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Digital Sports Editor @suntimes. Formerly @chicagotribune @usatoday @beaconjournal. Buckeye, Cleveland guy.

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Blackhawks run by kids now after trading entire leadership group: 'It’s their locker room now'

The Blackhawks’ old guard is long gone. The Hawks’ placeholder veterans of recent years are now mostly gone, too, following the trade deadline.

The kids run this team now.

07.03.2026 14:32 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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Roseanne Tellez is latest casualty at Fox 32 Chicago after firing of Scott Schneider, executive producer Tellez had been with Fox 32 since 2019. She began in Chicago in 1990 with WGN, then moved in 2004 to CBS 2, where she spent 15 years.

ROSEANNE TELLEZ is latest casualty to surface at Fox 32 Chicago after firing of Scott Schneider, executive producer
chicago.suntimes.com/media/2026/0...

06.03.2026 21:43 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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After trades, Blackhawks motivated to make this the last time they sell at deadline Whether or not Hawks captain Nick Foligno moves before Friday — just like alternate captains Connor Murphy and Jason Dickinson already have — he wants the Hawks' young core to realize 'there's more of...

The prevailing message in the Blackhawks' locker room today:

The young core is motivated to win enough next season to ensure this is the last time the Hawks are sellers at the deadline.

New story: chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2...

05.03.2026 21:23 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1
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Why Cubs, White Sox fans' demand for spring-training broadcasts isn't being met It's no surprise that the Dodgers and Yankees are delivering robust schedules this spring. But one team that doesn't even have a regional sports network anymore is really stepping up.

Why Cubs, White Sox fans' demand for spring-training broadcasts isn't being met
chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media...

05.03.2026 22:25 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source.

01.03.2026 05:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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WGN TV lays off 8-9 on-air talents Monday in major shake-up Newsrooms at Chicago TV stations are buzzing after hearing about a round of layoffs at WGN that affected several on-air talents, a circumstance that has touched local network affiliates but rarely has...

BREAKING: WGN TV lays off 8-9 on-air talents Monday in major shake-up
chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media...

24.02.2026 04:07 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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Speaker Johnson denies Rev. Jackson family request to lie in honor at U.S. Capitol

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has declined a request by Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family to have the civil rights leader lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol. There is still a push for a Capitol viewing and the Congressional Black Caucus is actively pursuing options.

20.02.2026 20:03 👍 59 🔁 24 💬 6 📌 5
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and Chicago icon, dead at 84 Jackson was a Chicago institution who left footprints on the world stage, an ardent advocate for civil rights whose attempts to wield political power himself were thwarted, and channeled into the powe...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Chicago institution who left footprints globally in his ardent advocacy for civil rights, has died. He was 84. chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...

17.02.2026 11:22 👍 134 🔁 79 💬 4 📌 22
Jesse Jackson 'I Am Somebody' on Sesame Street
Jesse Jackson 'I Am Somebody' on Sesame Street YouTube video by Headline USA
17.02.2026 09:15 👍 31 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 2
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Michigan the new No. 1, Northwestern hitting a new low and off friend Porter Moser is up against at Oklahoma "Three Points" on men's college basketball to keep in mind with three weeks to go in the regular season.

Michigan the new No. 1, Northwestern hitting a new low and off friend Porter Moser is up against at Oklahoma. "Three Points" on college basketball: chicago.suntimes.com/college-spor...

16.02.2026 00:14 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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RT @SNFonNBC: When it comes to NFL expansion franchise names, Milan Cortina has SEVERAL options. 👀

08.02.2026 14:29 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
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NBC announces Cubs great Anthony Rizzo will be part of its MLB coverage During its Super Bowl pregame show Sunday, NBC announced that Rizzo, Clayton Kershaw and Joey Votto will be part of its MLB coverage, which begins this season.

NBC announces Cubs great Anthony Rizzo will be part of its MLB coverage. trib.al/FBLzZct

08.02.2026 19:31 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
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Arch of Hysteria, by Louise Bourgeois, 1993, 📸 by @jaredctilton

07.02.2026 20:56 👍 1461 🔁 203 💬 5 📌 9
President Trump late Thursday night shared a video that contained a brief clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.

The clip, set to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” was spliced near the end of a 62-second video that promoted conspiracy theories about anomalies in the 2020 presidential election.

It was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware that the clip had been included in the video before he shared it. It was unclear how the clip was made, although it appeared to have been generated by A.I. The clip appeared to have been taken from a video that was shared in October by a user on X whose watermark is shown, with the caption “President Trump: King of the Jungle,” and an emoji of a lion.

President Trump late Thursday night shared a video that contained a brief clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The clip, set to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” was spliced near the end of a 62-second video that promoted conspiracy theories about anomalies in the 2020 presidential election. It was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware that the clip had been included in the video before he shared it. It was unclear how the clip was made, although it appeared to have been generated by A.I. The clip appeared to have been taken from a video that was shared in October by a user on X whose watermark is shown, with the caption “President Trump: King of the Jungle,” and an emoji of a lion.

What the hell is the New York Times doing?
In its article on Trump posting a video that included a clip of the Obamas as apes, NYT tries to help him come up with an excuse: "It was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware that the clip had been included in the video before he shared it."
WTF.

06.02.2026 13:20 👍 760 🔁 218 💬 108 📌 66
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Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event

05.02.2026 03:31 👍 29026 🔁 6949 💬 771 📌 1224

Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.

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Doesn't that narrow it down to everyone?

05.02.2026 05:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Building owner OK’d Trump administration’s raid of Chicago apartment complex, court records show

Federal agents carried out a military-style raid on a South Shore apartment complex last fall with the permission of the building’s owner and manager, according to new court filings that corroborate key allegations driving a state investigation.

05.02.2026 03:16 👍 53 🔁 36 💬 1 📌 3
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EXCLUSIVE: Northwestern's new Ryan Field won't open until Oct. 2 against Penn State The $862 million football stadium project won't get to the finish line in time for either of the Wildcats' first two home games, which will be played at the temporary lakefront venue used in 2024 and ...

EXCLUSIVE: Northwestern's new Ryan Field won't open until Oct. 2 against Penn State chicago.suntimes.com/college-spor...

03.02.2026 17:29 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'

Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who survived being shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, spoke with the Sun-Times and WBEZ about her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fight for accountability.

03.02.2026 13:28 👍 130 🔁 49 💬 3 📌 3

It doesn’t matter that Don Lemon hired a superstar attorney or that the case against him is meritless.

There are too many journalists with far less money and far fewer resources than Lemon who will be more cautious going forward. That was the intent, and that’s the main problem.

30.01.2026 21:15 👍 658 🔁 212 💬 24 📌 3
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Sun-Times, WBEZ and UChicago to host first live-broadcast debate for Democratic Senate candidates

WATCH LIVE: The Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ and University of Chicago are quizzing the top Democratic candidates vying for retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat in a debate co-hosted by UChicago’s Institute of Politics and International House.

26.01.2026 23:56 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 3
Tweets from Erik Wemple saying that the Washington Post Sports section was told not to book travel arrangements for spring training

Tweets from Erik Wemple saying that the Washington Post Sports section was told not to book travel arrangements for spring training

Yeah, that's sub-optimal.

26.01.2026 15:47 👍 118 🔁 26 💬 14 📌 11
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NBC 5 Chicago makes Lou Canellis' hiring official Canellis will be part of the NBC 5 newscasts in the late afternoon and evening Monday-Thursday, as well as Sunday, when he also will host “Sports Sunday.”

BREAKING: NBC 5 Chicago makes Lou Canellis' hiring official. trib.al/23PvqJb

26.01.2026 16:29 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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The last three times a new Pope was elected, the Seahawks have made the Super Bowl as the No. 1 seed.

◽️ 2005: Pope Benedict XVI elected, SEA to SB XL
◽️ 2013: Pope Francis elected, SEA to SB XLVIII
◽️ 2025: Pope Leo XIV elected, SEA to SB LV

26.01.2026 04:12 👍 519 🔁 83 💬 20 📌 34
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The Sun-Times Sports cover, featuring the Patriots and Seahawks, who will meet in Super Bowl LX, by @patfinley.bsky.social. trib.al/0EDz2av

26.01.2026 04:50 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

25.01.2026 01:18 👍 47143 🔁 18183 💬 1014 📌 1851
nursesonja • 7h
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Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control.
This is about total control.
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nursesonja • 7h & Threads Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control. This is about total control. O240 Q5 G34 → 21

The nurses are pissed

25.01.2026 04:48 👍 39703 🔁 10794 💬 661 📌 405

I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity

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