Bulls
Knicks launch 3s, beat Bulls 114-91 for 6th straight victory
Zach LaVine had 17 points for Chicago, and DeMar DeRozan was limited to 14 points. The Bulls have lost three straight.
Chicago Journal
Crime
Father of suspect in Highland Park parade shooting charged with felony reckless conduct
The Father of Robert Crimo III, the suspect in the Highland Park, IL, July 4 parade shooting that killed 7 and wounded 30, has been charged with felony reckless conduct.
Crime
4 teens shot, 2 killed after classes let out at Benito Juarez High School in Pilsen
Four teenagers have been shot, one of whom has been killed, after classes let out of Benito Juarez High School in the Pilsen neighborhood on Friday afternoon, according to emergency officials.
Blackhawks
Smith scores twice, Golden Knights top Blackhawks 4-1
The Blackhawks have scored a total of five goals during a five-game slide. Chicago is 1-12-1 in its last 14.
Crime
Man gets 2.5 years for buying gun used to kill Ella French
The man was sentenced in a federal courtroom full of Chicago police officers and the mother of Officer Ella French, who was slain in August 2021 during a traffic stop.
Bulls
Randle, Brunson lead Knicks past Bulls 128-120 in OT
DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points and Zach LaVine had 25 for the Bulls, who fell in overtime for the second consecutive game.
Chicagoland News
Elmwood Park man dies after being buried, rescued from collapsed trench in Buffalo Grove
Nikodem Zarembra, 27, of Elmwood Park, died after he was buried for more than an hour and stopped breathing while in a sewer repair trench in Buffalo Grove.
Blackhawks
Ovechkin reaches 800 goals as Capitals beat Blackhawks 7-3
Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Chicago Journal
Man on parole charged in triple slaying outside Portage Park bar
According to records, Parsons-Salas was charged with first-degree murder in a 2009 Albany Park home invasion but the case against him was separated and a lesser sentence received after his codefendant confessed. He was paroled in October 2022.
Chicago Journal
NBA MVP award renamed in honor of Michael Jordan
The Jordan trophy will stand 23.6 inches tall and weigh 23.6 pounds -- nods to his jersey number and six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan reportedly approved the design, one that symbolizes someone reaching for excellence, but did not want the statue to be of himself.
Crime
18-year-old Edgewater man charged with Austin double murder, attempted murder
Police charged Edwin Lagunas, 18, of the Edgewater neighborhood, in the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl and a 44-year-old man in November in the Austin neighborhood on the city's west side. A 38-year-old man was also seriously injured in the November 20 shooting.
Chicagoland Business
Grilling company Weber to be taken private in $3.7B deal
Weber, based in Palatine, Illinois, went public in August 2021 at $14 a share. Shares, which were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the “WEBR” ticker symbol, closed Friday at $6.50.