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A group of 30 young men from Chicago's South Side had the opportunity of a lifetime on Friday at the Highland Park mansion once owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.
Hundreds of Chicago kids got an incredible opportunity on Wednesday to play basketball with Chicago Bulls star Ayo Dosunmu, who shared his love of the game.
Donovan enters his sixth season as the coach of the Bulls, going 195-205 in his first five seasons in Chicago with one trip to the playoffs in 2022.
The 18-year-old Essengue enticed the Bulls with his strength and his athleticism. He is still getting adjusted to the physical style of play in the United States.
Jones was an unrestricted free agent, having joined the Bulls midway through last season as a piece in the Zach LaVine trade.
Okoro averaged 6.1 points and 2.4 rebounds this past season and is a strong defender who can also shoot well from the perimeter.
This pick comes a day after the Bulls also looked outside the college ranks for their first-round pick, taking Frenchman Noa Essengue 12th overall.
Essengue has the ability to run the court and attack off the dribble, averaging 12.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in Germany this season.
It has been a bit of a whirlwind week for these NBA hopefuls, going through the drills and measurements at the Combine and trying to impress teams both on the court and in the interview process.
The Dallas Mavericks won the draft lottery, giving them the No. 1 pick.
Northwestern University football is grinding in training camp, getting ready for the Aug. 30 season kick off.
A sex toy landed near Indiana's Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in L.A. while the Fever played the Sparks in the latest of several such incidents.
Matt Shaw homered for the Cubs (65-48), who finished with four hits. They had just three hits in Monday night's 3-2 loss in the series opener.
The Sky (8-21) avoided being swept in the four-game regular-season series.
Head coach Ben Johnson challenged the team Tuesday morning, saying he wanted a good, physical practice.
Dansby Swanson hit his 17th homer for the Cubs (65-47), who fell three games behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee.
Taylor Ward hit a game-ending three-run homer in the ninth inning, Zach Neto had a home run and three RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Justin Turner hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Head coach Ben Johnson stepped onto Soldier Field for the first time Sunday with the home team.
More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move forward on a bill that would set new congressional districts.
The mayor's statement came in response to a question about a pension bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker last week.
Quigley is the first Illinois politician to call for such an action.
Prosecutors said Doherty acted as a "front" for the scheme, helping hide no-show jobs for Madigan allies.
The Justice Department on Wednesday filed hate crime charges against the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., in May.
It turns out what Tom Kuznar of Mount Prospect thought was a small problem is actually a big mess affecting 25,000 taxpayers.
For the past five months, Paul Mitchell has been in talks with Citibank. He turned to CBS News Chicago when Citibank would not refund his money.
CBS News Chicago reported on these traveling auctions in January 2025 after hearing from a woman who also spent a lot of money on jewelry and artwork that turned out to be worth much less than she paid.
The festivalgoers have spent months trying to cancel their Chicago hotel reservation and get a refund, before a bizarre twist this week.
ComEd said the spike, combined with an unseasonably warm June, raised the average bill by more than $67.
The device, called Defent, is a stick that resembles a thumb drive. It has the power to detect the smallest grain of fentanyl almost instantly.
The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.
A baby born at 21 weeks' gestation in Iowa City, Iowa, has celebrated his first birthday, earning a Guinness world record for being the most premature baby.
The health-care giant said it has started complying with both criminal and civil requests from federal investigators and it was cooperating with them.
Cases of the genetic condition keep increasing across the nation, and Darryl Hall of the Austin neighborhood is trying to inspire other patients and families.
A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to smuggling lab equipment to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Some of the fans who received the email have long histories with the team, and there are a lot of concerns.
The Board of Trade Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is closed on weekends and federal holidays.
Right now, it is not exactly clear how the tax will be passed onto the consumer. But vaping products and popular Zyn pouches will now be subject to a 45% tax — up from 15%.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
The death certificate for Ozzy Osbourne listed his occupation as "Songwriter, Performer and Rock Legend."
Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati," died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
Buddy Guy's new album features an assortment of guest musicians, including guitarist Joe Walsh of The Eagles fame, who joined Guy on the album's lead single, "How Blues Is That."
A funeral procession for legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England, gave fans a chance to pay their respects.
In the late 1940s, the work of the House Un-American Activities Committee eventually led to a Hollywood blacklist, now the focus of an exhibit at the New York Historical Society.
Northwestern University football is grinding in training camp, getting ready for the Aug. 30 season kick off.
A line of United Airlines planes waited in a holding pattern at Chicago O'Hare Airport after the airline issued a ground stop due to a technology problem.
Get ready to raise a stein with the Cubs; Wrigley Field is hosting Oktoberfest this year.
The historic Auditorium Theatre in Chicago is between productions and undergoing some important restoration work, which in turn has revealed pieces of its storied past.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information on who shot and killed a 16-year-old Davell Holden in South Holland, Illinois over the weekend.
There is a ground stop for United Airlines flights at Chicago O'Hare Airport on Wednesday evening.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information on who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy in South Holland, Illinois over the weekend.
More than 50 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a quorum in the state House of Representatives to move forward on a bill that would set new congressional districts.
Northwestern University football is grinding in training camp, getting ready for the Aug. 30 season kick off.
The Trump administration will build a new immigration detention center in Miami County, Indiana, already nicknamed the "Speedway Slammer" — but not everyone is happy about the moniker.
On average, Southwest Michigan loses more than a foot of shoreline every year. But one specific area in Berrien County lost 75 feet in four years.
CBS News Chicago reported on these traveling auctions in January 2025 after hearing from a woman who also spent a lot of money on jewelry and artwork that turned out to be worth much less than she paid.
The Illinois EPA said it reviewing the proposal to rescind the declaration issued back in 2009 under President Barack Obama.
The Oak Brook police drone serves as an eye in the sky before police can get to a scene, and has already helped police crack down on crimes.
The mother of a McHenry, Illinois man who was killed by a drunken driver in 2018 is pushing for a technology in new cars that she said would have saved her son's life.
Northwestern University football is grinding in training camp, getting ready for the Aug. 30 season kick off.
A sex toy landed near Indiana's Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in L.A. while the Fever played the Sparks in the latest of several such incidents.
Matt Shaw homered for the Cubs (65-48), who finished with four hits. They had just three hits in Monday night's 3-2 loss in the series opener.
The Sky (8-21) avoided being swept in the four-game regular-season series.
Head coach Ben Johnson challenged the team Tuesday morning, saying he wanted a good, physical practice.
An Army sergeant opened fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia, shooting five soldiers and prompting a brief lockdown at one the country's largest Army bases, officials said.
The Justice Department on Wednesday filed hate crime charges against the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., in May.
Chicago city leaders have said crime is down, and all across violent crime categories, Chicago police data tell the same story as the FBI.
At the Crime Gun Intelligence Center, or CGIC, investigators examine every piece of evidence in detail.
All lanes of the Bishop Ford were shut down after the crash, and reopened around 5:50 p.m., state police said.
