A woman with groceries walks by an alleyway on West Glenlake Avenue near North Winthrop Avenue in Edgewater during a winter storm last week. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times The advisory covers Cook, Will, DuPage, Kendall, Kane, Grundy, DeKalb and Ogle counties from noon Thursday until 6 a.m. Friday. A winter weather advisory has been issued for the Chicago area for Thursday … [Read more...] about Winter weather advisory for Thursday afternoon, early Friday. Up to 5 inches of snow, possibly freezing drizzle
UEFA will move Champions League final from Russia
UEFA is expected to move the Champions League final from St. Petersburg after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. | Pavel Golovkin/AP Sports organizations, teams cut ties to Russia-related entities after invasion of Ukraine. UEFA will move the Champions League final from St. Petersburg after Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, the Associated Press … [Read more...] about UEFA will move Champions League final from Russia
U.S. women beat Iceland 5-0 to win SheBelieves Cup title
U.S. forward Catarina Macario holds up the SheBelieves Cup MVP trophy. | Jeffrey McWhorter/AP The Americans won the annual four-team soccer tournament for the third straight year. FRISCO, Texas — Catarina Macario and Mallory Pugh each scored two goals and the U.S. women’s national team beat Iceland 5-0 on Wednesday night to win the SheBelieves Cup. The Americans won … [Read more...] about U.S. women beat Iceland 5-0 to win SheBelieves Cup title
Russia invades Ukraine, ‘shattering’ European peace
People try to get on a bus as they leave Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. | Emilio Morenatti/AP Ukraine’s government said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border in a “full-scale war” that could rewrite the geopolitical order and whose fallout already reverberated around the world. KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on … [Read more...] about Russia invades Ukraine, ‘shattering’ European peace
Troy Aikman, ESPN close to ‘Monday Night Football’ deal: report
Troy Aikman is reportedly close to signing with ESPN as an analyst for “Monday Night Football.” | Zach Bolinger/AP Aikman has been part of Fox’s No. 1 NFL broadcasting team alongside play-by-play man Joe Buck since 2002, calling six Super Bowls in that span. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and longtime Fox Sports NFL analyst Troy Aikman is close to joining ESPN on … [Read more...] about Troy Aikman, ESPN close to ‘Monday Night Football’ deal: report