PITTSBURGH The Blackhawks have had plenty of bad games this season in which they struggled with inconsistency or failed to properly execute their game plan. Games like that are inevitable and somewhat excusable with this roster.The Hawks' 6-2 loss Thursday against the Penguins fell in a different and more concerning bucket: their effort was ...

One of the states top 25 basketball prospects plays his games at a park district field house in Pilsen for a team almost no one has heard of. But Cedrick Carter, a 6-8 senior, found exactly what he and his family needed at Intrinsic-Downtown.Carter wasnt a basketball player before his growth spurt in eighth grade, so hes still raw. But his size, athleticism ...

Patrick Kane is now the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL history.Kane passed Mike Modano Thursday night by recording his 1,375th point on an assist in the Detroit Red Wings' game against the Washington Capitals. He got there a couple of months after turning 37, while Modano was 40 when he scored a goal to register point No. 1,374."When you think of ...

It was a long three months for Yuki Kawamura.The 5-foot-7 fan favorite was not only on the shelf with a blood clot issue in his leg but didnt even know if he would get his basketball career back anytime soon.So the fact that he was back on the court and made active for the first time this season with the Bulls hosting Miami on Thursday, meant the world to ...

Basil Talbott Jr., the legendary Chicago Sun-Times political editor, chief political columnist and Washington correspondent, known for his punchy authoritative coverage and analysis, died Wednesday. He was 89.Talbotts wife, Susan, said Talbott collapsed Monday in front of their daughters house in Los Angeles and was pronounced dead at a Pasadena hospital on ...

After interviewing him for the third time this month on Thursday, the Falcons agreed to hire Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham as their GM.Earlier this month, he interviewed for a different Falcons position president of football, which went to former quarterback Matt Ryan. Cunningham had his first GM interview with the Falcons on Friday and ...

Ex-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel famously acknowledged a code of silence within the citys police department 10 years ago, calling for difficult conversations after murder charges were brought over the fatal police shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald.Now, the former mayor could be facing a difficult conversation of his own.A decade after Emanuel delivered his ...

Several small businesses across the Chicago area will not open their doors Friday in support of a national general strike to protest federal immigration enforcement that in recent weeks has led to the shooting deaths of two Americans in Minneapolis. The Brewed Coffee shop, which serves 300 cups of coffee in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood on a typical ...

A gas leak is suspected of causing a house to explode Thursday afternoon in far southwest suburban Oswego, officials said.Multiple fire departments responded Thursday to the explosion at a home in the 200 block of Fox Chase Drive North and battled an ensuing fire, according to Oswego fire and police officials.Nicor Gas also responded to the scene to ...

Chicagos police oversight agency is getting a new boss its current boss.Its been nearly a year since former chief Andrea Kersten was forced out amid allegations she was presiding over a Civilian Office of Police Accountability whose investigations were biased against police officers.LaKenya White, who started her career at the agency that preceded COPA, ...

White Sox manager Will Venable is a big art guy.As the Sox kicked off SoxFest Live weekend at the McCartin Boys & Girls Club, he reminisced about his artistic beginnings as a child. He loved to draw and create today hes the go-to person when his children have school projects.Now, as he enters Year 2 at the helm, hell be charged with crafting and molding ...

The Chicago Teachers Union wants to bring Chicago Public Schools to the bargaining table over working conditions including offering remote learning options ahead of a possible resurgence of widespread federal enforcement in the city later this year.Union leaders say this is necessary to protect families and ensure students can stay home if theyre afraid ...

The owner of Avondale restaurant Warlord is being temporarily released from electronic monitoring for a business trip abroad, according to Cook County court records.Trevor B. Fleming, 41, was charged with nonconsensual dissemination of a sexual image, a felony, records show. He was arrested Jan. 17.A Cook County judge Thursday allowed him to be released ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson may try again to convince Chicago voters to pass his Bring Chicago Home referendum, a top mayoral aide said Thursday, arguing that ballot questions in California and elsewhere normally dont get passed the first time.Cristina Pacione-Zayas, the former state senator now serving as Johnsons chief of staff, said the second time could be ...

Chicago business leader Seretha McField-Gibbs on Thursday launched a community investment group that aims to boost economic development across the region through community partnerships, with plans to eventually scale the nonprofit nationwide.The nonprofit, Bear Down Community Investment Group, was founded to expand housing options, construct mixed-use ...

Breakaway Community Development was established in 2017 with the aim of providing affordable training services to young athletes in the Austin neighborhood, hoping to set them on a path to success through sports.The nonprofit hosts basketball camps and offers athletic training in attributes such as speed and agility. But Khalilah Johnson, the co-founder and ...

Bears guard Joe Thuney was one of six finalists named for the NFL's first Protector of the Year Award, given for excellent offensive line play, on Thursday. The winner will be announced next week at NFL Honors, the league's Super Bowl week awards show.The Protector of the Year was a concept pushed by Bills tackle Dion Dawkins. The winner is picked by a ...

PITTSBURGH Blackhawks rookie defenseman Artyom Levshunov entered Thursday with only two goals in his first 69 career NHL games. That's in spite of the fact he has attempted 232 shots, 87 of which made it on-goal. That equates to a .977 save percentage by opposing goalies against him.Part of that is determined by luck. Four of those shot attempts hit posts, ...

Prometiendo poner a las familias trabajadoras sobre los multimillonarios corporativos, el concejal socialista democrtico Byron Sigcho Lpez lanz oficialmente el mircoles una candidatura independiente para desafiar a Patty Garca, la sucesora nombrada por el representante Jess "Chuy" Garca.No estamos atados a las reglas del partido. No estamos esperando a que ...

I like to say that much of Chicago media is still living in the past. And why not? Everything was better then.Despite smaller audiences across the board and newer means for news consumption, our TV and radio broadcasters are still important. Theyre recognizable and influential. We make them part of our viewing and listening habits.So when a radio station ...

State officials said Thursday they plan to introduce legislation to regulate electric bikes across the state and, for the first time, rein in the more dangerous "e-motos" that go upward of 50 mph.A new state initiative called "Ride Safe, Ride Smart, Ride Ready" seeks to increase the safety of e-bikes and other electric modes of personal transportation known ...

No puedo evitar verme reflejado en Alex Pretti, dijo Scott Mechanic, enfermero de la unidad de cuidados intensivos (ICU) en el Centro Mdico de la Universidad de Chicago, a una multitud de enfermeros, veteranos y miembros del sindicato el martes por la tarde.Frente a un altar de fotos y flores que honra al enfermero asesinado, Alex Pretti, los oradores ...

Human remains that were found on the Northwest Side under the Interstate-94 overpass at Cicero Avenue in 2012 have been identified nearly 14 years later, Illinois state police announced Thursday. ISP special agents received a DNA sample from a possible relative for comparison purposes and testing from the Cook County medical examiner's office revealed the ...

Two Chicago men are scheduled to appear before a judge Thursday, charged with robbing a concealed carry holder who shot one of the suspects during the encounter earlier this week in Belmont Cragin on the Northwest Side.Teryon Pittman, 24, and Robert Cooks Jr., 23, both of Chicago, were arrested around 4:20 a.m. Tuesday in the 2400 block of North Lockwood ...

A white former sheriffs deputy convicted of murdering an unarmed Black woman in her Springfield area home was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison, marking a capstone in a racially charged case of police brutality that drew national headlines.A jury in October found Sean Grayson, 31, guilty of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, 36, ...