Evanston, 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 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 around …
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 Bulls guard Coby White was a part of a top-five NBA defense. Guard Ayo Dosunmu, forward Patrick Williams and center Nikola Vucevic were part of one, as well. It just feels long …
The defense rests for the Bulls; 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 MoreThe Blackhawks’ Alex Vlasic was praising fellow 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 …
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 White Sox 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 …
White Sox’ rebuild taking shape after signing Munetaka Murakami 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 MoreAllstate customers next year will see their homeowners insurance rate increase by an average of 8.8%, continuing a trend of insurers increasing rates. The planned increase, contained in a recent filing with the Illinois Department of Insurance, is set to …
Allstate plans to hike Illinois homeowners insurance rates Read MoreBen Johnson preached for weeks that the Bears needed 11 wins to make the playoffs. Saturday they got their 11th win. Sunday they got into the playoffs. “That was Step 1,” Johnson said Monday, abut 18 hours after the Lions’ …
The Bears want to play postseason games at home — here’s how they can get there Read MoreFRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott led the Dallas Cowboys to touchdowns on their first two drives against the Los Angeles Chargers. Justin Herbert easily answered both times against a Dallas defense that tops the list of reasons the Cowboys will …
Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus again on the hot seat Read MoreThe most remarkable thing about the Bears’ defense this season is not only that it has forced an astounding, NFL-best 31 turnovers, but the unit has done it amid nonstop turbulence in the lineup. Heading into the Bears’ final two …
Defense has been key to Bears’ run, and only now is it getting healthy as they eye playoffs Read MoreLos funcionarios estatales impusieron la sanción más severa posible a una escuela secundaria chárter de Chicago después de que una investigación encontrara tres años de violaciones “repetidas y no resueltas” en educación especial. El Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy (IHSCA), …
Escuela chárter Instituto sancionada por violaciones en educación especial Read More