After 13 years in prison, Maria Garza needed a place to live. But finding housing was not easy for Garza, who left Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln in June 2021. While living in homes of friends and family, as well …
Thousands leaving Illinois prisons face high risk of housing instability, new study finds Read MoreAs the Bears try to get their passing game off the ground, they have a perennial 1,000-yard wide receiver in DJ Moore ready to explode. Not in a bad way like the Eagles’ A.J. Brown has done amid their struggles, …
Bears WR DJ Moore can boost offense, but when it comes to dip in numbers, ‘my stats are in the win column’ Read MoreA city panel unanimously approved preliminary landmark status for 30 N. LaSalle St., the 44-story skyscraper for which architects Adler and Sullivan’s historic Chicago Stock Exchange Building was demolished — causing a civic uproar — in 1972. The Commission on …
Loop tower that replaced historic Chicago Stock Exchange Building wins preliminary landmark status Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to buy the legacy Hollywood giant’s studio and streaming business for $72 billion. The acquisition, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry’s biggest players in film …
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion Read MoreRenderings show the massive ballroom overshadowing the White House (Graphic: The White House) After disagreeing over the size of Donald Trump’s prized $300,000,000 ballroom, the architect behind the project has been fired. The President and architect James McCrery II have …
Trump sacks architect who didn’t want to make his ballroom bigger than the White House Read MorePoundland is shutting a number of stores this month (Picture: In Pictures via Getty Images) Poundland is one of several struggling high street chains shutting stores this year, with a number closing in December. The discount retailer was sold by …
Full list of Poundland stores closing in December 2025 Read MoreA 61-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died from serious injuries at a home in Haverhill (Picture: Newsquest/SWNS) A man found dead at a home in Suffolk earlier this week was shot by a crossbow, …
Woman, 61, arrested for ‘murder’ after man shot with crossbow Read MoreWhen President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced in August that the World Cup draw — which will determine team groups for the 2026 games, some of which will be played in the Bay Area — would take …
Does the World Cup have a Trump problem in the Bay Area? Read MoreCalifornia’s public school system, which purports to educate nearly 6 million students ranging from 4-year-olds in transitional kindergarten to near-adults preparing to graduate from high school, is in a world of hurt. Its students perform poorly in national tests of academic …
Walters: California’s education leadership mishmash makes it hard to know who’s accountable Read More(Cincoro Jack) Who doesn’t love tequila? While well-reported challenges hit the spirits industry this year, premium tequila remains one of the only growing categories in America. The reason is simple: When crafted with pride and expertise, tequila delivers a spectrum …
Tequila Lovers Gift Guide: 12 Bottles At Every Price Point Read MoreWhen President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced in August that the World Cup draw — which will determine team groups for the 2026 games, some of which will be played in the Bay Area — would take …
Does the World Cup have a Trump problem in the Bay Area? Read MoreCalifornia’s public school system, which purports to educate nearly 6 million students ranging from 4-year-olds in transitional kindergarten to near-adults preparing to graduate from high school, is in a world of hurt. Its students perform poorly in national tests of academic …
Walters: California’s education leadership mishmash makes it hard to know who’s accountable Read MoreColorado’s high school coaches and athletic directors are clamoring for updated rules to make it easier for student athletes to transfer schools. The need for reform, they told Denver Post reporter Kyle Newman, can be found in the sad stories …
Don’t punish Colorado’s high school athletes. Instead, protect them from vulture recruiters (Editorial) Read MoreU.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is making one last effort to push a bill ensuring a legal pathway to citizenship for child immigrants through Congress before his upcoming retirement. Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced the Development Relief and …
Durbin reintroduces DREAM Act in hopes of paving citizenship pathway for child immigrants Read MoreJustin Baren, a Chicago-area musician who as a teenager shot to the upper echelon of the music industry in the pop band the Redwalls, has died. The band announced his death Tuesday. Baren was 40. Martin Baren, his father, declined …
Redwalls vocalist and bassist Justin Baren dies at 40 Read MorePlease send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com. Thursday, December 4, 2025 RED CENTRAL Hyde Park 64, Englewood 32 Phillips 63, Perspectives-MS 57 Kenwood at Dyett, 6:30 RED NORTH Lane 72, …
Thursday’s high school basketball scores and schedule Read MoreChicago’s second straight budget stalemate is not about the City Council vs. Mayor Brandon Johnson, or left vs. centrist. It’s about Wall Street rating agencies and an almost certain downgrade in the city’s bond rating “if we don’t get this …
Chicago headed for a bond rating drop if City Hall doesn’t get budget right, Civic Fed president says Read MoreThe Chicago Elite Classic is back for its 14th year. The annual early-season event at UIC’s Credit Union 1 Arena this weekend is bigger than ever with 13 games and 26 teams. Plus, the event features players at or near …
Previewing the Chicago Elite Classic Read MoreOne of the three men killed while standing outside the scene of a three-vehicle crash in West Pullman early Wednesday was described as a loving person “who brought joy and laughter to everyone around him.” Ruben Lujano, whose age wasn’t …
2 of 3 killed in I-57 crashes in West Pullman identified Read MoreFrom time to time, David Kaplan would be inspired to record what he called a “REKAP,” a video several minutes long in which he’d recap a game in his usual energetic tone and post it on Twitter. He didn’t benefit …
The rise of The REKAP, with David Kaplan and Ryan McGuffey — nearly a quarter of a million served Read More