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George Gervin isn’t looking for a beef. But when he found out that Bears quarterback Caleb Williams applied to trademark the “Iceman” nickname, the former San Antonio Spurs star decided to fight for the moniker he believes is his. “I’ve got nothing but respect for [Williams],” Gervin told the Sun-Ti
If I were Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, I might start packing up my office at the Pentagon. While President Donald Trump is boasting about the so-called success of a war with Iran that has no clear mission nor end in sight, Americans are souring on it. Big time. New polling from CBS News/YouGov sh
Some Supreme Court justices are so eager to demonstrate their independence, President Donald Trump complained last week, that they "openly disrespect the Presidents who nominate them." A few days later, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R–Okla., who was confirmed this week as secretary of homeland security, ex
DEAR ABBY: My favorite aunt was dying. Her daughter is my favorite cousin, so I texted her almost every day with encouragement. When the doctor said the end was near, I backed off messaging to give the family space to themselves. Thirteen days later, I received a text with a photograph of my aunt's
As William Beckett took the stage at Madison Square Garden in 2024, it all came rushing back. The lead vocalist of The Academy Is… was there to join old pals Fall Out Boy for a special cover of the Barrington pop-punk band’s song “Slow Down.” But despite playing the holy grail of concert venues, Bec
Congo Square Theatre Company, a prominent Black ensemble theater group that produced work in Chicago for a quarter century, has quietly been dissolved by its board of directors, according to an open letter posted on Facebook Sunday by the ensemble. Ensemble members confirmed the authenticity of the
Anyone heading to Wrigley Field for the Cubs season opener on Thursday afternoon should be ready to spend some time watching the ground crew roll the tarp onto the field. The National Weather Service says rain, hail and thunderstorms could hit the city sometime during the Cubs’ game against the Wash
Judging by more than 16,400 comments recently posted on a federal government website, you’d think there was a groundswell of older Americans demanding that federal officials hike payments to their Medicare Advantage health insurance plans. Yet about 82% of the comments are identical to a letter that
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Portugal's Porto FC and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 23, 2025. NYC all but bans short-term rentals. In New Jersey, soccer tourists and property owners face a patchwork of rules and prohibitio
President Trump is open to a plan to rebuild Penn Station that would require Madison Square Garden to relocate, according to sources familiar with the matter. Any plan to rebuild Penn Station must work around Madison Square Garden. [ more › ]
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The wait is over. The preparations have been made. The Cubs’ table is ready. It’s time to play ball. “It’s here,” third baseman Alex Bregman said. It’s going to be an Opening Day that will get the juices flowing for Bregman, 32, who signed a five-year, $175 million contract as a free agent in the of
PHILADELPHIA — Guard Jaden Ivey’s runway for a return this season is down to about a sidewalk. Bulls coach Billy Donovan gave the latest update on Ivey, and it wasn’t great Wednesday. Acquired from the Pistons in the Kevin Huerter trade, Ivey was back practicing last week after a monthlong knee-stre
West Suburban Medical Center's president and CEO said the hospital's faulty records and billing system caused a drop in revenue. But problems have been mounting for years, sources told Block Club Chicago.
A 65-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in North Lawndale Wednesday night, according to Chicago police. The man was in the 1300 block of South Kedzie Avenue at 5:54 p.m. when he was shot in the neck, police said in a statement. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in serious condition, pol
A powerful cold front could bring severe thunderstorms to northern Illinois after temperatures reach into the 70s Thursday morning, forecasters say. Scattered storms are expected hit the Chicago area around 4 or 5 p.m., according to National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Ratzer. Blustery winds
Northwestern hired former UConn star and Princeton coach Carla Berube as its women's basketball coach on Wednesday. Berube replaces the retired Joe McKeown and will be tasked with turning around a program that hasn't won more than nine games in a season since 2021-22. Berube, who helped UConn win it
MILWAUKEE — Chris Getz inherited an organizational dumpster fire when he was named the White Sox’ general manager late in the 2023 season. He oversaw the worst season in modern MLB history while tearing it down to the studs in 2024, and a promising wave of new talent wasn’t enough to avoid a third c
PHILADELPHIA — Bulls coach Billy Donovan was never looking for legacy. He hasn’t chased down notoriety, the Hall of Fame or a payday. But he made it clear Wednesday that he’ll be searching for answers when the season ends. And while Donovan never quite said it, the answers he hears from ownership an
The Big Ten has six teams in the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA Tournament. That’s a lot, even for an 18-team conference. Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska are still alive in the South Region, along with Purdue in the West, Michigan in the Midwest and Michigan State in the East. An all-Big Ten Final Four, any
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