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There was a lot of talk coming from the Bulls‘ locker room in the last 24 hours about that “next-man-up mentality,” and on Wednesday, coach Billy Donovan showed who those next men up would be and what they could do. …

PONTIAC, Ill.—It’s impossible to fully understand and appreciate the Pontiac Holiday Tournament from outside of Pontiac. Sixteen teams from around the state take over a small central Illinois town and for three days the entire focus of the community is …

Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Gemini. Happy New Year! Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Even though you might be seized with New Year’s resolutions, relax and take …

Chicago faces — and braces — for another new year. What will 2026 bring architecturally? Here’s my annual look at the year ahead. The centerpiece of the Obama Presidential Center will be the 225-foot museum tower. Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times The Obama …

DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2026! A New Year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this New Year brings with it our hopes for a new beginning. Today presents an opportunity to discard destructive old habits …

The start of a new year usually brings new motivation to achieve goals like eating healthier or finally cleaning your basement. Many resolutions also focus on financial goals, such as paying off credit card debt, saving for a new house, …

In a year when President Donald Trump called Chicago the “most dangerous city in the world” and launched an aggressive deportation campaign, citywide killings ultimately fell to a 60-year low as overall crime continued to drop. The number of murders …

In the final weeks of the 2025 season, Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner didn’t quite shrug off the feat of being in the running for the batting title, but he approached the conversation with a broader context in mind. “It’s …

A 38-year-old woman died Thursday morning after an SUV struck a pole at about 5:01 a.m. in the East Side neighborhood, according to the Chicago Police Department. The driver fled the scene, police said. A gray GMC SUV was traveling …

The Sun-Times’ Bears experts make their picks for the regular season finale Sunday against the Lions at Soldier Field (3:25 p.m., Fox 32): Patrick Finley Bears, 28-24: Since the start of the Matt Eberflus era, the Bears have beaten the …

Billy Donovan describes him as an “old school” point guard. Fitting, because it also matches Tre Jones’ soul. The Bulls reserve, turned temporary starter, comes across as the oldest sounding 25-year-old in the NBA. A mix of being humble, Minnesota …

Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze hasn’t played in a game since Nov. 28 — and doesn’t figure to on Sunday, either. Odunze was one of three players who didn’t practice Thursday. Guard Jonah Jackson sat out with an illness one week …

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down what’s at stake for the Bears on Sunday — and when the playoffs begin. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can …

Investigators with the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Organized Retail Crime Unit recovered more than $2 million worth of stolen merchandise from a warehouse in Oak Forest, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Police received information about a stolen cargo …

At least six people, including four children and one teenager, were injured Thursday morning in a residential fire on the West Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Officials said four are critically injured. The fire took place on the …

The NHL’s fifth-leading scorer in terms of points per game this season won’t be playing in the Olympics, as things stand now. Team Canada’s decision to leave Blackhawks star Connor Bedard off their initial roster Wednesday didn’t come as a …

Jeff Joniak is a ball of energy when he broadcasts a Bears game. He’s always moving in the radio booth, unable to sit down but fixated on the action. And with most games this season dripping with drama, Joniak’s adrenaline …

Brandon Alexander Whittington was originally due on Christmas Day. But instead, he arrived at 12:06 a.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital on New Year’s Day at 7 pounds and 13 ounces after his mother, Shaniqua Jones, was induced hours before — …

Bears tight end Colston Loveland can’t pinpoint the exact day, but he figures it was sometime in November. He had played enough NFL games to know what was expected of him — and understood his coaches’ warnings that the most …

Four days after giving up six touchdowns, defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said he wasn’t interested in litigating exactly what went wrong for the Bears. “We’ve kind of moved on, and we’re moving on to Detroit,” he said before practice Thursday. …