Chicago Sports Network expected to debut on Comcast Friday

Chicago Sports Network is expected to launch on Comcast cable Friday on Xfinity’s Ultimate tier, finally putting the new home of the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks on the area’s dominant cable operator. Network officials declined to comment. CHSN...

Chicago private equity firm has stake in Gaza aid company

(Adds new headline to clarify ownership structure) By Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Chicago-based private equity firm - controlled by a member of the family that founded American publishing company Rand McNally - has an "economic interest"...

Chicago building home to iconic jazz club up for sale

A building in Uptown famous for being home to the iconic jazz spot, the Green Mill, has been put up for sale. A real estate listing went live on Tuesday for the property that was once Al Capone’s Prohibition-era hangout at the corner of Broadway...

Illinois to invest $500 million in site-readiness initiatives to boost economic development

White Sox to promote centerpiece of Garrett Crochet trade

The Chicago White Sox scratched top catching prospect Kyle Teel from Thursday’s Triple-A lineup and plan to promote him to the majors, reports Chris Cotillo of MassLive. The team has not made the move official, but the social media account for...

Ethicists Critique Illinois’ Bid to Join 10 Other States in Allowing Doctor-Assisted Suicide

The Illinois state House has passed a physician-assisted suicide bill that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to patients who are terminally ill. The legislation—which reportedly stalled Thursday afternoon in the state...

Why Seattle Storm center Li Yueru is asking for a trade

Storm center Li Yueru’s trade request challenges the team’s "All In, All the Time" motto and places the team at a perilous crossroads eight games into the season. After a rocky offseason highlighted by the Storm's coaching staff being charged with...

Despite victories, major higher education policy bills stall in Illinois General Assembly

A funding overhaul and community college baccalaureates were not brought up for a vote. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. JB Pritzker got some of what he requested from the General Assembly in the area of higher education, but some of his biggest requests...

Former Lake County Sheriff Buncich moved to Chicago halfway house

Former Lake County Sheriff John Buncich was released from a federal prison in Springfield, Missouri and moved to a halfway house in Chicago on Tuesday, according to officials with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman...

Illinois Congressman Fights to Protect Rock Island Arsenal Jobs and National Security

Congressman Eric Sorensen of Illinois pressed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on proposed job cuts at the Rock Island Arsenal during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Sorensen voiced concern that reducing the Arsenal’s workforce could threaten...

Pulaski Bank’s failure spurred by ‘impaired capital’: FDIC OIG

Chicago-based Pulaski Savings Bank had deposit liabilities of at least $20.7 million unaccounted for in its core system, which depleted the bank’s capital and eventually led to its failure, according to a review by the Federal Deposit Insurance...

White Sox promoting Kyle Teel: What can top catching prospect bring to last-place Chicago?

The Chicago White Sox will soon call up catcher prospect Kyle Teel, Scott Merkin confirms. Teel, 23, was ranked by CBS Sports as the No. 34 overall prospect coming into the 2025 season. Here's part of R.J. Anderson's write-up: "Teel, the 14th pick...

'It's scary for a lot of us': Administration wants to axe Denison trade school for disadvantaged youth

DENISON, Iowa (KMTV) — Center managers at Denison Job Corps have been told by the U.S. Department of Labor to close the campus and move the students out by the end of June. It's a nationwide, residential program that trains at-risk students...

Illinois carrier files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

AZA Transportation, a Chicagoland-area trucking company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois last month, according to court filings. The carrier, which reported having 70...

Chicago aims to reenact grocery tax; suburbs consider sales tax hikes

(The Center Square) – About 200 municipalities have plans to reimpose Illinois’ grocery tax locally, and the state’s largest city may be among those joining the group. Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved the Jan. 1, 2026, elimination of the one-percent...

Things to do in and around Chicago this weekend (June 6-8)

Chicago Blues Fest WHAT: Since 1984, the free Chicago Blues Festival has grown to become the world’s largest free blues festival. WHERE: Millennium Park, Ramova Theatre, 3520 S. Halsted Street (Thursday only) WHEN: Thursday, June 5 - Sunday, June...

Vallas: Chicago Teachers Union destroying even public-school choice

The Chicago Teachers Union and its cronies destroyed Illinois’ only private school choice program. Now they are out to kill charter schools and public-school choice, leaving parents with no option but CTU’s failing product. The Chicago Teachers...

Illinois Driver Goes Airborne After Hitting Tow Truck

This will likely be the craziest thing you see today. Dashcam video captured the moment that a distracted driver in Illinois hit the back of a tow truck and went airborne. Miraculously, no one was injured. According to the video description on...

Chicago Quantum Exchange Appoints Jean-Luc Cambier to Lead The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub

Cambier brings deep federal R&D experience, will also serve as CQE’s in-house technical lead June 5, 2025 — The Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) has appointed Dr. Jean-Luc Cambier as the Regional Innovation Officer of The Bloch Quantum, the US...

Provost Charles Isbell Jr. departs UW-Madison for University of Illinois

University of Wisconsin-Madison Provost Charles Isbell Jr. has been named the 11th chancellor of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and vice president of the University of Illinois System. The decision was announced this morning by...