College Sports
College Football Week 8: B1G Summary + Notre Dame
Illinois stuns #7 Penn State in Happy Valley, Purdue falls back to earth, and Michigan stays unbeaten to set up a must-watch Paul Bunyan Trophy game in East Lansing.
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Crime
15-year-old and 19-year-old shot attempting to steal XBox from online sale meetup
The incident occurred after three males agreed to meet to purchase the item in the 3600 block of N Octavia in the Dunning neighborhood on the city's northwest side.
Bulls
Bulls beat Pistons 97-82, improve to 3-0
Detroit opened the game on a 9-0 run, but Vucevic kick-started the Bulls with five points and three rebounds within a one-minute stretch. DeMar DeRozan finished the night as leading scorer with 21 points.
College Sports
Illinois stuns No. 7 Penn State 20-18 in NCAA's 1st 9OT game
New Head Coach Bret Bielema gets the Illini their biggest win of the year and biggest since the program's 2019 victory over then-ranked #6 Wisconsin (which also happened to be their 3rd October game that season).
Chicagoland News
Workers find human remains at suburban DuPage County forest preserve
DuPage County Forest Preserve District police Chief David Pederson said it did not seem like a natural cause of death but the coroner's office will make the official determination.
Chicago Journal
Morton Arboretum leaders plan search for next president
CEO Gerard Donnelly plans to retire in September 2022 after celebrating the arboretum's centennial anniversary. Donnelly has led the arboretum, which includes more than 1,700 tree-filled acres in Lisle, since 1990.
Chicago Journal
LaVine scores 32, DeRozan 26, and Lonzo adds Triple-Double as Bulls pound Pelicans 128-112
LaVine scored 32 points, DeRozan added 26, and Lonzo Ball added a triple-double as the Bulls beat New Orleans 128-112 Friday night in their home opener.
Chicago Journal
91-year-old man carjacked and shot early Saturday morning
The 91 year-old male was working as a cab driver at the time.
Health
Pritzker orders vaccinations or testing for day care workers
Illinois' weekly COVID case count has dropped for seven weeks in a row. The state has also seen new cases per day numbers drop 50% from seven weeks ago.
Chicago Journal
Bernard Haitink, renowned Dutch conductor, dies at 92
Bernard Haitink was principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 2006-2010, between the terms of music directors Daniel Barenboim and and Riccardo Muti.
Chicago Journal
Illinois Supreme Court tosses county tax on guns, ammunition
Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis wrote in a 6-0 decision that the taxes violate the constitution’s uniformity clause. She noted revenue from the tax isn't directed toward funds or programs to curb the costs of gun violence or reduce the violence.
Health
About 440 Advocate Aurora Health workers leave over mandate
The deadline to comply with the mandate was Friday and workers initially were given a three-day suspension to have one last chance to comply, the company said.