Quilen Blackwell, owner of a Chicago nonprofit that employs at-risk youth to turn vacant lots into flower farms, has won CNN’s Hero of the Year Award. Blackwell is CEO of Chicago Eco House, which grows flowers on South and West …
South Side flower shop owner named CNN’s Hero of the Year Read MoreTwo out of three Chicago residents do not know that the Chicago Board of Education will become a fully elected body in 2027, according to a poll commissioned by Kids First Chicago, a nonprofit education advocacy organization. On top of …
Most residents don’t know Chicago is moving to an elected school board, poll finds Read MoreAs a cloud of despair grows over the Bulls, whose losing streak hit seven games with a 32-point loss to the Warriors on Sunday, coach Billy Donovan is walking the line between trying to build harmony and publicly sending a …
Losing is taking a toll as Bulls’ unity is starting to splinter Read MoreA glassy, angular multipurpose facility that features an NBA regulation-size basketball court and views of Jackson Park last week became the first Obama Presidential Center building to reach completion. The 60,000-square-foot building, called Home Court, is at 6121 S. Stony …
Obama Presidential Center’s first building is complete — Here’s an exclusive look Read MoreRenderings of Bally’s permanent Chicago casino offer early looks at the poker room and gaming floor that could welcome gamblers next year. Interior renderings of the future River West casino, first spotted Monday by the real estate news site Chicago …
Bally’s Chicago casino renderings preview poker room, gaming floor Read MoreThe Blackhawks had been a surprisingly competitive team. Are they still a surprisingly competitive team? That question suddenly is worth asking after a disastrous weekend in which the Hawks lost to the Kings and Ducks by a combined 13-1 score, …
Blackhawks’ disastrous weekend leads to inflection point: Where is their season headed? Read MoreA woman suffered “very minor” injuries after a Metra BNSF line train hit her vehicle in Hinsdale on Monday, according to police. An inbound train hit the vehicle, occupied by a woman, at the Monroe Street crossing around noon, a …
Metra BNSF train strikes vehicle in Hinsdale, woman injured Read MoreThe Browns plan for their third different quarterback to be the last one they use this season. Rookie Shedeur Sanders will start at quarterback the rest of the year, including Sunday at Soldier Field, coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday. Sanders, …
Browns’ Shedeur Sanders will start at QB for rest of the season Read MoreAfter another weekend of failed budget negotiations, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Monday he is open to negotiating details of his already rejected proposed corporate head tax in hopes of averting an unprecedented city government shutdown that he says “benefits nobody.” …
Mayor Johnson determined to avert city government shutdown as budget stalemate drags on Read MoreBears coach Ben Johnson was disappointed when cornerback Kyler Gordon suffered yet another soft-tissue injury, this time hurting his groin less than 90 minutes before kickoff against the Packers on Sunday. “I wish I had a better feel for the …
Bears coach Ben Johnson frustrated by Kyler Gordon’s injury ‘rut’ Read MoreThe Caleb Williams experience has had plenty of thrills and plunges, and the Bears’ game against the Packers on Sunday was full of both. One moment, Williams was stuck at 7-for-15 passing, trailing 14-3 in the third quarter and sputtering …
Bears QB Caleb Williams’ timing, throwing accuracy are critical to their playoff hopes Read MoreAn Indiana man accused of fatally shooting and dismembering a 68-year-old man in a North Lawndale home before setting him on fire in March allegedly searched the internet about firearms, dismembering a body, setting a fire and concealing DNA and …
West Side slaying suspect Googled ‘which knife is best to cut through a human arm,’ prosecutors say Read MorePlease send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com. Monday, December 8, 2025 LAKE SHORE Horizon-McKinley 61, British School 38 Wolcott 57, Morgan Park Academy 43 Beacon at Christian Heritage, 5:00 Intrinsic-Downtown …
Monday’s high school basketball scores Read MoreU.S. Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi on Monday said he might “revisit” contributions from Shyam Sankar, a prolific Republican campaign contributor who is chief technology officer for Palantir, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor. That was after the Chicago Sun-Times …
Raja Krishnamoorthi says he might ‘revisit’ contributions from ICE contractor, Trump adviser Shyam Sankar Read MoreThe head coaches of the NFL’s most heated rivals barely broke stride in the moments after the Packers’ 28-21 victory Sunday against the Bears at Lambeau Field, slowing their jogs to three quick walking steps to give each other a …
Bears’ Johnson downplays handshake with Pack’s LaFleur, but NFL world will be watching next one in two weeks Read MoreResidents of a Chicago apartment building raided by federal immigration agents are scrambling to find places to live after a Cook County judge on Monday denied their request for more time and resources. In an emergency hearing held via Zoom, …
Judge keeps move-out date for South Shore building raided by feds, sending residents scrambling Read More1. There isn’t a preseason Super 25 team that has climbed the rankings as quickly — or as impressively — as St. Ignatius. The Wolfpack were at the back end of the preseason rankings at No. 22 when the season …
St. Ignatius has a basketball team to be reckoned with Read MoreORLANDO, Fla. — Will Venable knew what he was getting into last October when he took over as the White Sox’ manager. The team had just finished the 2024 season 41-121, with the most losses in a season in the …
Improvement to come internally for White Sox Read MoreORLANDO, Fla. — White Sox general manager Chris Getz and his staff spent most of the first day Monday at the winter meetings brainstorming ideas and conversing with agents, executives and players. For Getz, this offseason will be about the …
White Sox taking a leap hinges on development of young players, not outside reinforcements Read MoreChicago could see freezing rain and more snow this week, and commuters should prepare for slippery roads and poor visibility Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. After a slight chance of flurries Monday evening, the temperature is expected to go above …
Motorists should be careful of slick roads as freezing rain and snow slide in Read More