Orr holds up the Class 2A state championship trophy in 2019. | Sun-Times file photo The Sun-Times is counting down the 50 high school basketball programs with the most wins during the decade. When high school basketball fans think back
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Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans
In this Jan. 15, 2021, file photo a seal is displayed as President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. | AP Photos Biden will nominate Wendy Sherman as deputy secretary of state and
Didn’t 2021 just get here? Ready or not, Chicago sports is being left in the dust already
The Bears were toyed with in their first two outings of the new year. | Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Wasn’t this year supposed to be a respite from the cruel and unusual? And we’re just talking sports here. You
NRA declares bankruptcy, group will move from NY to Texas
In a Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, National Rifle Associations (NRA) Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. | AP
Bears DL Mario Edwards Jr. suspended 2 games
Defensive end Mario Edwards celebrates after the Bears recovered a fumble Sunday. | Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr., was suspended two games by the NFL on Friday for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug ban. Defensive
7 big questions heading into a jobs-on-the-line offseason for the Bears
The Bears need to be done with everything in this photo. All of it. | AP Photos A look at the quarterback situation, some tough choices on veterans and more. With the Bears’ season crashing to an end with their
The buck stops here: Dutch government quits over welfare scandal
In this Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, file photo, Prime Minister Mark Rute, center left, and Dutch King Willem-Alexander, center, pose with the ministers for the official photo of the new Dutch government on the steps of Royal Palace Noordeinde in
Feds: Capitol mob aimed to ‘assassinate’ elected officials
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. An Arizona man seen in photos and video of the mob wearing
Lingering questions about how Trump will finish out his term
In this Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Senate Republican candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., at Valdosta Regional Airport, in Valdosta, Ga. | AP As President
Biden unveiling $1.9 trillion plan to stem virus and steady economy
In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. A coronavirus action plan fromBiden centers on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government.
Government watchdog: DOJ failed ‘zero tolerance’ management
In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, David Xol-Cholom, of Guatemala, hugs his son Byron at Los Angeles International Airport as they reunite after being separated during the Trump administration’s wide-scale separation of immigrant families, in Los Angeles. A
Illinois deer hunting: A belated update before the seasons end
File photo scene from a deer blind during Illinois’ 2020-21 deer seasons. | Dale Bowman With Illinois deer hunting ending on Sunday, Jan. 17, here is the last update (a bit delayed on my part). I will be very curious
Olympian Klete Keller charged with taking part in US Capitol riot
In this Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, United States’ relay swimmer Klete Keller reacts after a men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay heat during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Five-time Olympic
Matt Nagy survives, but faces must-win 2021
Matt Nagy talks to officials during the Vikings game. | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images He’s posted, over the past three years, the league’s fourth-fewest yards per play and sixth-fewest yards per rushing attempt. Matt Nagy uses the same phrasing
Chicago man allegedly told feds ‘Wow you are pretty good’ when shown his picture of Pelosi sign from US Capitol
In this file photo taken on January 6, 2021 riot police push back a crowd of supporters of US President Donald Trump after they stormed the Capitol building in Washington, DC. | Getty Kevin James Lyons is the second known
Rockets trade James Harden to Nets
James Harden is leaving Houston for Brooklyn. | Carmen Mandato/Pool Photo via AP Harden is going to the Nets as part of a four-team deal that also involves Indiana and Cleveland, according to the person who spoke to The Associated
Mix of extremists who stormed Capitol isn’t retreating
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol in Washington. As rioters converged on the U.S. Capitol building, the grounds normally hailed as the seat of American democracy became a melting pot of extremist groups.
NWSL Draft: selection order, registered players and more
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images All 40 selections will be made virtually as it streams exclusively on Twitch at 6 p.m. The National Women’s Soccer League will stream its ninth annual draft exclusively on Twitch at 6 p.m. and all
George McCaskey: I know retaining Bears leaders isn’t ‘most popular’
George McCaskey watches the Bears play the Bucs in 2018. | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images In defending his decision to keep the Bears’ power structure in place — president/CEO Ted Phillips, general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy
Alabama again? Shocker. Wake me when there’s change at the top of college football
DeVonta Smith and Alabama ran away with the title — again. | Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Decades from now, the wealthiest Crimson Tide boosters surely will pay to have Nick Saban’s brain cryogenically preserved so it can oversee the
Liam Hendriks signing makes White Sox talk of the town
Liam Hendriks was the American League Relief Pitcher of the Year in 2020. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 607682997 | Thearon W. Henderson, Getty On paper, White Sox might be best team in American League Here’s what
FBI says it briefed law enforcement within an hour after discovering online warning about ‘war’ and storming US Capitol
In this file photo taken on January 6, 2021 riot police push back a crowd of supporters of US President Donald Trump after they stormed the Capitol building in Washington, DC. | Getty The FBI said Tuesday that the warning
Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
In this Oc. 2, 2020, file photo Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar testifies to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington. After a violent mob
Pence acknowledges ‘our time’ coming to an end
In this file photo US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the vice presidential debate in Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. | Getty Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday
Why wasn’t the Capitol mob carrying guns?
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images A week after the assault on democracy in Washington, a simple question leads to several possible answers. So here’s my question. And by “question” I don’t mean rhetorical device designed to draw you into this
Alice Rose George, a ‘Photographer’s Dream Editor,’ Dies at 76
Alice Rose George, a Mississippi-born poet, curator and photo editor who was an ardent promoter of famous and unsung photographers for over 50 years, and whose unerring eye for visual details made her a fixture in New York’s magazine world,
Rex Ryan: ‘I’ve never been a big fan of this Nagy guy’
Rex Ryan appeared on ESPN’s “Get Up!” on Monday. | Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Rex Ryan, the former head coach turned talking head, said Monday on ESPN’s “Get Up!” that he had a personal problem with Bears head
Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days
In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. | AP Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the step, citing in particular Cuba’s continued harboring of
FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week
In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent protesters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, in Washington. | AP An internal FBI bulletin warned that, as of Sunday, the nationwide protests may start later this week and
Michigan bans open carry of guns inside state Capitol
In this April 15, 2020, file photo, protesters carry rifles near the steps of the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing, Mich. | AP Michigan has bans open carry of guns inside state Capitol following mob violence in U.S. Capitol