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The Blackhawks selected Nolan Allan with the 32nd pick in the virtual 2021 NHL Draft. | Getty Allan, a surprising selection at the end of the first round, is a 6-2 defenseman from Saskatchewan. The Blackhawks finished the first round of the NHL draft Friday by selecting a player many expected to go closer to the end of the second round. After […]

Resident, activists, and Chicago police brass march down Douglas Boulevard on Friday in North Lawndale; the neighborhood was the site of two mass shootings earlier in the week. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times A Lawndale resident called the rally “beautiful,” and said it’s exactly what the community needs to move forward. Top officials with the […]

Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson is held back by teammates as he yells at an umpire during the eighth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, July 23, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) | AP Photos Sox relievers walk four in Brewers’ six-run seventh MILWAUKEE — If anything is a given before the […]

A person was killed in a shooting July 23, 2021, in South Shore. | Sun-Times file photo About 7:30 p.m., a male was near the sidewalk in the 7000 block of South Merrill Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him multiple times, Chicago police said. A person was fatally shot Friday in South Shore. About 7:30 p.m., a male was near the sidewalk […]

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, right, talks with Corey Brooks, a physician’s assistant in the Illinois National Guard, center, in one of the three ads the governor’s campaign released Friday. | Screen image A campaign spokeswoman said the ads will appear on broadcast and cable TV statewide, and versions will also appear on social media. She said the […]

The Sabres picked Owen Power first overall in the virtual 2021 draft. | Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Power is one of seven alums of the Geneva-based U.S. junior hockey powerhouse expected to be picked in the 2021 NHL Draft. A year ago, defenseman Owen Power was coping with the abrupt end of another strong Chicago Steel season and scrambling to stay in […]

Javy Baez rounds the bases after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning Friday at Wrigley Field. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Players on the trade block have a potential last hurrah before fans at the Friendly Confines. They started it off with an 8-3 victory over the Diamondbacks. Organist John Benedeck treated the Wrigley Field faithful […]

A boy was listed in critical condition after he was rescued from a pond July 23, 2021 in suburban Lake in the Hills. | Archivos Sun-Times Golfers at the Boulder Ridge Country Club spotted the boy in a nearby pond, rescued him and began CPR. A boy was listed in critical condition after he was rescued from a pond Friday afternoon in suburban Lake in […]

Leury Garcia, left, is greeted as he returns to the dugout by coach Jerry Narron after hitting a home run in Pittsburgh on June 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) | AP Photos ‘‘I’d like to tell you some things [he excels at], but I don’t want to give away any trade secrets from a Hall of Famer,’’ Narron said. MILWAUKEE — White Sox […]

Keegan Casteel, 32, taking questions from Chicago police officers after being arrested with having a rifle, scope, pistol and several magazines with him. | Screenshot from police body-worn camera video Video from body-worn cameras shows police officers on the scene were befuddled at what they found. They didn’t seem to think the man planned a […]