Far South Side. The man, 33, was found with a gunshot wound to his neck around 12:35 a.m. in the 11300 block of …

The Lake Street bridge over the Chicago River is set to completely close for construction Tuesday, rerouting CTA Green and Pink line trains for nearly two weeks. Shuttle buses will run between the Clark/Lake and Clinton stations for the length …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to the hospital late Tuesday morning, ahead of surgery to remove a lung nodule discovered during recent medical tests, according to the Vatican. The Vatican press office said the surgery …

MIAMI (AP) — A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million, an auction house announced Monday, calling it the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia. …

The funeral mass for former Bears coach Mike Ditka will be private, a representative for the family said. He died Friday morning at 86. The service is expected to be in Chicago, where Ditka lived at the end of his …

CLEVELAND — El clubhouse de los jugadores visitantes en el Progressive Field no estaba lleno de desesperación después de la derrota de los White Sox el sábado por la noche. Sin duda había tristeza después de que el equipo perdiera …

Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski said he’ll have a better idea Wednesday of whether quarterback Michael Penix will be able to play Sunday against the Bears. Penix hurt his ribs during the “Sunday Night Football” overtime loss to the Ravens. Monday, …