Things got so bad between the Bears and Roquan Smith amid negotiations for a contract extension in 2022 that he sent an open letter to chairman George McCaskey asking him to intervene in the impasse between him and general manager …
Ravens LB Roquan Smith ‘excited about the matchup’ in first game vs. Bears since they traded him Read MoreRacquel Perry steps up to the mic in a Chicago recording studio. She says she’s nervous, although you’d never know it based on her calm confidence. Perry is not a recording artist, but she is here to appear on a …
Her son was killed by a bullet in Chicago. Now, his memory lives on in song Read MoreTAMPA, Fla. — The Blackhawks‘ falling out with former forward prospect Dominic James will come full circle Thursday. James will make his NHL debut with the Lightning, the team with which he eventually signed in September, and against the Hawks, the …
Ex-Blackhawks prospect Dominic James explains decision to reject contract, sign with Lightning instead Read MoreGov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed an executive order that establishes a commission to hold federal immigration agents accountable for aggressive tactics being used in the Chicago area during the White House’s ongoing deportation campaign. It’s the latest effort by …
Pritzker forms panel to document alleged abuses by feds during Chicago deportation campaign Read MoreFormer Illinois state lawmaker and 2026 Republican gubernatorial hopeful Darren Bailey is grieving the “unimaginable loss” of his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren who died in a helicopter crash in Montana. Bailey’s son Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and two of …
Governor candidate Darren Bailey’s son, daughter-in-law, 2 grandchildren killed in Montana helicopter crash Read MoreIt was Nikola Vucevic’s turn to dunk on Matas Buzelis, and no basketball was even required. In the deadpan, dry-humor world of Vucevic, how could he pass up the opportunity? The Bulls’ veteran big man was asked about both Buzelis …
Bulls’ Matas Buzelis continues to be poster boy for the organization Read MoreUn jardinero, que trabaja con un proveedor contratado de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS), estaba trabajando en la propiedad de la Escuela Decatur Classic en el vecindario de West Ridge cuando fue detenido por agentes de inmigración el martes, …
Inmigración detiene a jardinero de CPS, reavivando preguntas sobre la seguridad de estudiantes Read MoreThe academic routine for Caden Pierce, now in his senior year at Princeton, remains familiar. He heads to class and wraps things up, depending on the day, in his Psychology of Decision Making and Judgement class or Roman Empire 44 …
Princeton to portal: Glenbard West grad Caden Pierce getting degree, sitting out season Read MoreRavens quarterback Lamar Jackson practiced Thursday as his team prepares to play the Bears on Sunday in Baltimore. Jackson, who has missed the past two games because of a hamstring problem, returned to practice for the first time this month …
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson practices again Thursday Read MoreLos residentes del vecindario La Villita pidieron el miércoles a las autoridades que hagan cumplir la prohibición sobre el uso de propiedades de la Municipalidad por parte de agentes federales de inmigración para prepararse para el esfuerzo de deportación del …
Piden al alcalde que cumpla orden que prohíbe a agentes de ICE estar en propiedades municipales Read MoreA man who led a street gang labeled the “most vicious” ever prosecuted in Chicago’s federal courthouse, and who once faced mandatory life in prison, has instead been sentenced to 34 years behind bars. It’s the result of a deal …
Wicked Town boss gets 34 years in prison after plea deal calls off second trial Read MoreA city “scarred and shaped by fire” is inviting more of the same by inspecting over a 12-month period just 17% of the buildings in its database for fire code violations and failing to maintain an accurate building inventory, Chicago’s …
Chicago buildings falling through fire safety inspection cracks Read MoreWide receiver DJ Moore and running back D’Andre Swift returned to Bears practice Thursday after sitting out the day before with injuries to their hip and groin, respectively. Four others remained out, though. Tight end Cole Kmet (back) and Tyrique …
Bears injury report: WR DJ Moore, RB D’Andre Swift return to practice Read MoreThe Regional Transportation Authority’s board of directors expressed feelings ranging from frustration to hopelessness during a board meeting Thursday, as time winds down in Springfield for lawmakers to pass a funding bill that saves the CTA, Metra and Pace from …
Facing ‘six-alarm fire’ of service cuts, transit leaders anxious with 1 week left to pass state funding bill Read MoreA raíz de los informes sobre agentes federales de inmigración que manejan vehículos sin placas adecuadas o con placas modificadas, el Secretario de Estado Alexi Giannoulias ha creado una línea de denuncias para recopilar e investigar las violaciones de placas, …
Illinois busca sancionar a vehículos de ICE con placas ilegales tras reportaje del Sun-Times Read MoreMONACO — Women’s marathon world record-holder and former Chicago Marathon champion Ruth Chepng’etich has been banned for three years after admitting a doping violation, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday. The AIU said Chepng’etich admitted anti-doping rule violations …
Ruth Chepng’etich, Chicago Marathon winner and world record holder, gets 3-year doping ban Read MoreCaleb Williams’ best red-zone read was one of his first. Midway through the first quarter of the Bears’ first game, Williams dropped back at third-and-six from the Vikings’ 9 and scanned for open receivers. Keeping his eyes downfield, he shuffled …
Why the red zone has become the Bears’ ‘Achilles’ heel’ — and how they can fix it Read MoreNEW YORK — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in two cases alleging sprawling criminal schemes to rake in millions by …
NBA coach, player charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes Read MoreBears safety Kevin Byard knows how not to tackle Derrick Henry. He had a front-row view of defenders bouncing off the hulking running back when the two played together with the Titans from 2016-23. “Don’t go high, I’ll tell you …
To stop Derrick Henry, the Bears need to ‘take his pistons away’ Read MoreChicago’s aviation commissioner and the City Council’s Aviation Committee chair said Thursday they are concerned that installing slot machines at O’Hare and Midway airports would cheapen the look and feel of the city’s airports. The reservations expressed by Aviation Commissioner …
More mixed signals about slots at airports, as aviation commissioner and aviation chair express reservations Read More