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It’s usually total oblivion for the Bears once they reach the point of their season being wrecked beyond saving and another dark winter with no playoffs approaches. One way or another, they seem to end up here every December. This …

The Storm announced Wednesday that its investigation into alleged harassment and bullying concluded with no violations found. But the team is bracing for a significant change to its roster. Two-time WNBA champion and former Niles West star Jewell Loyd has …

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s son made $43,000 in three years after his insurance company landed a Pilsen social service agency as a client, jurors were told Wednesday, in a deal federal prosecutors have linked to Madigan’s alleged …

For eight decades, Mavis Staples has been taking us there. To a place of hope and perseverance, that place of faith and freedom that has defined her life’s journey. Every time Mavis sings “Respect Yourself” and “We Get By” from …

Chicago winter has unofficially arrived, as strong winds hitting the area Wednesday night coupled with frigid temperatures will have much of the area feeling like it’s nearly 0 degrees. A wind advisory, which is issued when gusts exceed 45 mph, …

A man was shot and killed Wednesday morning in West Pullman on the Far South Side. About 10:35 a.m., officers found Brandon Greenwood, 23, in the driver’s seat of a silver Cadillac sedan with multiple gunshot wounds to his body …

A man was killed and another wounded Wednesday in a shooting in Morgan Park on the South Side. The men, ages 50 and 66, were in a car about 6:45 p.m. in the 11800 block of South Watkins Avenue when …

Trying to sustain the murder conviction that became the “crown jewel” of his career may have cost an assistant state’s attorney his reputation, his job and his freedom when he covered up his close friendship with a key witness, prosecutors …

Much to the frustration of parents and Chicago Board of Education members, Acero Schools leaders proposing to close seven of their charter schools failed to show up at a meeting Wednesday, which they were summoned to attend. “I can only …

The losses just keep coming for the Blackhawks. A 4-2 defeat Wednesday against the Bruins marked the Hawks’ fourth straight regulation loss and 18th overall in their first 26 games of the season, dropping them deeper into last place in …

Three years ago, Morgan Park’s Jovan Clark wasn’t wondering if he’d play college football. He was wondering if he’d ever play again, period. But Clark came back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament to become one of Illinois’ premier linebackers. …

LAS VEGAS — En route to Matt Eberflus finally receiving a pink slip Nov. 29, the profit margin on when the woebegone Bears coach would get the sack waxed and waned. Offshore markets dangled odds to lure those who traffic …

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Construction is expected to kickoff early next year on a 12-acre site in Morgan Park — once floated by Mayor Brandon Johnson as a location for “winterized base camps” for migrants. The Far South Community Development Corp. said its long-planned …

After months of insisting he would not pardon his son Hunter, President Joe Biden did just that — as almost anyone other than left-wing cable news legal analysts and Trump-hating late-night comics expected. In doing so, Biden effectively confirmed the …

  At “Symphony of the Oaks” visitors can create their own music as they walk near the oak trees at “Enchanted, Forest of Light” at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, CA on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The annual holiday …