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 ...

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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 ...

Los seguidores de Csar Chvez, lder de derechos civiles de larga trayectoria e cono latino pblicamente celebrado en gran parte de la ciudad, expresaron su ira, shock y consternacin ante las acusaciones de que abus sexualmente de mujeres y nias mientras lideraba el movimiento por los derechos de los trabajadores agrcolas en las dcadas de 1960 y 1970.Una ...

Spanish authorities have found the body of James Jimmy Gracey, a college student from Elmhurst who was reported missing from Barcelona earlier this week.The body of Gracey, 20, was found Thursday evening in the water off a Barcelona beach, near where he was last seen outside a nightclub with his friends early Tuesday morning.He never returned to the room he ...

Energy giant BP locked out more than 800 union workers on Thursday at its refinery in Whiting, Indiana the largest inland refinery in the U.S.The lockout comes after BP and the workers' union, United Steelworkers Local 7-1, failed to reach a contract agreement on Tuesday. We presented British Petroleum with an offer [Tuesday] that included accepting ...

Efrain Aguirre got lost as he tried to find his classes in Schurz High Schools massive brown-brick building that has four floors and takes up an entire city block.But he felt encouraged when Schurz students graciously pointed him in the right direction. That kindness gave him a little confidence that he would eventually feel okay about going to school ...

The Chicago Plan Commission gave the first approval Thursday to a high-rise in an area of Lincoln Park thats gradually becoming more dense.Honore Properties and Peerless Development's $102 million project at 1415 N. Dayton St. would be 28 stories and bring 340 apartments to the southern edge of Lincoln Park, across from Goose Island and the Salt Shed.Its an ...

For the first time in 30 years, The Hideout has a new owner.Teri OBrien a performing artist, independent festival producer and one-time employee of the West Town concert venue is taking the reins from the husband-and-wife team of Tim and Katie Tuten and brothers Mike and Jim Hinchsliff, the venue announced Thursday, according to a post on its website.The ...

Major League Soccer will play a shortened 14-game regular season in early 2027 before the league switches to a schedule that better aligns with those of its international counterparts.The league said Thursday that the so-called "sprint season" will run from February to May 2027, with each of the league's 30 teams playing 14 games seven at home and seven on ...

If the White House encouraged Chicagos U.S. attorney's office in writing to bring a conspiracy indictment against six immigration protesters last fall, defense attorneys should be allowed to see it, a prosecutor agreed Thursday.But Assistant U.S. Attorney William Hogan said he didnt expect to find anything related to the case against the so-called Broadview ...

Chicago-area commuters want the incoming Northern Illinois Transit Authority to focus on improving security and bus and rail service, according to a new survey by the Regional Transportation Authority.More than 1,400 riders surveyed in December and January listed "public safety" and "improving service" to be top priorities of the NITA board, which replaces ...

You know what I cant stand? The complete answer is as long as the list of FAST channels you never watch on your connected TV. But for the purpose of this column, Ill give you one: internet stories about an upcoming game with a headline that begins How to watch Those stories are intended to be helpful. I find them insulting. You know how I watch a game? I ...