Film & Television
94th Academy Awards: Nominations
No streaming service has ever won best picture, but half of the 10 nominees were released by streamers.
Chicago Journal
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Bulls
NBA-best Suns hang on to beat Bulls 127-124
DeMar DeRozan scored 38, coming off a season-high 45-point performance in Sunday’s loss to Philadelphia. Zach LaVine added 32 points after missing the previous two games because of back spasms.
Education
Mask Status of Chicagoland's Schools
We're trying to track the mask status for all of Chicagoland's School Districts. Please help us update with the latest from your district and let us know if you see a mistake.
Illinois Politics
Illinois AG Kwame Raoul officially appeals school mask ruling
Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul asked the 4th District Appellate Court in Springfield for an emergency halt to a temporary restraining order against the mask mandate.
Crime
Gary, Indiana police officer shot, wounded
The officer, a 32-year veteran of the Gary Police Department, was shot about 1 p.m. CST and transported to a local hospital in unknown condition.
Chicago Journal
Chinese Telecom charged with conspiring with former Motorola employees to steal tech
The indictment alleges that China-based Hytera Communications Corp., Ltd., recruited and hired Motorola Solutions employees and directed them to take proprietary and trade secret information from Motorola without authorization.
Chicago Journal
Two 16-year-olds shot in robbery in Gage Park
The first victim refused to turn over his stuff, at which point the offender pistol whipped the victim in the head. The teen still didn't give up his stuff, so the offender shot him.
Chicago Journal
76ers beat Bulls 119-108, Embiid drops 40
The loss knocked the Bulls down a half-game behind first-place Miami and allowed the Sixers to pull within 1 1/2 games of the idle Heat.
Chicago Journal
Federal tax fraud trial for Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson set to begin Monday
Thompson is the first Daley tried on federal charges, but others have faced criminal charges.
Chicago Journal
UChicago Medicine wants to build $633M cancer facility by 2026
The new center would include space for outpatient procedures and services, 128 hospital beds, an urgent care, and be a research center with clinical trials enrolling area patients.
Chicago Journal
Police charge 16-year-old with murder in Little Village drug deal gone wrong
The Little Village 16-year-old is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder for the drug deal gone wrong.
Crime
Shooting in Bronzeville leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded
A man was shot and killed while driving and the other had multiple gunshot wounds.