College Sports
The home win keeps the Illini in sole possession of first place in the Big Ten, sitting a half-game ahead of Purdue and one game ahead of Wisconsin after a week in which all three teams lost.
Arts
Brilliantly renamed, The Salt Shed (no, we’re not joking), will open this summer featuring outdoor concerts followed by a full indoor schedule for 2023 after renovations are complete.
Bulls
Tied with Cleveland for second place in the Eastern Conference coming in, the Bulls turned things around after falling behind by 14 points in the second quarter.
Blackhawks
Dylan Strome scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 shots, but the Blackhawks have lost for the fourth time in their last five games.
Crime
At approximately 1:00 p.m. Thursday in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, police said a female in her 20's was found inside of a residence with a gunshot wound to her head.
Chicagoland News
The parents of Thomas “Tommy” Howe III of Antioch are offering a $10,000 reward for information about his whereabouts.
Chicago Journal
Officers found 32-year-old James H. Davis III armed with two knives in an upstairs bedroom and arrested him after a SWAT team responded and used a stun gun to subdue him, police said.
Chicago Journal
The Bulls set season highs for points and shooting percentage (63.2) despite a rare rough outing for LaVine.
Crime
Witnesses reported hearing automatic gunfire and there were at least 20 reported shell casings found on scene.
Lifestyle
Chicago St. Patrick's Day celebrations are back in 2022 and they are officially 4 weeks away.
Chicagoland News
According to a complaint, federal prosecutors said that Harris admitted to repeatedly asking a minor teen for pornographic videos and images between December 2018 and March 2020.
Police
The Department said in a press release the revised policy builds on the temporary foot pursuit policy that was implemented last year. The draft will remain open for public comment for 15 days, starting today.