College Sports
Cockburn, Plummer help No. 15 Illinois beat Michigan 93-85
Cockburn scored 27 points and Alfonso Plummer had 26, helping No. 15 Illinois beat Michigan 93-85 on Sunday.
Chicago Journal
Law
State expecting to receive $760m from opiod settlement
Most of the money is required to be used to address the nation’s opioid addiction and overdose epidemic, which has been linked to more than 500,000 deaths over the last two decades.
Law
Chicago Park District legal bills cost taxpayers over $300,000 in abuse case, so far
The inspector general's office reported in January that there was evidence supporting 29 of the 49 allegations investigated.
Bulls
Morant scores career-high 46, Grizzlies beat Bulls 116-110
The Grizzlies let a 17-point lead shrink to one before squeezing it out after losing two in a row. They also stopped Chicago’s six-game winning streak.
Crime
Agent in Chicago-area gambling ring given community sentence
Federal prosecutors said Hines was working for the village of Wheeling while he was an agent in the gambling circle, which is believed to be one of the largest uncovered in Chicago's federal court.
Lifestyle
Illinois hunters harvest 147,000 deer during 2021 season
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the preliminary total of 147,004 deer is behind the 2020-2021 season harvest of 162,752 deer.
Blackhawks
Hagel gets first hat trick as Blackhawks beat Devils 8-5
Chicago trailed 2-1 after one, but it moved in front with three power-play goals in the second. It scored a total of two power-play goals in its previous five games.
Illinois Politics
Supreme Court declines appeal and Gov. Pritzker continues to pretend he controls mask mandates
The Governor appealed a temporary restraining order from Judge Raylene Grischow to the Illinois Supreme Court but IDPH rules had expired so they declined.
Bulls
DeRozan continues streak with 37 points, Bulls beat Hawks
The five-time All-Star made 15 of 21 shots and had five points in the final minute, helping the Bulls rally from three down to win for their sixth straight victory.
Preps
'21-'22 Week 13: Illinois High School Basketball Top 10 Poll
No big changes to 4A, Harvey Thornton climbs three spots in 3A, Leo separates but the 2-3-4 in 2A is tight, and the group of ties in 1A breaks up.
Chicago News
FBI arrests Maine teenager for planning mass murder...in Chicago?
Federal agents discovered three improvised devices in the teen's backpack during a search of his apartment on Feb. 12, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court.
Crime
Car stolen from River West neighborhood with 3 kids inside
Police said a car was left running as the driver ran inside to pick up food and an unknown man jumped in and fled with 3 children in the backseat.