Chicago IL

Loyola losing to East St. Louis wasn’t stunning. The Flyers produce more college football talent than any program in the state and regularly play some of the best teams in the nation. It was always going to be a stern test for the Ramblers.It was shocking how ineffective Loyola’s experienced offense was throughout the game. The Ramblers struggled to […]

The sound of engines was replaced by clicks of spinning bicycle chains and ringing bells on DuSable Lake Shore Drive Sunday morning as nearly 15,000 bikers weaved through lanes for the 23rd annual Bike the Drive Sunday morning.The 15-mile stretch of the route spanned from the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry to West Bryn Mawr Avenue. Riders could […]

It was a rough week at the top of the preseason Super 25 with Loyola, Mount Carmel and Maine South all picking up losses.The toughest decision was what to do with the No. 2 spot. My initial instinct was to move the Caravan up to No. 2. Jack Elliott and many new guys played well in the loss to Hun from Princeton, N.J.But it was still a loss. And Loyola was […]

I imagine that members of the 1972 Dolphins, the last NFL team to go undefeated, are having trouble sleeping these days. You know, the 2024 Bears and all.Have you noticed that the closer we get to the start of the NFL season, the better the Bears get? And that’s saying something. The way fans and media swooned over the team in, say, June, you might have […]

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in separate calls Sunday talked with Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg Polin, the couple with Chicago roots whose son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin held hostage in Gaza, was found murdered by Hamas on Saturday.The White House said Sunday in a statement, "this morning, President Biden spoke with Rachel […]

An off-duty police sergeant from southwest suburban Lyons was involved in a shootout that left a woman and one of the shooters wounded in Washington Park Saturday, police said.Around 7 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Ellsworth Drive inside Washington Park, the sergeant got into an argument with a suspect who drew a gun, prompting the sergeant to identify […]

Please send corrections to mobrien@suntimes.com.Thursday, Sept. 5NON-CONFERENCEAg. Science vs. Corliss at GatelyBulls Prep vs. UIC Prep at RockneCollins at Chicago AcademyGolder at Back of the YardsMather vs. Von Steuben at WinnemacRauner vs. North Lawndale at RockneSolorio at North GrandFriday, Sept. 6FOX VALLEYBurlington Central at Dundee-CrownCrystal […]

A look at how the Super 25 teams fared in Week 1. 1. Loyola (0-1)Lost 34-7 vs. East St. Louis, Mo.2. Lincoln-Way East (1-0)Won 49-22 vs. No. 5 Maine South3. Mount Carmel (0-1)Lost 42-38 vs. Princeton Hun, N.J.4. Nazareth (1-0)Won 37-30 vs. No. 16 Kankakee5. Maine South (0-1)Lost 49-22 at No. 2 Lincoln-Way East6. Downers Grove North (1-0)Won 42-0 vs. […]

Please send scores and corrections to preps@suntimes.com.Saturday, Aug. 31PUBLIC REDClark 24, Johnson 16NONCONFERENCEAg. Science 26, Mather 21Batavia 35, Glenbard West 28Benet 35, Hillcrest 13Bloom 40, Gage Park 0Brooks 20, Orr 0Carver 26, Lake View 14Dwight 49, Dakota 0Dyett 32, UIC Prep 0East St. Louis 34, Loyola 7Fenwick 30, Oak Park 0Kelly 26, Foreman […]

A man was critically hurt in a shooting near a CTA station in the West Loop early Sunday, police said.The man, 34, was outside in the 1000 block of West Lake Street near the Morgan Green and Pink Line station when someone in a gray sedan approached and fired shots, a witness told Chicago police.The man was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition […]