Bulls
DeRozan powers Bulls to 111-105 win over Raptors
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Zach LaVine added 23, and Nikola Vucevic scored 17 points with 15 rebounds, notching his fifth straight double-double.
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Blackhawks
Strome has hat trick as Blackhawks outlast Red Wings 8-5
Strome scored twice in the first period and completed the hat trick in the third with his second power-play goal of the game, putting the Blackhawks ahead 5-3.
Preps
'21-'22 Week 9: Illinois High School Basketball Top 10 Poll
Whitney Young stumbles in 4A, East St. Louis leaps by Mt. Carmel and Sacred Heart-Griffin in 3A, Nashville falls hard in 2A, and Macon Meridian is climbing 1A.
Health
Fentanyl seizures rise sharply downstate
The DEA Division that overseas the southern Illinois area reported a 230% increase in deadly fentanyl seizures in 2021 over 2020, and a 175% increase over the amounts seized in 2019.
Business
Boeing posts another big loss tied to problems with 787 jet
The 787 saga is unfolding just as Boeing tries to move past the grim early record of the 737 Max, which was grounded worldwide for nearly two years after two crashes.
Chicago Journal
#24 Illinois holds off #10 Michigan State, 56-55
Despite the Illini missing its All-American center Kofi Cockburn and guard Andre Curbelo, they were able to take sole possession of first place in the B1G.
Chicago Journal
Ryan Poles wins job as new Bears GM
Ryan Poles signed with the Bears in 2008, but he didn't make the roster. Now he's the seventh general manager in team history.
Chicago Journal
Avs beat Blackhawks 2-0
The Blackhawks have struggled to generate offense recently, scoring only four goals in their last three games.
Bulls
Ayo's big night helps Bulls withstand late Thunder rally, win 111-110
Despite being short-handed again, Rookie Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 24 points and Zach LaVine added 23 for the Bulls.
Chicago Journal
Ethics watchdog says Illinois Democrat Party Rep. Marie Newman may have violated federal law
Newman settled a lawsuit brought by an adviser and both signed NDAs, but the OEC detailed "substantial reason" for the House committee to subpoena Newman's former adviser as it conducts its review.
Chicago Journal
Illinois among states with largest drops in graduation rate
The trend of increasing course failures and graduation rate drops was nationwide, but Illinois is listed among the worst.
Chicago Journal
Chiefs beat Bills 42-36 in instant classic, NFL's 'Best Game Ever?'
The lead changed hands three times in the final two minutes of regulation, and there were 25 points scored over that stretch.