Crime
12-year-old girl shot while in a car with family, in critical condition
The girl reportedly sustained one gunshot wound to the back of her head and is in critical condition.
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News
Dr. Ngozi Ezike resigns from IDPH
Dr. Ezike said during a Chicago news conference that she has no immediate professional plans but would take advantage of a lull in the pandemic to step aside and give more attention to her family.
Chicago Journal
Adler Planetarium announces reopening
The famed planetarium on the shores of Lake Michigan will reopen on March 4, joining the ranks of museums and other institutions that have opened their doors once again in recent days months after the pandemic forced them to close.
Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks drop interim tag for GM Kyle Davidson
Davidson has been with the Blackhawks since he joined the organization as a hockey operations intern in 2010. The 33-year-old from Sudbury, Ontario, also has worked as a video analyst, hockey operations manager, and assistant GM.
Chicago Journal
Heat stay hot by topping Bulls 112-99
The Bulls missed 14 of their first 15 3s before Dosunmu made one from the right corner early in the third quarter, but the Bulls never made a serious run in the second half, and Miami wasn’t threatened in the fourth.
Chicago Journal
Unused ticket to Michael Jordan's Bulls debut nets $468,000
Michael Cole was a freshman at Northwestern University and couldn't find anyone to join him for the 1984 game so he went alone and kept the second ticket. It cost him $8.50 that day (about $22.50 today).
Opinion & Comment
Comment: The Who did the Huh with the What now?
In every big city in the world, and the little ones, too, every so often there comes a simple story that, at first, seems relatively inconsequential until one thing leads to another and you're wide eyed and thinking to yourself, "the Who did the Huh with the What now?"
Chicago Journal
Pritzker seeks state pension review for divestment in Russian interests
Pritzker's action follows similar overtures in other states to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade its neighbor last week.
Chicago Journal
Another 16-year-old was shot several times this morning on the south side
As of now, police don't know much about the incident as the victim was dropped off at the hospital, but it was the second 16-year-old victim this morning.
Chicago Journal
Naperville native Bob Odenkirk sketches a showbiz life in memoir
Perseverance with a heavy dose of luck has propelled Bob Odenkirk’s ascent from fringe sketch comic to fringe leading man.
Chicago Journal
Take off your masks today, Illinois
The sun is shining and we'll see some warm air this week, so take off those masks and let's see those smiling faces.
Chicago Journal
Teenager shot dead in River North
Witnesses reported about 6 shots fired and the 16-year-old victim was pronounced dead on scene.