Michael OBrien and Joe Henricksens weekly look at Illinois high school basketball is back for its 11th season.This episode is all about the preseason Super 25 rankings. We go in-depth on the top teams and discuss each of the 25 that earned a spot. And there is even room at the end to talk about the teams that just missed out.The podcast is on Apple ...

NEW YORK It's not the holiday season until the house is full of festive music, from classics to covers and reimaginations across genres, for all to enjoy.In honor of the most wonderful time of the year, here are some of the best new holiday releases for the 2024 season.Vince Gill and Amy Grant, When I Think of ChristmasWhen it comes to country music ...

A person was stabbed on a CTA Red Line bus Wednesday morning in Grand Crossing on the South Side, according to officials. Their condition was not immediately available. Paramedics and officers responded to the first block of West 79th Street for a person stabbed on the bus about 9:30 a.m., authorities said. The victim, whose age and gender were not known ...

Many years ago, when I worked at a Japanese restaurant, a hot sake dispensed from a machine often ended my night. My expectations of this beverage were low beyond chilling out after a busy service. But after a visit to a traditional izakaya (a Japanese-style pub) where I experienced a variety of sakes none of which were served hot it was a revelation of ...

Three people were in custody after shots were fired at Chicago police officers early Wednesday in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Around 2:10 a.m., officers on patrol in the 4600 block of North Knox Avenue found a vehicle matching the description of one involved in an earlier incident that may have involved a gunman, Chicago police said. ...

DEAR ABBY: I've been living with someone for four years. When we started living together, his son "Byron" was incarcerated. Byron is 33 and has been in trouble since he was 15. His dad keeps bailing him out. I used two of my credit cards to help raise the $11,000 bail to get him out of jail. In exchange, Byron agreed to put on a new roof for us and help ...

Two Chicago-based arts non-profits have announced new leaders, both promoting women who hope to build on the legacies of their organization while finding new ways to support and uplift local artists.Hyde Park Arts Center and 3Arts Chicago will both have new leadership in 2025.3Arts Chicago, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting artists ...

Preservationists and an Austin neighborhood organization are rallying to help save an architecturally-influential but seriously deteriorating Frank Lloyd Wright home on the Far West Side.The groups are seeking to rescue the J.J. Walser House, 42 N. Central Ave., a 1903 stucco residence and Chicago landmark that is a template for the architect's more ...

Utility bills can be confusing, but the nonpartisan Citizens Utility Board of Illinois has helped save consumers an estimated $20 billion in blocked rate hikes and refunds over the past 40 years.Yet not everyone knows about the groups role in representing ratepayers, says CUBs Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz. Sometimes she gets confused looks when she ...

Northern Illinois fell to host Miami (Ohio) 20-9 for its fifth loss in the last nine games. The Redhawks won their sixth in a row. Telly Johnson Jr. had a two-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 17-9 before a failed two-point conversion, but thats as close as the Huskies (6-5, 3-4 MAC) would get.Javon Tracy had 79 yards ...

Moon AlertAvoid shopping or making important decisions from 5 to 8:15 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Cancer into Leo.Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; ...

Coach Luke Richardson has been trying to find the right line combinations to get the Blackhawks offense going.The latest shakeup involved pairing youngster Connor Bedard with veterans Jason Dickinson and Joey Anderson, with Bedard playing on the wing.That change helped Bedard break his three-game pointless streak with nifty assists to Dickinson in the first ...

The year after Michael J. Madigan secured the unprecedented 2016 endorsement of then-U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Madigan found himself in a meeting with Gutierrez and Juan Ochoa, a prominent Latino businessman seeking a slot on ComEds board of directors.Ochoa believed the seat should go to a Latino candidate. He wasnt impressed with the field lining up for ...

In April, 5-year-old Sally and her family were seeking refuge under a tent in Gaza when a bomb went off.Sally survived, but the blast left her with a severe head injury. Part of her skull is missing and needs to be covered with a titanium shield to protect her vulnerable brain.On Tuesday, Sally and her mother touched down at O'Hare Airport so the 5-year-old ...

Theres no replacing Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones production. The injury to his right foot couldnt have come at a worse time for a reeling team that has shown no ability to produce consistent offense.For all the criticism Jones gets because of his bloated contract, hes still one of the Hawks better players. They have been outscored 96-47 in games he ...

When Ben Shabad decided to enter a Jeremy Allen White look-alike contest in Chicago, he was expecting to compete against a few other contestants in front of a few dozen people.So, when he arrived at Humboldt Park on Saturday and saw more than 50 other competitors, a crowd of hundreds and local news organizations, he had one thought: Oh my God, what am I ...

The Cubs added prospects Owen Caissie and Ben Cowles to the 40-man roster on Tuesday, before the deadline to protect eligible players from the Rule 5 Draft. To clear spots for them, the Cubs designated for assignment right-hander Adbert Alzolay and outfielder Brennen Davis, homegrown players who have run into injury troubles.Caissie was a candidate to be ...

"We were all in awe when we saw this thing surface, Brian Markham said Monday. This is downtown Chicago waters.Markham was speaking about the 26-inch walleye, weighed at 8.1 pounds, he caught and released Friday while fishing with Capt. Ryan Whitacre near DuSable Harbor.It was a giant, Whitacre said Friday. When it hit the surface, we were like, ...

Six founders of Chicago-area startups will compete for a $100,000 grand prize on Thursday at a live pitch competition in the West Loop.The businesses include a sustainable tampon maker; an education company that uses comics to teach history; an online teaching platform for deaf students and more.The fourth annual pitch competition is part of TechRise, a ...

The Illinois attorney generals office has reached a $1.8 million settlement in a case of a temporary staffing agency accused of entering a no poach agreement with competitors.Metro Staff, an Elgin-based staffing agency, was accused in court documents of unlawfully working with two competitors to prohibit workers from switching between the involved agencies ...

Desde que Edgardo Nuez recuerda, soaba que era msico y cantaba en un escenario. El originario de Sinaloa, Mxico y ahora radicado en Phoenix, el gusto por la msica nortea y de banda lo trae desde siempre. Edgardo Nuez y Los Dareyes de la Sierra Edgardo Nuez y Los Dareyes de la SierraCundo: 22 de noviembre, 8 p.m.Dnde: Rosemont ...

The former federal prosecutor overseeing the Chicago Police Departments court-ordered overhaul warned Tuesday that budget cuts proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson not only risk slowing the already-behind pace of reform the cuts risk undoing the progress the City and CPD have made.The stark warning from independent monitor Maggie Hickey was included in a new ...

Visitors to the Shedd Aquarium will be greeted by a more lively and centrally located lobby decorated with more than 1,000 porcelain fish beginning Wednesday.It's the latest piece of Shedds $500 million Centennial Commitment, an eight-year plan that will conclude in 2030, the museums 100th anniversary.Located in the aquarium's former accessible entrance, ...

Cuando la cantante de fado Carminho lleg a Chicago el pasado octubre, estaba inmersa en una importante gira internacional y en un ao destacado que llev su msica folclrica tradicional a un lugar an ms destacado en el escenario mundial.Carminho, que ya era una estrella del nivel de Madonna en su natal Portugal, apareci en el escenario con Coldplay en Lisboa ...

I am a climate voter and with 62% of registered voters expressing concern about our warming atmosphere, I was disappointed that it was rarely mentioned by the presidential candidates.The elections are over, and I understand that the economy played a large part in the outcome. So, I would like to highlight the fact that Darren Woods, the CEO of Exxon Mobil, ...