Frank Nazar's impressive 2024-25 season showed the Blackhawks all they needed to see, convincing them he can be a central piece of their long-term plan.The Hawks cemented Nazar's future Thursday with a new seven-year contract.The 21-year-old forward has one year left on his entry-level contract before this deal which will carry a $6.59 million salary-cap ...

The Derrick Rose jersey was always destined for the United Center rafters, and on Thursday the franchise announced when.The Bulls said in a statement that Roses No. 1 jersey will be retired in a postgame ceremony against the Celtics on Jan. 24, 2026, and while they offered up some details on the event, they also wanted to save something for later as the ...

Former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald has agreed to a settlement from his lawsuit against the university after he was fired in wake of the football team hazing scandal.Fitzgerald, who led the Wildcats from 2006-22 and is the team's longest tenured and winningest coach, filed a $130 million lawsuit against the university and its president in October 2023, ...

Imagnate que eres un turista de Espaa, un recin llegado de Venezuela o quizs hijo de un inmigrante nacido en Chicago.Entras por primera vez al Museo de Arte Contemporneo (MCA) y, para tu sorpresa, hay letreros en espaol. Hay descripciones en espaol para todas las pinturas y esculturas.Entre los principales museos estadounidenses, el MCA es uno de los pocos ...

Sister Jeans birthday looks a little different this year.Sister Jean Dolores Bertha Schmidt, the beloved nun and basketball chaplain at Loyola University Chicago, turned 106 Thursday. Typically, she celebrates with an on-campus birthday party, media interviews and conversations with students her favorite part.But a bad summer cold and other health issues ...

Channyn Lynne Parker has been chosen as the new CEO of Equality Illinois after being tapped as the interim boss of the LGBTQ+ rights organization earlier this summer.Parker is the first Black trans woman to lead Equality Illinois in its 34-year history advocating for the queer community.In 2023, she was hired as chief executive of Brave Space Alliance, the ...

The family of a woman who was killed in front of relatives during a Bridgeport hoodie sale turned deadly has launched a fundraiser as they call for justice. Gabriela Ochoa, 31, was fatally shot during a hoodie sale around 8:40 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of West 27th Street, according to Chicago police. "We will not rest until justice is served for our ...

As highly touted as Bears coach Ben Johnson was as an offensive coordinator and head-coaching candidate the last few years, he got a good reminder of where he truly stands in the NFLs hierarchy of coaches when he encountered the Chiefs Andy Reid at the owners meetings in March. When Reid sauntered into The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla., the whole room took ...

Chicagos Museum of Broadcast Communications announced Thursday that it will reopen in a new location this fall near the Ogilvie Metra station with exhibits on Johnny Carson and the evolution of late night TV.The museum, which first launched in 1982, has been without a physical home since it was booted from its River North location in the spring of 2023 when ...

The Bears probably couldnt have designed their preseason schedule better than it happened to fall for them. They began with a joint practice and game against the Dolphins, then the same with the Bills and now they get a legitimate game at the Chiefs on Friday as both teams have said they plan to play starters. The Chiefs have been the class of the NFL ever ...

Charges were pending against a man who attempted to access the field at Wrigley Field Wednesday night before the Cubs game.Officers responded to a disturbance at Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St., for a man who was attempting to enter the field of play, Chicago police said. It happened about 5:10 p.m., a couple of hours before a Cubs Brewers game started. ...

Several community members, and even a couple politicians, spoke during a raucous Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board meeting Wednesday about the alleged acceptance of a transgender student on the Conant High School girls volleyball team.Two women were ejected from the meeting by police for squabbling in the audience.Nine speakers were ...

A 17-year-old Skokie teen died after he was pulled from the water Wednesday night at Lighthouse Beach in Evanston. Sameer Quadri slipped under water around 8:50 p.m., at the beach, in the 2600 block of Sheridan Road, along the north side of the beachs break wall, according to the fire department and the Cook County medical examiner's office. A full water ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I had two sons, "Seth" and "Jason," who were best buddies. Seth passed away a year and a half ago, which has been really hard on us all, but especially on Jason. He's now 17 and in high school. He's doing OK, but he is still sort of listless and keeps to himself a lot.My sister's son, "Matt," was the same age as Seth. She suggested ...

The Chicago Park District this month clipped short the swimming season at 11 outdoor swimming pools, highlighting a disparity in the number of operating days at pools across the city, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows.Six of those pools had the fewest swimming days last year among all the citys pools.This year, scheduled access to pools varied widely, from ...

When the Joel Hall Dancers needed someone to succeed the companys namesake and longtime artistic director, its board turned to a trusted insider: William Gill, whod been a dancer and artistic leader with the company since the 1990s.Gill made clear that he had no plans for a big makeover. Because I matriculated through the system and know a lot about Joel ...

When the IRS announced in July that it was reinterpreting a decades-old law barring churches from making political endorsements, the Rev. Jonathan Barker of Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who has a history of political activism, welcomed the change.Barker, who led Grace Lutheran for nine years, has participated in hunger strikes and was ...

Imagine you're a tourist from Spain, a recent arrival from Venezuela or maybe the Chicago-born child of an immigrant.You're stumbling into the Museum of Contemporary Art for the first time, and to your surprise, there are wayfinding signs in Spanish. There are explanatory texts in Spanish for all of the paintings and sculptures. ...

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The bellows and whistles from the Wrigley Field crowd already were deafening in the third inning of the Cubs 4-3 victory Wednesday against the Brewers.Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukees rookie phenom, was unraveling. That much was clear after three consecutive walks, including an 11-pitch battle against Cubs rookie Matt Shaw. The Cubs fans in the stands could ...

Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker played with a small fracture in his right hand earlier this season, manager Craig Consell confirmed Wednesday, after an ESPN report gave further insight into the trajectory of the four-time All-Stars year.Him at 80% is pretty dang good, Cubs left fielder Ian Happ said in a conversation with the Sun-Times. Having him and his ...

ATLANTA Starter Martin Perez pitched 5 strong innings against the Braves in his first start since his remarkable return from a forearm injury that derailed his first season with the White Sox, who still fell 1-0 on a down night for their feast-or-famine offense.Perez didnt allow a runner past first base until Marcell Ozuna lined a double off the ...

Looks like the video gaming machines at a Cicero diner run by businessman Jeffrey Bertucci are going to stay off for now, as a Cook County judge on Wednesday rejected his efforts to halt an Illinois Gaming Board decision stripping him of his gambling license.The board the arm of state government responsible for regulating legalized gambling in Illinois ...

Cubs manager Craig Counsell stepped out of the Wrigley Field dugout Wednesday afternoon to meet 2025 first-round draft pick Ethan Conrad on the warning track.They talked for a few minutes, looking out on the field where Conrad hopes to play in the not-so-distant future.Being here is just unreal, Conrad said Wednesday before the Cubs game against the ...

A Chicago police officer has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully arrested last year in Tempe, Arizona.Jalen Woods, who is Black, claims Tempe police officers racially profiled him and suggested his job was in danger, with one of the officers saying, You understand we have discretion here right? You get placed under arrest and youre going to ...