Top-ranked Tennessee became the last Division I men’s basketball team to lose this season, getting thumped 73-43 at No. 8 Florida.
Day: January 8, 2025
Palatine man charged in girlfriend’s fatal shooting
A Cook County judge this week ordered a northwest suburban man detained in custody after prosecutors accused him of killing his girlfriend in late November. Sergio Velasquez-Fuentes, of Palatine, faces one count of first-degree murder for the death of his girlfriend, Fatima Lizeth Escalante Matamoros. Velasquez-Fuentes, 43, allegedly shot Matamoros, 42, in the head on […]
Mount Prospect resident critical over handling of attack by teenagers on men using an LGBTQ dating app
Mount Prospect officials were questioned at Tuesday’s meeting about the delay in getting information out to the community about an attack on two men by teenagers who had lured them using the LGBTQ dating app Grindr.
Michael Madigan takes the stand to make his case: ‘When people asked me for help … I tried to help them’
Ten years after the FBI began its aggressive pursuit of corruption inside Illinois’ halls of power, toppling some of Chicago’s most entrenched old-school politicians, a defense attorney finally uttered five words Tuesday that could turn out to be a game-changer — or a colossal mistake.
When will Kennedy reversible lanes reopen? IDOT looks to next week
Relief for Kennedy Expressway drivers should arrive next week when the reversible lanes reopen. But expect more delays beginning in March, when work on the expressway’s outbound lanes gets started.
Will moving to the Mountain West help NIU?
Northern Illinois officially announced its move to the Mountain West Conference for football in 2026. Why did the school make this decision and what are the benefits?
Minnesota Vikings’ Brian Flores will take all requested interviews, but says head coach vacancy has to be the right fit
Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores says he will accept each head coach interview request that comes to him.
Feud over hemp bill dominates final days of Illinois legislative session
The fight over a hemp bill that never got called overshadowed legislation that was passed during the Illinois General Assembly’s lame duck session.
Ahoy, suburbs: Chicago Boat Show sails into Rosemont after 93 years in city
The 93-year-old Chicago Boat Show has moved from McCormick Place in Chicago to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, closer to boat dealers and their suburban customers. With 125 exhibitors and 450 boats, the show is larger in scope and size than its previous iteration.
Northern Illinois will join the Mountain West as a football-only member in 2026 after board approves $2 million fee
The movement of the Northern Illinois football program from the Mid-American Conference to the Mountain West will affect the university’s 16 other athletic programs.