When the page turns on 2024, it will be time to say goodbye, once and for all, to the amateur athlete in college sports.
When 2025 arrives, so will the end of the amateur athlete in college sports
Day: December 30, 2024
7 things to know about TNT’s Winter Classic broadcast, including a Red Line arrival and hoping for snow at Wrigley
TNT studio director Morgan Thomas discussed several new wrinkles for this year’s Chicago Blackhawks-St. Louis Blues broadcast, as well as favorite moments from past Winter Classics.
5 New Year’s resolutions for Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles, from finding the right coach to fixing the O-line and pass rush
If Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles remains in his post, his job will include learning from mistakes to build a coaching staff and roster that are better equipped to elevate Caleb Williams in 2025.
Women’s sports had a pivotal year in 2024, from the WNBA to Simone Biles to the PWHL
It was a pivotal year for women in sports, financially and culturally, and after a steady rise in popularity and reach in recent years, the women’s game is more valuable than ever.
The ‘wildly impractical’ career of Chicago book critic Donna Seaman
There’s a slyly damning scene in Donna Seaman’s new memoir about her talent/habit/mandate for reading all the time. In this scene, Seaman is shoplifting. She’s a kid, but not stealing candy. She’s pocketing Dostoevsky.
Illinois at the forefront of research and treatment for turtles infected with rare fungus
Early discovery of the fungus in Illinois put the state in an unusual position to be a world leader in containing and treating it.
Clarence Page: Behind the ‘Lie of the Year’ about Haitian immigrants are some bitter truths
Donald Trump’s victory has much to do with the immigration issue. In the spin of the Trump campaign, it was an edifice built on some truths but also outright lies.
Column: Morpho found the inspiration to release her debut album ‘Morpho Season’
The new-to-Chicago musician has performed with other bands but now has the confidence to be herself on stage.
Chicago-area doctors increasingly using artificial intelligence to take notes during appointments
Doctors who’ve used artificial intelligence note-taking technology say, in some ways, it’s helped them return to an earlier time in medicine, when they didn’t have to spend as much time on documentation.
CTA says bus service is back to prepandemic levels. A new analysis shows which neighborhoods were slowest to get service back.
Some neighborhoods were slower to get service back than others — and many that fared worst have high unemployment and low incomes.