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The IHSA State Finals are complete with four new state champions crowned. Here is a little this and that from what went down in Champaign. Four-peat? Yes, we’ll give DePaul Prep and coach Tom Kleinschmidt some time to revel in …

The Score’s Dan Bernstein won’t appear on his midday show this week after an ugly exchange Friday on X that led to his removal from the board of directors of charity Camp One Step. Midday show co-host Marshall Harris said …

An 18-year-old woman escaped a would-be kidnapper during St. Patrick’s Day weekend festivities on the Near North Side, police said. The woman was walking on a sidewalk when a man exited a vehicle and grabbed her by the arms shortly …

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations targeting alleged Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at the time of …

Dan Bernstein caught and released a thick 32-inch northern pike Thursday afternoon at Northerly Island after his midday shift as a host on The Score. Things came unhooked after that. “Had to be a female full of eggs with that …

Los huevos eran la comida predilecta de Salvador Aguado cuando cocinaba para sus nietos. Pero este residente del lado sur de Chicago, de 51 años de edad, no ha comprado huevos en más de un mes debido al gran aumento …

Para una intervención comunitaria exitosa contra la violencia, las experiencias de vida y la representación son fundamentales. Los jóvenes, en particular los jóvenes negros, que se encuentran en la intersección de la vida callejera y las oportunidades de “algo mejor” …

Los recientes cambios de la administración de Trump a los préstamos estudiantiles están causando frustración y confusión a algunos prestatarios. En respuesta a un fallo judicial de febrero que bloqueó algunos programas de la era de Biden, el Departamento de …

A $30,000 gold necklace caused a wild shoot-out where nearly 60 shots were fired and a self-proclaimed rapper was wounded last week at O’Hare Airport, according to police reports. When passengers from a Spirit Airlines flight from Houston made their …

Ivan Hansen, a retired Danish police officer, loaded up his basket at the supermarket, carefully checking each product to avoid buying anything made in the United States. No more Coca-Cola, no more California Zinfandel wine or almonds. The 67-year-old said …

Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy protection for a second time and plans to close down its U.S. business as traffic in shopping malls fades and competition from online retailers like Amazon, Temu and Shein intensifies. F21 OpCo, which runs …

By Ari Natter | Bloomberg The Trump administration unveiled plans to build housing on federal land, a move it said could help address a shortfall of 7 million affordable homes in the US. The Interior Department and Department of Housing …

By Dorothy Ma and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon | Bloomberg Forever 21’s US retail operator has filed for bankruptcy after being hit by rising inflation and intense competition in the fast-fashion sector, the second time the brand has entered Chapter 11. Forever …

Legendary rock group Def Leppard will take the stage at the Yaamava’ Theater in Highland, CA, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, as part of its summer 2025 U.S. tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will feature a few special guests, …

By SAMYA KULLAB, Associated Press A ceasefire in Russia’s 3-year-old war in Ukraine hinges on Moscow accepting the U.S. proposal of a 30-day pause in fighting as a confidence-building measure for both sides to hammer out a longer-term peace plan. …

Universal Orlando has released some of the first genuine, ground-level photos of its Epic Universe theme park, which is about two months away from its grand opening. The images provide the first looks at the five worlds contained within the …

Rajul Jain and Vivek Shivhare had been home searching for a few months when they found the perfect place in the hills above San Jose — a three-bedroom, three-bathroom ranch that would provide enough room for them and their teenager …

By TIM SULLIVAN AND ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press The U.S. deported hundreds of immigrants after President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, using the sweeping powers of a centuries-old wartime law …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico court granted a temporary restraining order Monday against the release of certain records related to the investigation into the recent deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. The order …