A Chicago rapper has pleaded guilty for his role in the wire fraud conspiracy case involving fellow local rapper G Herbo.Terrence Bender, 32, entered a plea Thursday to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a Massachusetts federal court, the Department of Justice said in a news release Monday.Bender, whose stage names are Blends and Dopeblends, ...

Caleb Williams was detailing what was different Sunday when he said something that sounded obvious: new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown called the plays into Williams helmet faster than Shane Waldron ever did.Thomas being in control, just getting a few calls in super-fast, Williams said after the soul-sucking 20-19 loss to the rival Packers. As soon as a ...

If you woke up on Tuesday, Nov. 5 and went to bed early the night before, you woke up to the news not just about Election Day but also the news that another Chicago police officer was murdered in the line of duty.Officer Enrique Martinez, whose funeral was held on Monday, was one month shy of his third year on the job when he was brutally gunned down ...

A Monday autopsy determined a 25-year-old man who was slain in Washington Heights died of multiple gunshot wounds, officials said. The still-unidentified victim was on a sidewalk in the 9500 block of South Genoa Avenue when someone shot him in the back and left leg about 4:25 a.m. Sunday, police said. He was pronounced dead about two hours later, at 6:29 ...

The co-chair of the City Councils Progressive Caucus scoffed Monday at Mayor Brandon Johnsons claim that he has brokered a deal to cut his resoundingly rejected $300 million property tax increase in half.Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th) characterized the negotiating session he participated in more than a week ago as the great beginning of a conversation and a ...

If Bears coach Matt Eberflus had more credibility, he could withstand losing to the Packers on a blocked field goal Sunday. He could write it off as just one of those random things that happen.But those things always happen to him.The snafus continue piling up on Eberflus, and the latest was forfeiting the chance to advance at least a few extra yards before ...

Bears coach Matt Eberflus will not learn from what happened leading up to the blocked field goal that cost his team the game against the Packers on Sunday because he believes he handled it correctly.Down 20-19, the Bears reached the Packers' 30-yard line got a two-yard run by Roschon Johnson to the 28 with 28 seconds left, but rather than run another play, ...

A two-play sequence in a dire moment of the Bears ill-fated rally against the Packers on Sunday highlighted Caleb Williams growing connection with fellow rookie Rome Odunze. On the first play he found Odunze. On the critical one, he looked for him.It was arguably the best example of why Bears general manager Ryan Poles drafted Odunze with the No. 9 overall ...

Kansas strengthened its grip on No. 1 in the AP Top 25.The rest of the top 10 turned into a jumble of teams swapping places.The Jayhawks picked up five first-place votes in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll released on Monday, receiving 49 from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 UConn had seven first-place votes, No. 3 Gonzaga earned two and ...

Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson still has quite a bit of job security left.It was just two weeks ago that general manager Kyle Davidson described a handful of fans' calls for his firing as "ridiculous thoughts," after all. Davidson's goal for this season was for the veteran placeholder-laden Hawks to be more competitive, not a playoff contender, and they ...

This is the fourth of six stories previewing some of the best conferences in the area.SouthlandFavorite: RichThe Raptors went from 19 wins two years ago to 23 wins last year in the first two years of having coach Lou Adams in charge. Year three could be the breakthrough with catalyst Jamson Coulter and fellow junior Jayden Williams in the backcourt, along ...

There are always seniors ready to take the step in becoming more of a focal point of their teams. Maybe its a leap in scoring, more consistent production or taking on a bigger role for a high-profile team.These are 10 players who are already proven at the varsity level but are poised to now become go-to stars as seniors.Dalton Scantlebury, Lane The talented ...

The White Sox will sign free agent outfielder Austin Slater to a major league contract, according to a report by the New York Posts Jon Heyman.Terms of the deal were not known.The right-handed Slater, 31, had a slash line of .209/.321/.266 in 84 games with the Giants, Reds and Orioles last season. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Giants and had spent ...

AMC Theatres abrir su ltimo cine de Chicago en el South Loop, reemplazando al antiguo ShowPlace Icon Theatre que cerr este verano.El cine, AMC Roosevelt Collection 16, abrir en el complejo comercial Roosevelt Collection a principios de 2025, anunci la compaa el jueves. AMC confirm que firm un contrato de arrendamiento para la ubicacin del South Loop, pero ...

Los 17 robos se remontan al 19 de octubre, pero 15 de ellos ocurrieron entre el 10 de noviembre y el viernes, segn la polica. Ocurrieron en los vecindarios de Archer Heights, Bronzeville, Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, Hyde Park, South Loop, Washington Park y Woodlawn.En cada caso, entre tres y seis hombres con pistolas y rifles y vestidos con ropa oscura y ...

No. 19 TCU entered The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll with its best ranking in 16 years Monday while the first 12 teams, led by No. 1 South Carolina, were unchanged.The Horned Frogs joined the rankings after topping then-No. 13 N.C. State on Sunday. It was the team's first ranked win since 2021 and victory over a top 15 opponent in six ...

La Junta de Educacin de Chicago aprob una resolucin el jueves para presionar a las Escuelas Acero para que mantengan abiertos siete campus que el operador privado planea cerrar.Pero en medio de una lucha de liderazgo en curso con el director ejecutivo de las Escuelas Pblicas de Chicago (CPS, por sus siglas en ingls), Pedro Martnez, la junta no le permiti ...

A band of thieves who swiped $3.8 million during at least 15 armored truck and ATM heists across Chicago's south suburbs was undone by a series of hapless mistakes including crashing a car, failing to discover a tracking device in a bag of money and keeping a wrapper from a stolen roll of quarters, the FBI revealed in a court filing unsealed last week.The ...

A 74-year-old man was wounded in a shooting Monday morning in North Center on the Northwest Side. Around 9 a.m., the man exited a vehicle in the 2000 block of West Berteau Avenue when two gunmen opened fire, striking him in the left arm and grazing him in the neck, Chicago police said. He was taken to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was in ...

Metra is adding an extra holiday-themed train to its schedule this season due to popular demand.Previously scheduled for four dates across six lines, the additional experience will be on Nov. 30 on the Metra Electric Line, the agency announced Monday. The $5 tickets will go on sale at noon Tuesday, Nov. 19.Tickets for the previously scheduled holiday-themed ...

Family, friends and hundreds of officers gathered at a South Side funeral home on Monday to honor CPD Officer Enrique Martinez, who was fatally shot on the job earlier in November.A bagpipe band played outside on the overcast morning as uniformed officers awaited the arrival of a procession carrying Martinez's body to St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, 7740 ...

A person was struck by a Metra train Monday morning in north suburban Lake Forest, causing 'extensive' service delays.Around 8:55 a.m., outbound train 2107 on the Milwaukee North Line struck the person near the Lake Forest station, 911 Telegraph Rd., Metra officials said. Delays were expected to be "extensive" but officials didnt know exactly how long ...

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.Spirit, the biggest U.S. budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling ...

Patricia Seldomridge made her first walleye truly memorable, catching a 29-incher Nov. 9 on the Fox Chain O'Lakes."We had a 27-inch, 25-inch and missed a few that came off at the boat," Brad Janis messaged. "Best day of big walleye on the Chain."They were fishing with T-Bone Guide Service.Then on Saturday, Seldomridge came through again with "a giant" ...