Chicago Journal
'21-'22 Week 9: Illinois High School Basketball Top 10 Poll
Whitney Young stumbles in 4A, East St. Louis leaps by Mt. Carmel and Sacred Heart-Griffin in 3A, Nashville falls hard in 2A, and Macon Meridian is climbing 1A.
Sports News
Chicago Journal
Ryan Poles wins job as new Bears GM
Ryan Poles signed with the Bears in 2008, but he didn't make the roster. Now he's the seventh general manager in team history.
Bulls
Lonzo Ball to have knee surgery, will miss 6-8 weeks
Coach Billy Donovan said Wednesday the team had switched up his treatment, hoping he would avoid surgery. Lonzo had the same knee scoped in 2018 when he was with the Lakers.
Arts
Chicago sports radio legend Les Grobstein passes away at 69
"The Grobber," as he was affectionately known to listeners, passed away in his Elk Grove Village home. He was 69.
Preps
'21-'22 Week 7: Illinois High School Basketball Top 10 Poll
Not many big moves this week but things are really starting to bunch up downstate in Class 2A and 1A. Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school basketball teams in each class.
MLB
Jon Lester announces retirement
Lester helped Boston win the championship in 2007 and 2013, and led the Chicago Cubs pitching staff to the title in 2016.
Chicago Journal
Bears HC Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace have been fired
The Bears went 48-65 with one winning season and made the postseason twice in the seven years since Pace was hired out of New Orleans' front office in 2015 to replace Phil Emery. Nagy went 34-31 in four seasons.
Chicago Journal
Justin Fields' season likely to be over after placement on reserve/COVID list
Fields has completed 58.9% of his passes for 1,870 yards. He has more interceptions (10) than touchdowns (7) to go with a 73.2 passer rating.
Chicago Journal
Chicago's own Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
13 years since her first AP athlete of the year honors ties Parker with Babe Didrikson Zaharias for the longest time between winning in the history of the award. Parker edged out swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles.
Chicago Journal
Changes coming to Illinois FOID and CCL programs in 2022
The changes, intended to decrease duplicity and save time and money for both applicants and taxpayers, take effect January 1, 2022.
Blackhawks
Lawsuit against Blackhawks from former Michigan high school student in Aldrich case is dismissed
Both the Blackhawks and the student's lawyer declined to comment on the dismissal or the order. The student's lawyer also represented Kyle Beach in his lawsuit.
Bears
Bears DC Desai clears protocols in time to work Vikings game
The Bears also had 14 players on the reserve/COVID-19 list as of Monday afternoon, including receiver Allen Robinson, cornerback Jaylon Johnson, safety Eddie Jackson and backup quarterback Andy Dalton.