Disgraced ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke has been out of elected office since May 2023 and out of prison since summer after a conviction on corruption charges and hasn’t been actively raising campaign money. But his campaign coffers stand to grow …
These two crooks can still convert millions from their campaign funds into personal use if they want Read MoreWinter temperatures bring increased energy usage at a time when energy supply prices are on the rise. This combination is causing many families across the country and right here in northern Illinois to feel the strain. On Jan. 1, ComEd …
Many lower-income Chicagoans are about to catch a break on power bills Read MoreI wasn’t nervous the first time I interviewed a professional athlete. Picture me: driving to the Sachs Recreation Center in Deerfield, where the Sky practice — and where I’d attended a birthday party in my youth. Ah, women’s sports, where …
How the new Sky beat reporter gets athletes to open up Read MoreOne wouldn’t call Chicago’s latest spate of new restaurants thrilling. Opulent? Sure. Nostalgic, meat-centric and conceptually risk-averse? Remarkably. Every week of 2025 seemed to deliver a splashy new steakhouse or sleek sushi spot, bistro, pizza joint or trattoria. Some proffered …
The best things we ate around Chicago in 2025 Read MoreEvanston, Illinois, would hardly be the predicted setting for a constitutional confrontation over border authority. A leafy northern suburb of Chicago, more at home hosting Big Ten football games than social disruption, the town nonetheless has witnessed federal agents brandishing weapons at …
Inexperienced, poorly trained ICE and Border Patrol agents could face legal trouble Read MoreDEAR ABBY: My son has completely given up on dating. Whether it’s blind dates, casual meetings with members from our church or dating events I pay for and make him go to, he still hasn’t found a wife. At 36, …
Dear Abby: Parents running in circles trying to land son a wife Read MoreChicago police have released photos of a vehicle that struck and killed two men in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the South Side. The driver, who is not in custody, struck two male pedestrians …
Driver sought in double fatal hit-and-run in Morgan Park Read MoreHappy Holidays. I’ll be traveling all over the northern half of the state to cover high school basketball holiday tournaments for ten days, from Dec. 22 until Dec. 31. You can keep up with all of the coverage right here, …
Michael O’Brien’s holiday tournament notebook Read MoreThe Bears clinched a playoff spot over the weekend by stunning the Packers in overtime and getting help from the Lions losing to the Steelers. It’ll be their first time in the postseason since backing into a spot at 8-8 …
With playoff spot clinched, Bears turn attention to ‘bigger things’ than just getting into ‘the dance’ Read MoreDespués de más de 27 años viviendo en Estados Unidos, el residente del vecindario de West Lawn, Luis Martínez, decidió dar el paso hacia la ciudadanía. El viernes por la mañana, su sueño se convirtió en realidad. Martínez fue uno …
91 inmigrantes juramentados como ciudadanos durante ceremonia de naturalización en Chicago Read MoreThe NFL will announce Pro Bowl Games picks Tuesday at 9 a.m. There figures to be plenty of Bears. A whopping 10 Bears players finished atop their position group at the end of Pro Bowl fan voting, which makes up …
Ten Bears players sit atop Pro Bowl Games fan voting — team to be announced Tuesday Read MoreATLANTA – It wasn’t that long ago that Coby White was a part of a top five NBA defense. Ayo Dosunmu, Patrick Williams and Nikola Vucevic as well. It just feels long ago lately. Missed blockouts, lack of communication on …
The defense rests for the Bulls, and on some nights it flat-out sleeps Read MoreNo Illinois drivers will be “BRICKED” on the roads next year. Nor will they bear state registration plates with “TYPESHT,” “IBPOOPN” or “ICUP,” despite praise from Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias for vanity plate applicants’ creativity. All four were among …
‘IBPOOPN’ and ‘ICUP’ among 550 license plates rejected by Illinois secretary of state Read MoreCoach Ben Johnson bemoaned the Bears’ four 15-yard penalties in Saturday’s rivalry game against the Packers, calling all but the hit that concussed quarterback Jordan Love inexcusable. Linebacker D’Marco Jackson was flagged for unnecessary roughness on the opening kickoff return. …
Bears coach Ben Johnson calls penalties ‘egregious’ but defends concussion-causing hit vs. Packers Read MoreAlex Vlasic was praising Blackhawks veteran defenseman Matt Grzelcyk’s dependability last week in Toronto when he spotted the man himself walking into earshot. “I don’t want to pump his tires too much,” Vlasic said with a smile. “He’s been a …
Matt Grzelcyk giving Blackhawks much-needed steadiness in larger-than-expected role Read MoreThe state accused a suburban business of breaking environmental laws after even more asphalt was found in the Sanitary and Ship Canal more than 10 months after a spill of almost a half-million gallons of the hot liquid substance. Petroleum …
Suburban business cited for big, oily asphalt spill in Chicago canal Read MoreA small, wry smile crept across general manager Chris Getz’s face as public-address announcer Gene Honda read off Munetaka Murakami’s accomplishments from Japan. Two-time Nippon Professional Baseball MVP. Home run record-breaker. Players of Murakami’s pedigree simply don’t sign with the …
White Sox’ rebuild taking shape after signing Munetaka Murakami Read MoreA group of Illinois lawmakers who were denied entry into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s processing facility in suburban Broadview in June returned on Monday, court order in hand, and toured the facility for roughly an hour. The U.S. representatives …
Illinois lawmakers visit Broadview ICE facility months after they were denied entry Read MoreNo. 5 in your White Sox program, No. 1 in general manager Chris Getz’s heart. “One of the most prolific power hitters on the planet,” Getz gushed about Japanese newcomer Munetaka Murakami at the slugger’s introductory press conference at Rate …
White Sox’ Munetaka Murikami their new slugger, but will this work out? Read MoreJoe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week’s episode is all about the holiday tournaments. Mike and Joe break down the brackets at Pontiac, York, the Big Dipper, Centralia, Pekin, Hinsdale Central, Wheeling, Elgin, …
No Shot Clock high school basketball podcast: Previewing the holiday tournaments Read More