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Some nights, some games are destined to be special. On Friday in Waukegan, the stage was set in The Dog Pound, one of the state’s best gyms. The Class 4A sectional final between the host Bulldogs and Warren was sold …

Entering Friday, Connor Bedard needed a big game and the Blackhawks needed a hero. Both the individual and the team got what they needed in a 4-3 overtime victory against Utah. Three minutes into the extra session, Bedard circled around …

Pope Francis’ health scare that’s left him hospitalized with double pneumonia for weeks has Catholics worldwide and in Chicago praying for the 88-year-old’s recovery, but also preparing for what might come next. Among the men who will determine whether the …

DEAR ABBY: I find myself increasingly less patient with my oldest brother and older sister. They lie incessantly about things they have accomplished, always making themselves out to be the best. It frustrates me to hear them say things that …

The Bears are riding a wave of Ben Johnson-fueled momentum into the opening of free agency Monday, and it has no end in sight. General manager Ryan Poles set himself up to play from a position of strength in free …

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Paul Vriend visited Rock Run Rookery near Joliet to see the spring migration of American white pelicans Monday. Sneaking around, he took some great shots, including the one …

A man was fatally shot in the Roseland neighborhood early Saturday, police said. The man was in the 200 block of West 105th Street around 1 a.m. when someone in a white vehicle fired shots, according to Chicago police. The …

Two people were shot, one fatally, on the Near South Side late Friday, police said. An 18-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man were in a vehicle in the 100 block of East 21st Street just before midnight when someone fired …

A man has been charged in an Avalon Park shooting that killed a 39-year-old man last June, according to the Chicago police. Reginal Petty, 43, of Avalon Park, was arrested Thursday on a first-degree murder charge, police said. According to …

CHAMPAIGN — As three-game losing streaks go, this one felt more like 10 or 20. First, Illinois’ men’s basketball team blew a 16-point lead at home against Michigan State and lost 79-65, going scoreless and missing its last 18 shots …

You know what Rolling Meadows has done over the past five seasons? They’ve averaged 27 wins a year over the past four and finished 15-0 in the 2020-2021 pandemic-shortened season. The Mustangs have gone 49-1 in the Mid-Suburban League East …

CHAMPAIGN — Purdue star Trey Kaufman-Renn, who scored 29 points Friday in an 88-80 loss to Illinois, told reporters after the game there had been “some racist comments” made toward his 13-year-old brother in the State Farm Center stands. Kaufman-Renn …

MESA, Ariz. – Cubs lefty Justin Steele rejoined camp Saturday, after coming down with flu-like symptoms on Wednesday. As he walked into the clubhouse, teammates welcomed him back and he regaled them with the saga of his sickness. Steele is …

The husband of Caitlin Tracey, who was found dead in a South Loop high-rise condo building in October, was arrested on a warrant out of Michigan on Friday, according to court records. Adam Beckerink, 46, was arrested on a warrant …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Joe Veleno suspected a trade might be in the works when Red Wings coach Todd McLellan met his eyes but didn’t talk to him after making him a healthy scratch Thursday. On Friday, his hunch was proven correct …

Summer Brinkmann projects a confident and poised demeanor. She rarely looks rattled or startled on the court. There’s hardly any celebration coming from the Nashville sophomore guard. But before Saturday’s IHSA Class 2A state championship game, she felt the nerves. …

MESA, Ariz. – Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong made his biggest contribution Saturday with his bat, hitting a solo homer and a grand slam in a Cactus League game against the Mariners. He treated the accomplishment like the outlier it …

GLENDALE, Ariz. — September presents a trap in the evaluation process, especially when non-contending teams are looking more to the future and shift slightly toward a teaching process than all-out winning. And winter ball presents its share of agendas, too. …

GLENDALE, Ariz. — With a spot on the Opening Day roster at stake, Rule 5 pick Shane Smith knows every spring appearance is precious. And Smith, whom the Sox selected from the Brewers for $100,000 in December, continues to strengthen …

Being queen of Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day parade comes with several duties leading up to the big day on March 15. But the toughest, according to this year’s honoree, Cara Walsh, was a task she undertook Saturday at Reilly’s Daughter …