Cardiac Caravan: Mount Carmel rallies from 27-14 deficit to stun Providence
Facing a 27-14 deficit at halftime Friday night, Mount Carmel coach Frank Lenti had a simple message for his team in the locker room. Don't give up. The Caravan took those words to heart and rallied...
View ArticleIllinois Lottery deal gives new firm higher base fee, extra 'incentive'...
Hoping for better luck the second time around, state officials unveiled a deal Friday to put the fate of the Illinois Lottery in the hands of a British firm that pledges bigger returns than those...
View ArticleEven after falling short, easy to defend Theo Epstein's go-for-it approach
Nobody in Chicago sports commands a podium like Cubs President Theo Epstein, who showed up Friday at Wrigley Field in a sweatshirt and jeans dressed as comfortably as he felt about the direction of...
View ArticleCubs will try to protect pitching prospects while bridging gap to majors
Graduation came early for several Cubs prospects the last three seasons and because of their success, the maturation process for their current top prospects now will proceed at a normal pace. In fact,...
View ArticleJudge tosses $417 million award in Johnson & Johnson baby powder cancer case
A judge on Friday tossed out a $417 million jury award to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer by using Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder for feminine hygiene. Los Angeles...
View ArticleGeorgia lawmaker, the wife of ex-HHS Secretary, asks about quarantining HIV...
A Georgia state lawmaker, who is married to former U.S. health and human services secretary Tom Price, has drawn criticism for suggesting that people with HIV be quarantined to stop the spread of the...
View ArticleReputation restoration: Bears rebuilding defense and rediscovering pride
Vic Fangio would be the last person to declare the Bears defense fully restored. Heck, they could hoist the Lombardi Trophy, and his mind would throb at whatever imperfections they overcame to do so....
View ArticleThe kindest team in the major leagues
I have been a Chicago Cubs fan since the age of 3 when my father brought me home a Cubs baseball hat after attending a Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds game in 1975. Little did I know then that the Chicago...
View ArticleRauner looks to Washington for the power to change pension benefits
Stymied by a Democrat-controlled General Assembly and still in a contract dispute with the largest state employee union, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is looking to Washington for help advancing his...
View ArticleCompare possible Amazon sites as Chicago's HQ2 wait begins
The bids are in for Amazon's planned second headquarters. Now, the waiting begins. Here is a look at some sites Chicago has to offer.
View Article3 shot at Taco Burrito King in Greektown
Three people were shot at a Taco Burrito King restaurant in Greektown early Saturday after a large group of people got into a physical fight, according to police and witnesses. Chicago Police officers...
View ArticleGoogle parent company turns on internet balloons in Puerto Rico
Google's parent Alphabet Inc. said Friday that its stratospheric balloons are now delivering the internet to remote areas of Puerto Rico where cellphone towers were knocked out by Hurricane Maria. Two...
View ArticleLINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 10/21/17
Today's Birthday (10/21/17). The next two years offer an abundant harvest. Preserve some for later, and enjoy the fruits of domestic labor. Your team takes a new direction this winter, before new love...
View ArticleFive key questions facing the Cubs this offseason
The Cubs' fast elimination from the National League Championship Series showed there's work to be done. Here are five questions entering the offseason: 1. Where does the starting pitching come from?...
View ArticlePioneer Press football playoff pairings
Times and dates of first-round playoff matchups will be announced Monday. Class 8A No. 31 Glenbrook South (5-4) at No. 2 Barrington (9-0) No one has been able to stop quarterback Ray Niro, whose...
View ArticleBobby Portis makes public apology before Bulls drop home opener
Apologizing in his first public comments since drawing an eight-game suspension for concussing and breaking two bones in Nikola Mirotic's face with a punch, Bobby Portis joined the Bulls in expressing...
View ArticleBulls drop home opener 87-77 to Spurs
Change the quarter collapse from the second to the third. Tweak the rotation from Ryan Arcidiacono to Kay Felder and Quincy Pondexter to Paul Zipser. Otherwise, Saturday's home opener played out...
View ArticleIHSA football playoff pairings
IHSA PLAYOFF PAIRINGS In bracket order; times and dates to be announced Monday; state finals Nov. 24-25 at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb CLASS 8A #32 Joliet West (5-4) at #1 Lincoln-Way East (9-0) #17 St....
View ArticleNationals' firing of Dusty Baker is a cold move in a cold business
With a few days left in the regular season, Nationals manager Dusty Baker finally had his team back in time for the postseason. Bryce Harper had returned after missing seven weeks with a hyperextended...
View ArticleAstros beat Yankees 4-0 in ALCS Game 7, advance to World Series vs. Dodgers
Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers combined on a three-hitter, Jose Altuve and Evan Gattis homered and the Houston Astros reached the World Series for only the second time, blanking the New York...
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