Bulls
Embiid scores 25, hits big 3 as 76ers beat Bulls 114-109
Joel Embiid scored 25 points and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer to help the Philadelphia 76ers squeeze by the Chicago Bulls 114-109 on Saturday night.
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College Sports
No. 17 Illinois beats Cornhuskers 26-9 for 6th straight win
The Illini's 26-9 win over Nebraska on Saturday was nothing flashy, just workmanlike. Chase Brown and the top defense in the country did what they've been doing all year, and now No. 17 Illinois is on a six-game win streak for the first time since 2011.
Bulls
DeRozan reaches 20,000 points but Spurs beat Bulls 129-124
Keldon Johnson scored 33 points for San Antonio, spoiling a career milestone for former teammate DeMar DeRozan and leading the Spurs to a 129-124 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. DeRozan had 33 points for Chicago, becoming just the 50th player in NBA history to reach 20,000.
Blackhawks
Draisaitl's late goal lifts Oilers over Blackhawks 6-5
Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal with 37.6 seconds left and had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 on Thursday night for their third straight win.
Crime
Jury convicts Gary man in bank robbery where guard was slain
A federal jury convicted the owner of semipro football team, the Illini Panthers, of armed robbery and a weapons charge in the slaying of a bank security guard last year, prosecutors said Thursday.
Chicago Journal
Attorneys General say Albertsons should delay $4B dividend
A bipartisan group of attorneys general is asking Albertsons to delay a $4 billion payout to its shareholders until they can complete a review of Kroger's planned acquisition of the grocery chain.
Business
Inflation, gas prices looming over sports biz, concessions
U.S. inflation jumped 8.2% in September from a year ago, the government reported this month. Given the industry’s reliance on disposable income, the inflation numbers are a troubling sign for sports business leaders.
Chicago Journal
McDonald's Q3 sales boosted by higher prices, promotions
Higher prices and general unease about the economy didn't keep customers away from McDonald's in the third quarter, with the burger giant reporting a stronger-than-expected sales and profits.
Chicago News
Owner of senior facility where 3 died during heat wave fined
The owner of a senior housing facility on Chicago's North Side where three women earlier this year died amid a brief May heat wave that caused temperatures in the building to soar into the low 90s has been fined $1,500 by the city's buildings department.
Chicago Journal
Ex-Teamsters' boss gets 19 months in Chicago extortion case
A former Teamsters union boss who was once one of the most powerful labor leaders in Chicago was sentenced Wednesday to 19 months in federal prison for extorting $325,000 from the head of a film studio in the city.
Blackhawks
Kane scores, Blackhawks hold off Panthers 4-2 for 4th in row
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the streaking Chicago Blackhawks withstood Florida’s late push to beat the Panthers 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Bulls
DeRozan, Vucevic lead way as Bulls beat Celtics 120-102
DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, Nikola Vucevic added 18 points and 23 rebounds, and Chicago wiped out a big early deficit to beat Boston 120-102 on Monday night.