So far, the precipitous rise of the NHL's salary cap has mostly hurt the Blackhawks.At this stage of the Hawks' rebuild, as they turn their roster over to young players many of whom are on cheap entry-level contracts they expected to have abundant cap space, and they indeed do.However, because the cap jumped up by $7.5 million this season  to a maximum ...

A woman was charged after she was alleged to have hit a man with her vehicle in Roseland last month, according to Chicago police.Ashanti Harvey, 24, faces a count for attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery, police said in a statement. She was arrested Thursday.Harvey is alleged to have hit a 25-year-old man with her vehicle in the 11100 block ...

Good morning, Chicago. Below: Mayor Johnson fires his deputy mayor of community safety amid allegations of a toxic work environment. Plus: The Chicago Park District pays another lifeguard settlement, the Hideout gets a new owner and more news you need to know. Keeping score: Blackhawks finally beat the Wild, 2-0; Illinois defeats Penn, 105-70, in the NCAA ...

A woman was hospitalized after being stabbed by another woman in Roseland early Friday morning in what appears to be a domestic incident, according to Chicago police.The woman, 22, was arguing with another woman in the 11500 block of South Perry Avenue when she stabbed the 22-year-old in the thigh and forearm, police said. She was taken to Christ Medical ...

A man was critically injured after police officers found him shot in Englewood early Friday morning, according to Chicago police.Officers were patrolling near the 6600 block of South Halsted Street at 12:58 a.m. when they heard shots and found a 19-year-old who had been shot in the abdomen, police said in a statement. He was taken to University of Chicago ...

Chicago is slated for a dose of spring weather this weekend, though temperatures may still dip overnight into the 30s.Friday will bring sunny skies and a high temperature expected near 70 degrees, with a high of 65 Saturday and 60 on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Saturday's low of 49 degrees will be the only nightly reprieve Chicagoans ...

Chicago police officers fired their pistols at a charging dog but missed early Friday in Roseland on the Far South Side, according to police.Officers were called for a well-being check around 3:15 a.m. in the 12000 block of South Eggleston Avenue, police said in a statement.When officers arrived a dog charged towards both officers, police said. Both ...

If youve ever traveled to France, chances are youve come up against this all-too-common phenomenon. You get to the train station and, without warning, your train is out of service. Or a restaurant is oddly closed during regular business hours."Cest la grve," you may hear from a local, accompanied by a shrug. Its the strike.Theres a joke in France about its ...

Brace yourself if you're flying through O'Hare Airport this summer. Depending on the Federal Aviation Administration's decisions over the coming weeks, fewer choices, higher fares and more disruption are likely headed your way and not entirely by accident. The agency has been forced to step in ahead of the busy summer season to address the gap between ...

DEAR ABBY: I am in my late 30s. I live halfway across the country from my parents and don't have the best relationship with them. I also have a brother four years younger from whom I have been estranged for 20 years. He lives in the same city as my parents.My problem is, if I visit, my parents (especially my mom) will tell my brother and invite him over. I ...

In Sundays sports section, I found it dismaying to encounter the mens and womens NCAA brackets on facing pages: the mens in bold, dynamic color and the womens diminished in sad gray.In these times when the differences between men and women, white and nonwhite, majority and minority are so amplified, equal treatment of the brackets should have been a ...

The notoriously toxic workplace culture that once festered at Oak Street Beach led the Chicago Park District to pay more than $2 million to a female former lifeguard there bringing the total legal tab for the sexual-misconduct scandal at the citys public beaches and pools to more than $8.7 million.The alleged misconduct in the case included grooming, ...

He didn't think he'd stick around.When Calbert Wright began work at the Ford Motor Company's Chicago Stamping Plant in Chicago Heights in 1963, the factory was a noisy, smelly, smoky hellscape with a leaky roof. And it was hot: 100 degrees on the production line."Ooo," Wright said. "No fans. Water fountains were rare, very rare."Plus Black workers such as ...

For the past five years, Mayor Brandon Johnsons budget director has illegally gotten property tax breaks on a South Loop condo she owns but hasnt lived in since 2019.Annette Guzman got those tax breaks from her former boss, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi. They've saved her $3,434 in taxes on a condo she called an investment property on the required ...

Moon alertCaution! Avoid shopping (except for food and gas) after 4 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Aries into Taurus.Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; ...

MESA, Ariz. It has been 10 years already since the Cubs won a World Series.Seems like its about time for another one.Never mind that the organization once known as baseballs lovable losers took 108 years to win one in 2016, its first since 1908. These 2026 Cubs can dream big again without being scoffed at.But this outfit is a decade removed from the squad ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Illinois dominated No. 14 seed Penn 105-70 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.Keaton Wagler added 18 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Fighting Illini (25-8), who moved on to face No. 11 VCU in the second round on Saturday.Kylan Boswell had ...

Its supposed to be painful.On some nights like Wednesday against Toronto it can even border on embarrassing.Thats what NBA rebuilds are. There has to be a demolition before a rise.If there was one criticism to be made about the Bulls version of this, however, is its two seasons too late. But make no mistake, with 12 games left in the regular season, the ...

It took some help from the goalpost and a potentially goal-saving dive by Alex Vlasic in the final seconds, but the Blackhawks finally beat the Wild.The Hawks' 2-1 victory Thursday marked their first in regulation against their northern rivals since 2019 and just their second of any sort in 20 meetings during that time span.The gap between the two teams ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. White Sox prospect Sam Antonacci knew playing in the World Baseball Classic was a risk.It would have been a sensible decision for him to eschew playing for Team Italy in the WBC and continue his torrid spring with the Sox. Antonacci was batting .308/.500/.846 with two homers before he left camp.Definitely worth it, he said Thursday. [Italys ...

This was supposed to be the part of the season in which Lonzo Ball was unleashed.That plan was made very public by Kenny Atkinson way back in October, as the Cleveland coach had Balls season mapped out.Really with (Ball), more than anyone, our goal with him is to have him ready for the playoffs, Atkinson said then. Theres a reason this guy was a second ...

When Andre Ruddock was born, doctors told his family they didn't think he would live.Ruddock had health problems because his mother was addicted to herion when she was pregnant with him. Obviously, I made it, but that's how I ended up as a ward of the state in the Department of Children and Family Services, said Ruddock, 49, who grew up on the South Side.He ...

The quarterback of the community safety plan that Mayor Brandon Johnson credits for historic drops in violent crime was abruptly fired Thursday amid allegations of a hostile work environment and self-promotion.Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood was called into a meeting with Johnsons chief of staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas and top aide Jason Lee ...

The Chicago Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to end its contract with the financially troubled Aspira charter network the only time the school district has revoked a charter in the middle of the school year.The charter will officially become inactive on April 4 and students will not be able to enroll at an Aspira school for next year.Aspiras ...

State Rep. Margaret Croke narrowly won the Democratic primary for Illinois comptroller Thursday, after almost two days of results hanging in the balance.Croke declared victory late Tuesday, though her next-closest rival, state Sen. Karina Villa, did not concede as votes continued to trickle in. The two had been separated by just two percentage points. By ...