For the first time in 11 seasons, Prospect’s girls basketball team has the title as regional champions.
Day: February 21, 2025
Firefighter OK after extra-alarm blaze at Roseland furniture store: CFD
A firefighter was in good condition Thursday night after he became disoriented fighting an extra-alarm blaze at a furniture store in the Roseland neighborhood, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire appeared to have broken out in the basement of Elegant Furniture and Linen, in the 11200 block of South Michigan Avenue, around 6 […]
Peter Bensinger, scion of notable Chicago family who devoted his life to causes including prison reform and child welfare, dies at 88
Peter Bensinger, past head of the Illinois Department of Corrections and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, has died.
Ex-etiquette: How can I apologize after I hurt her?
Q. How do you tell someone who you have been terrible to that you want them back? Can you say you’re sorry enough when you have hurt them so badly, they tell you they never want to talk to you again? My temper got the best of me during an argument, and I pushed my fiancee to the floor. She got up and walked out the door. I want to tell her I’m sorry, but she won’t return my calls. What’s good ex-etiquette?
ESPN and Major League Baseball will end their national TV deal after the 2025 season
ESPN’s coverage of Major League Baseball games — at least in its current form — will conclude at the end of the 2025 season.
Northwestern picks up first road win of the season and snaps a 3-game skid with a 70-49 rout of Ohio State
Nick Martinelli scored 18 points and Northwestern pulled away in the second half to beat Ohio State 70-49 on Thursday night for its first road win of the season.
Photos: Chicago Cubs 12, LA Dodgers 4 in Cactus League opener
Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ 12-4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Cactus League opener at Camelback Ranch on Feb. 20, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz.
Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007
Amazon MGM Studios, Wilson and Broccoli formed a new joint venture in which they will co-own James Bond intellectual property rights — but Amazon MGM will have creative control.
Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected
Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it’s still not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people in the household, a new study shows.
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the 250-year-old mail provider and trillions of dollars of e-commerce transactions into turmoil.