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Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com. Schedule provided by Jack Gleason. Send schedule updates to hsbballjg@gmail.com. Saturday, December 20, 2025 NONCONFERENCE Deerfield 64, Zion-Benton 47 Downers Grove North 48, Downers Grove South 41 Dunbar 54, Brookfield Academy, Wis. 50 …

CLEVELAND — Matas Buzelis would welcome more minutes at small forward. But it’s a luxury the Bulls can’t afford all the time, at least not with the current roster. Patrick Williams was drafted, then given a $90 million extension to …

A renegade coalition of conservative and moderate City Council members opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporate head tax has decisively passed a budget balanced without the policy detested by Chicago’s business community. The Council voted 30-18 Saturday to pass the …

December means Christmas in the doggy day room at Logan Correctional Center, Illinois’ largest state prison for women. On a recent visit, there were dogs dressed in holiday sweaters or reindeer antlers. Three pet crates, stacked in progressively smaller sizes, …

KANATA, Ontario — The Blackhawks have been hammered by bad news and bad results over the last two weeks, and the hailstorm didn’t let up Saturday. Frank Nazar will miss about four weeks after suffering a facial injury in the …

A woman was killed and a man seriously injured in a car crash after they were shot at by people in another car Saturday morning in Roseland. The 22-year-old woman was driving west about 8:20 a.m. in the 200 block …

As expected, the Bears are bringing back Tremaine Edmunds for their rivalry game against the Packers on Saturday night. The middle linebacker was activated from injured reserve. Bears running back D’Andre Swift will play, too, after being ruled questionable with …

When Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick died in October, countless creators across the country lost a role model, mentor and friend. Among them was Duncan Robert Anderson, who said a comforting thought shook him out of paralyzing grief. “I could almost …

The snapshots of this resurgent Bears season have been of coach Ben Johnson ripping off his shirt in a raucous celebration, quarterback Caleb Williams weaving off-balanced passes through defenses and the various last-minute heroics of Josh Blackwell, Cairo Santos, Colston …

Mason Lockett’s moments came in blink of an eye flashes throughout No. 16 Oswego East’s 68-61 win against No. 11 Waukegan on Saturday in the Chicagoland Coaches United Invitational at Hope Academy. Lockett’s passing ability is a level higher than …

In a season full of unlikely endings, the Bears saved their most improbable finish for the game that mattered the most. Quarterback Caleb Williams hit wide receiver DJ Moore for a 46-yard touchdown on a play-action pass in overtime to …

What marks do the Bears get after their 22-16 overtime win against the Packers at Soldier Field? QUARTERBACK — A No Rome Odunze? No Luther Burden III? No problem. OK, fine, so it was a big problem until Caleb Williams …

The Bears have pulled off some spectacular wins this season, but rallying to beat the Packers 22-16 in overtime Saturday night tops them all.   They were down 10 with under six minutes to play when quarterback Caleb Williams led …

The Bears couldn’t be more different under coach Ben Johnson than they were under Matt Eberflus. Everything about them has changed, and a lot of it has to do with Johnson enforcing high standards and high expectations.   The same …

Before he handed out four game balls after Saturday’s 22-16 overtime win against the Packers, Bears coach Ben Johnson told his players to appreciate what they’ve done this season. “This is a special group,” he said. “This doesn’t happen everywhere, …

Wide receiver DJ Moore, who caught the Bears’ 46-yard game-winning touchdown pass in overtime against the rival Packers on Saturday night, has a theory about his team’s late-game successes: They’re getting help from above — and also behind them. “It’s …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears’ crazy, improbable win against the Packers on Saturday night. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen to …

Growing up in an immigrant household, you’d often hear whispers of “La Migra,” but never too loud for fear it would show up in your home. “La Migra” was a first-generation immigrant child’s version of the bogeyman. “La Migra” didn’t …

Chicagoans racing to help their neighbors When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents took photos on the Chicago River and marched down Michigan Avenue, Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, described the acts as “cheap photo ops.” It did make headlines. But …

DEAR ABBY: My parents were married for 50 years. My dad remarried a nice lady a year after Mom died. Within two months of meeting her, they were engaged. Dad made more than a few missteps, including announcing the engagement …