As he stepped onto the State Farm Court for the first time as Illinois' coach, Brad Underwood smiled broadly and pointed to fans in the Orange Krush student section.
He scanned the arena before tipoff as if he was a tourist arriving at a bucket-list destination. Underwood, who was hired in March...
The housewarming party happened during the preseason, when Northwestern’s basketball team boarded a bus to Allstate Arena for a few practices and a scrimmage.
Loyola (Md.) was the first official guest at the Wildcats' temporary home away from home in Rosemont, 13.2 miles and 35 minutes, traffic...
From drones that recognize their owners to a smartwatch with a designer feel, this holiday season's tech items have upped the ante. Click through to see what items you should add to your list.
Nothing stands still in the NFL and that is why Bears coach John Fox is fond of saying "you're either getting better or you're getting worse."
The team's best offensive player last season, running back Jordan Howard, clearly is getting better even as defenses consistently stack the box with the...
Adam Silver made draft lottery reform a priority just as the Bulls projected to be participating in it for at least a couple of years.
At any point during negotiations to land the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, did the Bulls try to get Silver to change his mind?
"Next question," Michael Reinsdorf said...
On Veterans Day, our nation honors those who have so honored us with their sacrifice and service to keep America strong and free.
Retailers and restaurants salute our military heroes by offering freebies and discounts on Saturday to veterans, active duty and retired U.S. military, National Guard...
Nine people were shot in Chicago between Friday and Saturday mornings in separate incidents, police said.
On the West Side, a 41-year-old man was shot in the left thigh in the South Austin neighborhood about 2:05 a.m. Saturday, police said. Officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 800...
In an undercover investigation, Chicago police arrested two suburban men accused of luring people into a Far North Side gangway and robbing them at gunpoint in at least nine incidents in the last month, authorities said.
The men, from Evanston and Blue Island, face multiple felonies in connection...
Photos and videos from the quarterfinals of high school football playoff matchups in the Chicago area.
Find and watch the best high school sports content live on The Cube. Follow your favorite schools in the area or around the country to get alerts anytime a sporting event is live as well as view...
Watch as Phillips and Lemont face off in a 5A Quarterfinals matchup on Saturday, Nov. 11. Kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m. at Gately Stadium.
Phillips (No. 5) and Lemont (No. 17) are both part of Mike Clark's Week 12 Chicago-area high school football rankings.
Find and watch the best high school sports...
As thick smog crept over India's capital this past week and smudged landmarks from view, Nikunj Pandey could feel his eyes and throat burning. Pandey stopped doing his regular workouts and said he felt tightness in his lungs. He started wearing a triple layer of pollution masks over his mouth....
Morton Grove police are asking for the public's help as they investigate two separate reports of child luring near a local school, authorities said Friday.
Both incidents occurred between 3 p.m and 4 p.m. on separate days near Hynes School in the 9000 block of Belleforte Avenue in Morton Grove,...
An appeals court ruled a Kane County sergeant improperly prolonged a traffic stop from which authorities seized a car and more than $8,000 cash, and now the driver and passengers are suing the county and officers involved in federal court.
The officer who initiated the stop once described asset...
Louis C.K.’s candid admission on Friday that he engaged in sexual misconduct with multiple women has seemingly brought the curtain down on his acclaimed career and his extensive associations with several top networks.
FX on Friday dealt the most crushing blow, following HBO and Netflix, which ended...
Robert "Butch" Echterling has seen his share of war.
The 92-year-old U.S. Navy veteran served both during World War II and the Korean War, with a stint in the National Guard in between, he said.
"I turned 17 April 22 (1942). I had my parents' signature in hand. I raised my right hand and they took...
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner emerged from the General Assembly’s fall session bruised by more than a dozen defeats made possible by rank-and-file lawmakers in his own party, but he survived several veto override attempts on what he called his top priorities.
Lawmakers overrode the governor’s vetoes...
It was supposed to be a shining example of U.S.-China sporting cooperation and a chance for an elite group of students to learn from another culture.
But Saturday's basketball game between UCLA and Georgia Tech was overshadowed by three players who weren't even there, and by an entirely unwelcome...
It was a rough week for Republican voters. It was the kind of week that tested their patience, like a nitwit driving below the speed limit in the passing lane.
As the great thinker Steve Bannon said of Tuesday's election losses in Virginia and elsewhere, Republicans must fully embrace everything...
A former male model has accused actor George Takei of sexually assaulting him in 1981, adding to the growing list of Hollywood personalities caught up by the growing wave of scandal.
On Friday, the Hollywood Reporter published an interview with Scott R. Brunton, who says he was groped by the former...
A ceremony and funeral procession was held for Officer Jaimie Cox of Rockford Saturday after he died on-duty on Nov. 5.
Hundreds gathered at First Free Church in Rockford to honor Cox’s life, several hundred of whom were law enforcement officers from across the state and country.
The hourlong service...