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Thanksgiving is the busiest travel period of the year. Last year, U.S. airports recorded their busiest day ever (on the Sunday after Thanksgiving). Amtrak handled its largest passengers volume ever. And more people are traveling by car than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
After a team-wide reckoning Saturday night through Monday morning, the Blackhawks elected not to overhaul their systems — or even make any major tweaks — but to instead bear down on numerous points of emphasis within those systems.
LAS VEGAS — In three weeks, player movement will halt as team owners lock out the players, and talk of the market price of a No. 3 starting pitcher will be replaced with the stupefying details of collective bargaining agreement negotiations.
Morgan Park fired football coach Chris James on Monday. According to James, a Morgan Park alum widely regarded as the Public League's best coach, he was fired after refusing to immediately decide if he would return next season.
With quarterback Caleb Williams back on the field the past month, it’s been clear the Bears go as he goes.
Here’s the thing about rebuilds: They can keep people employed who shouldn’t be.
While the Bears begin to self-scout their team during their bye week, they have one avenue to get better — and a short time to do it.
LAS VEGAS — The hot stove is switched on, at least for a little while. The MLB offseason is underway, though it’s expected to come to a screeching, indefinite halt with an expected lockout at the beginning of next month.
Newly elected members of the Illinois congressional delegation on Sunday began a two-week “freshman” orientation in Washington — just days after Democrats swept races across the country in a repudiation of Trump administration policies.
Whether Chicago wins the race to host the 2031 Women’s World Cup games could come down to agreeable terms for the city’s venues, according to the head of the Chicago Sports Commission.
A Chicago man is behind bars Monday facing first-degree murder charges in the death of violence interrupter Andre Thomas, who was gunned down at his Chicago Heights office on Halloween.
If ever there was an underdog Chicago could get behind, Rupert Cintron is it. Cintron, a 51-year-old Chicago-area truck driver, made his debut as a pro sumo wrestler in a new league that swung through Chicago over the weekend.
There will be a time and place for Bulls forward Caleb Wilson to assess the competition for NBA Rookie of the Year.
The Buccaneers had five false start penalties Sunday night . Quarterback Baker Mayfield didn’t think it was because of the crowd noise.
The College Football Playoff will double in size to 24 teams beginning next year, bringing an end to a three-decade era of conference title games that used to be among the marquee events of the season.
Una coalición de organizaciones de derechos civiles —incluidos la ACLU, el National Immigrant Justice Center y el MacArthur Justice Center— presentó una demanda colectiva que impugna el trato "inhumano y constitucionalmente punitivo" a detenidos en una prisión de máxima seguridad de Indiana donde muchos inmigrantes…
The Chicago area could see the "first flakes of the season" though no accumulation is going to happen during a brief cold stretch expected to arrive by Friday morning, weather forecasters say.
District 7a neighborhoods: South Lawndale, Near West Side, Lower West Side, Garfield Ridge, Archer Heights
La decisión de la Ciudad de negar el permiso de operaciones a una empresa trituradora de metal del lado sureste por preocupaciones sobre la contaminación del aire y la salud pública fue confirmada por una Corte de Apelaciones estatal el viernes.
Chicago police are searching for a man who broke into a Auburn Gresham home, where he sexually assaulted and robbed a woman Friday morning on the South Side.
🔎 Below : The University of Chicago rarely expels students found responsible for sexual assault, posing challenges for survivors forced to come face-to-face with their attackers on campus.
DEAR ABBY: I'm a 44-year-old man, and as I reflect on my life, there's no way to describe it except as a failure. As a teenager, I didn't apply myself in school for a number of reasons, partly due to being the target of bullying. (I have Asperger's and have always been socially awkward.)
Chicagoans want the city to develop a permanent space for large-scale music festivals and outdoor events.
Looks like Alsip Mayor John Ryan might be able to stick around elected office a while longer.
The University of Chicago rarely expels students who commit sexual assault, a WBEZ analysis of nearly two decades of school records shows, leaving the door open for most survivors to come face-to-face with their attackers on campus.
We live in an era of genre breakdown. Documentaries get fictionalized reenactments, arena concerts have narratives and every musical style is ripe for blending with any other.
At some point during the ugly Bears -Buccaneers tussle Sunday night at Soldier Field, kicker Cairo Santos turned to his teammates on the bench at made a declaration: at some point the game would be tied, probably something like 20-20, and the Bears would need to find a way to win it.
Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break down the Bears' ugly 27-24 victory over the Buccaneers.
Yes, the ball landed in their cornerbacks’ arms as though it had been flown in via remote control.
Jeffery Simmons’ social media timeline told him of the plan by Bears fans Sunday night: to wear orange to welcome him to his first game at Soldier Field.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams played one of the worst games of his career Sunday against the Buccaneers and still got away with a 27-24 win .
Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions after 5 p.m. The New Moon is in Scorpio.
Five turnovers, four of them interceptions thrown by Caleb Williams. Some worrisome injuries, too.
The Bears ' need for cornerback help before Tuesday's trade deadline might have just gotten more serious.
LeBron James did what he does against the Bulls on Sunday — score. James hit his first bucket of the game, a three-pointer, to give him the most career points of anyone against the Bulls. He finished with 22 points and now has 1,916 in 70 career games.
Bulls point guard Josh Giddey is painfilly aware of his slow start to the season. His shooting percentage and scoring average are well below where he finished last season, and he said he still was trying to figure out how to be effective in the offense.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jordan Love threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score, and the Green Bay Packers scored 21 points off four New England Patriots turnovers to roll to a 45-27 win on Sunday.
The Bears ’ NFL brethren didn’t do them any favors Sunday. Certainly not the amateur-hour Dolphins, who held down Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs and the Lions’ No. 1-ranked offense admirably enough but never really threatened in a 19-9 loss in Miami Gardens, Florida.
A man's body was pulled out of the Chicago River Sunday afternoon in Albany Park on the Northwest Side.
Ben Johnson had just handed out game balls to three Bears players after their Monday night win in Seattle when Kyler Gordon reached out and slapped a sticker on his coach’s chest.
Baseball’s GM meetings are rarely the site of big-money free-agent deals and blockbuster trades.
NEW ORLEANS — Tyler Shough floated a 15-yard timing pass to Juwan Johnson toward the right corner of the end zone for a touchdown and the desperate New Orleans Saints stopped a do-or-die, 2-point conversion to outlast the Cleveland Browns 23-22 in overtime on Sunday.
Going into this season, it would’ve been hard to envision a scenario in which quarterback Caleb Williams was a wreck and the Bears got bailed out by their defense. That bizarre combination was exactly how they survived the Buccaneers on Sunday.
It turns out Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill was correct in his belief Saturday that he need not worry about his job security.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Detroit Lions have repeated a mantra all week in the aftermath of a scary neck injury to All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell.
Two people were killed in separate crashes early Sunday on two Chicago-area expressways, according to Illinois State Police.
Twelve years deep in rap, G Herbo took a lengthy path to his first headlining show at the sold-out United Center.
The Blackhawks ' first change of hopefully several this week came Sunday as Drew Commesso replaced Arvid Soderblom as the team's backup goalie.
NBC play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico, who was slated to call his 300th NFL game Sunday night, was replaced by Noah Eagle. Tirico said in a statement released around noon Sunday that a health issue would prevent him from calling the Buccaneers-Bears game at Soldier Field.
The 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition worked so well, between the Graf Zeppelin floating by and Sally Rand, with her naughty bubble dance, many Chicagoans never wanted it to leave.
A 59-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder following a fatal September shooting in Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago police said.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested Saturday in connection with 19 burglaries spanning neighborhoods on the South and North sides, Chicago police said.
Joy filled Morris on Saturday night: fireworks, horns, and more. The town’s beloved Warriors had knocked off Montini , a private school powerhouse, in the Class 4A playoffs.
A Monday autopsy determined a 19-year-old man died of multiple gunshot wounds after a shooting attack early Sunday in South Deering.
DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Mark," and his father have a strained relationship due to things that occurred when Mark was growing up. Mark is an only child, and his mother has passed away. Since I met my father-in-law prior to our marriage eight years ago, he has never taken any interest in me, Mark or our children. While…
What to watch for when the Bears host the Buccaneers on Sunday night: Tight end Colston Loveland has been a much bigger part of the passing attack since quarterback Caleb Williams returned from injury. He finally is starting to look like the top-five tight end he was projected to be going into the season.
There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The New Moon is in Scorpio.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The existing mountain of pressure on Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson to make changes to the team this week grew to the size of Mt. Everest on Saturday.
Hank Brown threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Braeden Jackson returned a kickoff for a TD for the second time this season as No. 21 Iowa beat Northwestern for the fifth straight time and dealt the Wildcats their first loss at the new Ryan Field in Evanston, 24-10 on Saturday night.
A Chicago-area skydiver was among two people killed after a mid-air collision Friday morning in Southern California.
With Broden Mackert healthy again and DeAngelo Coates coming into his own, Providence just keeps getting more multidimensional on offense.
High school football is Morris's pride and joy. The Warriors are undefeated this season, led by bruising, physical quarterback Marion Persich.
Gonzalo Tapia netted a pair of goals and Brais Méndez scored the winner in stoppage time to help the Columbus Crew pull out a 4-3 Decision Day victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday.
Over 100 Democratic supporters gathered at Federal Plaza in the Loop Saturday afternoon to rally following Tuesday's midterm election results.
More than 40 years ago, Bernadette McGonagle brought her 4-year-old daughter to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry to see the Christmas trees and kick off the holiday season.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Like most people in Rockford, hockey journeyman Dillon Boucher was fast asleep at 11:30 p.m. Monday night.
Everything looks hard for the Bulls offense. That’s because it is. Tiago Splitter’s gang will enter the Sunday afternoon brunch with Philadelphia with the third-lowest offensive efficiency in the league, the second-worst field goal percentage (41.2%), and the lowest three-point percentage (27.2%).
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Marcus Freeman didn't deny the obvious. Even for a storied program like Notre Dame, beating Miami had enormous significance.
We asked readers for their message to Democrats as they prepare to take control of the U.S. House and Senate. Here's what you told us, lightly edited for clarity:
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my significant other for five years and have helped raise his daughter, "Maeve," since she was a toddler. She is now 8, and her behavior — and his enabling — are pushing me to my breaking point. Maeve demands her father do everything for her, including bathing and dressing her, and he…
Four House Democrats who were instrumental in drafting and circulating a letter last week that successfully called for a new Illinois House speaker issued another letter the next day aimed partly at the now-departing chamber leader and his internal organization: Back off.
From kindergarten through sixth grade, I attended a South Side Catholic school. But when increases in the tuition became more than my mother could reasonably afford, she had me transfer to a public school: Foster Park Elementary at 85th and Wood streets.
This week’s top photo comes from photojournalist and Photo Desk Editor Ashlee Rezin . Follow her on X and Instagram .
The passing of civil rights icon Dolores Huerta and the results of Tuesday’s election — a resounding rejection of the administration’s corruption, cruelty and billionaire-first agenda — are a powerful reminder of what can happen when voters stand up to protect the promise of America.
With star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons on the sideline on third-and-10 late in the first half Monday night against the Seahawks, Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen blitzed slot cornerback Kyler Gordon as his fifth pass rusher.
Marz Community Brewing Co. recovered from the post-pandemic downturn with the help of hemp-derived THC beverages.
Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or making important decisions from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Libra into Scorpio.
A look at how the Super 25 teams fared in this weekend's IHSA state playoffs. 1. Lincoln-Way East (11-0): Won 24-7 vs. Hinsdale Central.
There’s a unique energy on the New Trier football sideline this season. The Trevians are having fun. That’s probably what high school football should be about, but for many high-level programs—especially this late in the playoffs—every moment feels like it carries life-or-death stakes, and the pressure can be…
Luke Hernandez isn't the first or second option for Oswego's run game, but you couldn't tell that on Friday night.
CHAMPAIGN — Collin Dixon caught two touchdown passes including a record-breaker and Illinois used a trick play to set up its go-ahead TD as the Illini defeated Nebraska 24-13 on Friday night to become bowl eligible with their fourth straight victory.
The stage is set for a historic showdown inside Chicago’s federal courthouse, where a judge has ordered the city’s top federal prosecutor to testify — and made clear she doesn’t believe what he’s told her about the disastrous “Broadview Six” scandal.
Alex Anning was 7 years old when his family had to drive past a homeless person begging for money because the traffic light had turned green. Anning couldn’t shake the memory out of his head and decided he wanted to make a difference.
Chicago area parking attendants have reached an agreement with the Chicago Parking Association after launching what was characterized as an unfair labor practice strike, the Teamsters Local 727 union announced Friday.
It was 6 a.m. Thursday when sisters Angelita Sanchez and Vanessa Garcia learned through a news report the Rogers Park townhome where their sister, mother and two nephews lived was on fire.
Caleb Williams isn’t ready to admit he has settled down. He’s gotten smarter and sharper, embracing some of the simple fundamentals of playing quarterback, and vaulted himself into the MVP race and the Bears into Super Bowl contention. He is, as the Bears hammered to him in the offseason, getting more while doing less.
Un incendio arrasó una casa del vecindario de Rogers Park la madrugada del jueves, matando a una familia de cuatro, incluyendo un niño de 13 años y su perro, dijeron la policía, testigos y una concejal.
The son of Fenwick's athletic director, Jake Thies grew up on the Friars' football sidelines.
Gov. JB Pritzker is once again undergoing an out-patient urology procedure on Monday that will take him away from public events as he recovers, the governor's office said on Friday.
Chicago’s bark has long been worse than its bite when it comes to cracking down on owners of unlicensed dogs, but there now appears to be no bite at all.
Political spending groups funded by an area billionaire seeking to defeat the Chicago Teachers Union in historic school board elections on Tuesday may have won their preferred president, thanks to their infusion of millions.
Three Chicago companies are proposing a 28-story apartment tower that would transform the bustling corner at North Sheridan Road and West Diversey Parkway.
Five years ago, the now-familiar specter of oncoming MLB lockout drove a free-agent frenzy at the end of November. The Cubs signed two-time All-Star Marcus Stroman, the Blue Jays landed a staff ace in Kevin Gausman, the Rangers committed a half-billion dollars to a double play combination of Marcus Semien and Corey…
Standing in the raucous Bears locker room Monday night in Seattle, wide receiver Kalif Raymond was asked what he saw on the screen pass that he took 39 yards in the fourth quarter to seal the 34-17 victory against the Seahawks .
Games listed in bracket order. (1) Lincoln-Way East 24, (17) Hinsdale Central 7 (8) Mount Carmel 56, (24) Barrington 0
RALEIGH, N.C. — Roman Kantserov’s last-minute goal Thursday against the Lightning was meaningless for the Blackhawks but significant for him.
What happened Friday at Halas Hall: No. 2 running back Kyle Monangai practiced for the first time in more than a month after suffering a toe injury in Week 4 against the Jets, when he rushed a career-high 30 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
Sen.-elect Juliana Stratton is best known for her work as lieutenant governor, her “F- - - - Trump” campaign slogan and for being a proud South Sider.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell joined Bears chairman George McCaskey and president/CEO Kevin Warren in a meeting with Illinois legislators this week, a source confirmed, leaving open future discussions about a stadium site in either Chicago or the suburbs.
District 5b neighborhoods: North Lawndale, Near West Side, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, West Town