From Chicago Tribune
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16-year-old boy critically injured in East Garfield Park shooting
The boy was in critical condition after he was shot in the face in the East Garfield Park neighborhood shortly before 10:15 p.m. Monday, Chicago police said.
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Illinois expecting 500,000 vaccine doses initially for kids 5 to 11
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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From Joc Pederson’s pearls to Martin Maldonado’s Twitter game, our postseason power rankings of former Chicago Cubs entering the World Series
The Chicago Cubs didn't make the postseason, but ex-Cubs have been spotted all over the playoffs. Here are our power rankings entering the World Series.
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Catching up with the busy CSO composer Jessie Montgomery — her first MusicNOW program is coming up at Symphony Center
Jessie Montgomery sounds off on her first season as CSO composer-in-residence, an appointment that not only promises an orchestral commission per season but also curatorial autonomy over MusicNOW, beginning Nov. 1.
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‘Don’t hit the panic button now’: Chicago Blackhawks players say the season isn’t slipping away despite an 0-5-1 record — the worst start in the NHL
A couple of Chicago Blackhawks players vouched for coach Jeremy Colliton after Sunday night’s 6-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, and after a hard practice Monday, players pointed to themselves as the cause of the NHL’s worst record.
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4-0 Chicago Bulls aren’t about to celebrate being the Eastern Conference’s only unbeaten team: ‘It don’t mean nothing. ... We can’t carry this record like it’s some sort of badge of honor’
While it’s easy to say the Chicago Bulls should be 4-0 after games against the Toronto Raptors, New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons (twice), you can’t forget this is a basically a brand-new team with a brand-new style of play.
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My worst moment: Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait once wasn’t sure he’d make it off stage alive
The crowd was shouting for the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Free Bird" and finally Goldthwait snapped.
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Chicago Bears QB rewind: The struggles for Justin Fields and the offense were every bit as bad as they looked in the ‘all-encompassing’ Week 7 loss
Chicago Bears rookie Justin Fields may be gaining valuable experience and learning to decode how defenses are attacking. But he’s also grinding through pronounced failure and not used to this level of individual struggle or team disappointment: "I've never been in this position."
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Last year, 69% of works performed by the 50 largest ballet companies — including Joffrey and Hubbard Street — were choreographed by men. Women in dance are trying to change that.
Images of the woman as ballerina are plentiful, but “it’s the men that are sitting on stools, holding a microphone, in street clothes, speaking as the experts.”
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Ask Amy: Credit card accounts churn up concern
Dear Amy: I need some advice. For the last five years, my husband has been churning credit cards (opening up credit card accounts solely for the opening bonus, then closing them after the bonus is received).
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Chicago Bulls improve to 4-0 — their best start in 25 years — as DeMar DeRozan’s 26 points help hold off the Toronto Raptors 111-108
DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points against his former team, Zach LaVine had 22 points and the Chicago Bulls opened a season with four straight wins for the first time since 1996-97, holding off the Toronto Raptors 111-108.
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ESPN2 somehow airs Marshawn Lynch on Manningcast without delay: ‘What the f--k?’
The Manningcast is picking up right where it left off.