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When ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a joint venture to launch a sports streaming service, the predictable joke that followed was, “We already have this. It’s called cable.”

The former Our Lady Of Lourdes school building at 4641 N. Ashland Ave. is being transformed into 42 residential apartments.

Andre Drummond claimed he was very well aware of Onuralp Bitim’s name, but just in case he wasn’t, the Bulls big man knows the rookie now. So do the Cavs after Wednesday.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces $10 million in grants for local film studio infrastructure projects at The Fields Studio on Diversey Avenue. Pritzker’s 2025 budget has good ideas for raising revenue, but his pension fix has drawbacks.

Thornton’s Morez Johnson (12) moves the ball past Homewood-Flossmoor during the Big Dipper Championship game at Rich.

Eddie Hoolihan, pro-bono coordinator at Skaaden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, greets a seminar designed to familiarize lawyers with the process of filling out the Department of Homeland Security’s 20-page Form I-485, “Application to Register Permanent Residence. While this was occurring, the refugees were arriving in the next room.

Clockwise from upper left: Michael McClain, Anne Pramaggiore, Jay Doherty, John Hooker

Garbage hauler LRS proposed sending trash down the river from this point on the Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias wants auto insurance rates to be based on driving records and not socio-economic factors.

For many, the 2022 Indoor Fishing Flea Market at Rolling Meadows High School was the first big public gathering; this year’s version is Saturday.

Former US President Donald Trump departs after speaking at a “Commit to Caucus” rally in Clinton, Iowa, on January 6, 2024.

Social media laws in Texas and Florida went before the U.S. Supreme Court this week. The laws at issue prohibit censorship and require platforms to host speech even when it flagrantly violates their content rules.

DEAR ABBY: My niece, who is engaged, is blossoming into a full-fledged bridezilla. She has upset her mother so deeply that she may not attend the wedding. The bride is dictating what her guests are to wear, in addition to telling her mother what she is to wear that day. She has also ordered my sister to get hair extensions and have her makeup professionally done.

A sign stands over a Wendy’s restaurant, Feb. 25, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Wendy’s this week clarified its stance on how it will approach pricing after various media reports said that the company was looking to try out “dynamic pricing” during peak times.

Timothy Mapes (right), ex-chief of staff for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, will have his $154,000-a-year pension suspended.

Terrence Shannon Jr. leads an Illinois squad that’s ranked 13th in the AP poll. On Wednesday, DraftKings had them at 35-1 to win the title and +800 to reach the Final Four.

Terrence Shannon Jr. drives to the basket during the first half Wednesday against Minnesota at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Shannon had a team-high 29 points.

Nick Martinelli handles the ball in the first half against Maryland’s DeShawn Harris-Smith on Wednesday in College Park, Maryland.

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Aries (March 21-April 19)

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Taurus (April 20-May 20)

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Tom Skilling delivers the weather forecast one last time on Wednesday during the 9 p.m. newscast on WGN-TV. It was Skilling’s final night as a meteorologist at the station, marking his official retirement after more than 45 years at the Chicago new outlet.

The Bulls “Jumbo Lineup” of Nikola Vucevic and Andre Drummond gave Cleveland’s frontline fits all night long, as the home team outrebounded the Cavs 74-39 in the win.

Hinsdale South celebrates after beating St. Laurence.

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IHSA STATE FINALS
at Redbird Arena, ISU

Thursday, February 29

CLASS 2A
Semifinals
Regina vs. Peoria Notre Dame, 2
Nashville vs. Robinson, 3:45
Third place, 8:15

CLASS 1A
Semifinals
Illini Bluffs vs. Altamont, 9:30 a.m.
St. Bede vs. Okawville, 11:15 a.m.
Third place, 6:30

Friday, March 1

CLASS 4A
Semifinals
Waubonsie Valley vs. Читать дальше...

A portion of a Mundelein apartment building’s facade collapsed after storms rolled through the area about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday.

A man and women in their 70s were struck and killed by a motorist as they were crossing the street Sunday in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.