A 21-year-old man was charged Sunday for impersonating a police officer and carrying a loaded gun during Thursday's anti-ICE protest in downtown Chicago, according to Chicago police.Willie Mathews Jr., of south suburban Matteson, was spotted wearing a T-shirt and backpack with the word police on it around 5 p.m. in the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue. ...

A 17-year-old boy was standing on a sidewalk in Grand Crossing when an unknown car pulled up and someone inside fired several shots at him early Sunday, Chicago police said.The boy was in the 7600 block of South Prairie Avenue when he was shot in the shoulder around 4 a.m. He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where he later died, police ...

The Sun-Times high school basketball Mount Rushmore project highlights the sports biggest names and greatest stars.With the prep career as the criterias centerpiece with a sprinkling of post-high school success and overall stature used as a separator weve created a Mount Rushmore for 10 geographical regions throughout the Chicago area.***There is no ...

Some of Cubs bench coach Ryan Flahertys earliest baseball memories come from joining his dad and the University of Southern Maine baseball team on their annual spring trip to Florida.Ed Flaherty, who since has been inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and amassed a laundry list of coaching awards in his 39 seasons at the helm ...

The NHLs skyrocketing salary cap complicates the Blackhawks efforts to jump-start their ascension.It has taken one advantage the Hawks had over many of their rivals ample salary-cap space and neutralized it, since most teams also now have ample space or are planning to have it soon.With the cap set to jump by $7.5 million (to $95.5 million total) next ...

The Sun-Times high school basketball Mount Rushmore project highlights the sports biggest names and greatest stars.With the prep career as the criterias centerpiece with a sprinkling of post-high school success and overall stature used as a separator weve created a Mount Rushmore for 10 geographical regions throughout the Chicago area.***There are ...

Bo Wheeler, who's a pilot, came home late from a work trip on Dec. 10, 2023. He remembers sleeping late the next day, waking up to watch the Bears beat the Detroit Lions. Thats when things took a bad turn for him and his wife Roz, who were expecting twins. That evening, the discomfort Roz Skozen Wheeler had been feeling turned into pain. They called her ...

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Aquarius.Aries (March 21-April 19) A so-so day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { ...

The Fires game Saturday against Nashville at Soldier Field went better than the matchup between the teams April 26 in Nashville, Tennessee, but the result turned out to be the same.Hany Mukhtar scored in the 56th minute and Sam Surridge in the 75th to lead Nashville to a 2-0 victory against the Fire (7-6-4) in the second game of a mens and womens ...

Two generations of Libertyville baseball players came very close to winning state championships. The Wildcats lost one-run title games in 2013 and 1976. The current team knows those years by heart. They know the story of the games and even some of the players.My trainer was on the 2013 team, Libertyville senior Cole Lockwood said. Libertyville baseball is ...

ARLINGTON, Texas Left-hander Tyler Alexander was prepared to start the 11th inning at second base because he was the last White Sox hitter in the 10th after a flurry of pinch hitters and lineup maneuvering.But manager Will Venable and his staff knew the extra-inning rules. According to MLB.com, The runner placed on second base at the start of each ...

ARLINGTON, Texas The White Sox revolving door at first base continued Saturday after the team sent Tim Elko to Triple-A Charlotte and recalled Ryan Noda before Saturdays game.Noda, who went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings loss to the Rangers, will get the latest crack at first for the Sox.Elko couldnt parlay Triple-A success, slashing ...

Thousands packed Rate Field on Saturday to celebrate the papacy of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV, marking a historic moment for the local Catholic community and a point of pride for the city.The event, hosted by the Archdiocese of Chicago, drew an estimated 30,000 people and included a live-streamed address from Pope Leo. It was the popes first direct address ...

The Ayo Dosunmu Vlog spoke volumes.There sat the Bulls guard making random calls to former teammates, current teammates and broadcasters, and anyone else who would pick up, while Matas Buzelis sat next to him laughing.A scene that resembled two bored teenagers making prank calls on their summer break.One difference, however. Buzelis, 20, no longer looks ...

Perhaps King Tuck is a more appropriate nickname than we thought.Kyle Tucker is good at baseball, hence the King portion. And everyone calls him, Tuck, which kind of sounds like Tut. That seems to be all that was needed to whip up the moniker.But Tucker, now a Cubs outfielder, got some props from a teammate that reveal that maybe King Tuck is truly ...

Nearly 100 groups, including floats, bands, car clubs and more, stepped off Saturday afternoon as part of the 47th annual Puerto Rican Peoples Day Parade in Humboldt Park.The parade, which began in 1978, not only celebrates Puerto Rican arts, culture and music, but also "frames the Puerto Rican cultural experience within the language of social criticism and ...

St. Laurences Daniel Coyle was one of the standout players at the state finals this weekend in Joliet and it had nothing to do with his hitting or pitching. Hes an eye-opening defender at third base, sure-handed and aggressive.It turns out thats why Coyle hasnt pitched a ton this season. Heading into the Class 3A state championship game against Benet he had ...

Shota Imanaga threw four scoreless innings in a rehab game Saturday in Arizona as the Cubs All-Star starting pitcher works his way back from the strained hamstring thats had him on the shelf for more than a month.Imanaga gave up three hits but walked none and struck out four against rookie-ball competition.Imanaga, who threw two scoreless innings in his ...

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.FISH OF THE WEEKCrappie in Chicago is the theme this week. BoRabb Williams texted Monday, "For the 1st time EVER, we fished for crappie in the Chicago RIVER and we were SHOCKED, catching Slab crappie 12-14 inches, thick ones averaging 1 1/2 pounds, big bluegills and some nice bass and catfish that we threw ...

Why should anyone watch the Sky right now?To a die-hard fan, the question is blasphemy. Real fans are supposed to suffer with dignity whether the Sky are 2-7 or 7-2.If youre a true Chicago Sky fan, then you should support no matter what the highs and lows are during the season, coach Tyler Marsh said before the team lost to the Atlanta Dream.In other ...

BLAINE, Minn. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination. A second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded.We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence," Walz said at a press conference Saturday. Those ...

Two men were shot and killed in the Austin neighborhood Friday night, police said.The two men one 38-year-old and one whose age is unknown were in a car in the 100 block of North Laramie Avenue around 11:41 p.m. when someone approached and fired shots, according to Chicago police. Both men were shot in the head.They were taken to Stroger Hospital where ...

The Sun-Times high school basketball Mount Rushmore project highlights the sports biggest names and greatest stars.With the prep career as the criterias centerpiece with a sprinkling of post-high school success and overall stature used as a separator weve created a Mount Rushmore for 10 geographical regions throughout the Chicago area.***Might a Mount ...

If you saw Brown people staring at their phones and calling out "wah, wah" within the last few days, I can tell you they were likely South Asians expressing their delight and admiration.Desis in the Chicago area and their counterparts elsewhere have been circulating a popular mayoral candidate's campaign video in Hindi/Urdu that features mango lassi, a ...

The Sun-Times high school basketball Mount Rushmore project highlights the sports biggest names and greatest stars.With the prep career as the criterias centerpiece with a sprinkling of post-high school success and overall stature used as a separator weve created a Mount Rushmore for 10 geographical regions throughout the Chicago area.***The Lake County ...