A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed Feb. 28, 2022 on the Near North Side. | Sun-Times file photo The teen was in the first block of East Grand Avenue early Monday when he was shot twice in the chest and once in the knee, police said. A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot early Monday near the Grand Red Line station on the Near North Side. Vadarrion A. Knight was shot … [Read more...] about 16-year-old boy fatally shot near Red Line stop on Near North Side
‘The Batman’: Bruce Wayne broods over both his identities in a stripped-down, rain-soaked superhero noir
Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) is only two years into his crimefighting career and still seen as an outlaw in “The Batman.” | Warner Bros. Gritty and grounded Gotham City story picks up just as the caped crusader is just beginning to calibrate his moral compass. We’re calling “The Batman” a superhero movie because it’s another telling of the tale of one of the most … [Read more...] about ‘The Batman’: Bruce Wayne broods over both his identities in a stripped-down, rain-soaked superhero noir
Big beautiful northern pike: ‘Tricky getting such a large fish landed,’ that’s a Fish of the Week
Sean Daab with a big beautiful northern pike that earned Fish of the Week honors. | Provided Sean Daab caught a big beautiful northern pike with a good story to earn Fish of the Week honors. Sean Daab caught a northern pike ice fishing at North Point Marina big enough that “the fight was intense.” “She was an extremely healthy female and we caught several other nice … [Read more...] about Big beautiful northern pike: ‘Tricky getting such a large fish landed,’ that’s a Fish of the Week
IHSA state basketball Class 4A and 3A tournament predictions
Belleville West holds up the Class 4A state championship trophy in Peoria in 2019. | Worsom Robinson/For the Sun-Times Joe Henricksen makes his picks in the Class 4A and Class 3A state tournament brackets Before anyone can dream of playing in Champaign — or even a supersectional — teams must take care of business in sectional play. That comes this week as sectional … [Read more...] about IHSA state basketball Class 4A and 3A tournament predictions
Breaking down 10 potential candidates to be Illinois State’s new basketball coach
Roger Powell Jr. (left, with Drew Timme) has been an assistant coach at Gonzaga under Mark Few for two seasons. | Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The following short list of 10 potential candidates for the Illinois State job is one with some very realistic targets and some that may be a reach but worth talking about. Illinois State basketball hasn’t been to the … [Read more...] about Breaking down 10 potential candidates to be Illinois State’s new basketball coach