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Chicago Bears should trade these players for 2021 draft capitalRyan Heckmanon February 3, 2021 at 12:00 pm

The Chicago Bears should be doing whatever they can to acquire more 2021 NFL Draft capital. The first and foremost reason why, of course, is because of their impending pursuit at fixing the quarterback position. This year’s draft class has three or four very strong first-round talents, and potentially another one which could go later […]

Chicago Bears should trade these players for 2021 draft capitalDa Windy CityDa Windy City – A Chicago Sports Site – Bears, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks, Fighting Illini & More

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Harry James of Chandeliers draws from soul, jazz, and ambient on his solo debutLeor Galilon February 3, 2021 at 12:00 pm


New Jersey native Harry James Brenner found his footing in Chicago’s music scene partly by playing in art-rock group Chandeliers; he joined in the mid-aughts as a percussionist, and he’s since played keys for them too. The sharply defined clatter of Brenner’s drums has kept Chandeliers’ mercurial instincts from running away with them, giving even their most ostentatiously experimental escapades an irresistible groove.…Read More

Harry James of Chandeliers draws from soul, jazz, and ambient on his solo debutLeor Galilon February 3, 2021 at 12:00 pm Read More »

A Doobie on his own on the gig poster of the weekSalem Collo-Julinon February 3, 2021 at 12:00 pm


This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Jordan Fann of Vector Management and features a photograph by Scarlett McDonald.

This week’s gig poster is for a livestream birthday celebration by legendary singer and record producer Michael McDonald, perhaps best known as a longtime Doobie Brother.…Read More

A Doobie on his own on the gig poster of the weekSalem Collo-Julinon February 3, 2021 at 12:00 pm Read More »

High school basketball scoresSun-Times Staff Reporton February 3, 2021 at 3:19 am

Curie’s Ramean Hinton (23) lines up and hits a three against Oak Forest.
Curie’s Ramean Hinton (23) lines up and hits a three against Oak Forest. | Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times

All the scores from around the area.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

NON CONFERENCE

Herscher 67, Dwight 57

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

NON CONFERENCE

Dwight at Gardner-So. Wilmington, 7:00

Hersey at Glenbrook South, 7:15

Hinckley-Big Rock at Indian Creek, 6:45

Winnebago at Sterling, 7:00

Thursday, February 4, 2021

NON CONFERENCE

Prospect at Notre Dame, 6:30

Somonauk at Serena, 7:00

Friday, February 5, 2021

METRO SUBURBAN – BLUE

St. Francis at Aurora Christian, 7:30

TRI-COUNTY

Marquette at Henry-Senachwine, 7:00

Midland at Roanoke-Benson, 7:00

Putnam County at Woodland, 7:00

Seneca at Lowpoint-Washburn, 5:30

NON CONFERENCE

DeKalb at Guilford, 7:00

Donovan at Gardner-So. Wilmington, 7:00

Dwight at Morris, 7:00

Indian Creek at Genoa-Kingston, 7:00

Iroquois West at St. Thomas More, 7:00

LaSalle-Peru at Hall, 7:00

Maine South at Loyola, 7:00

Mendota at North Boone, 7:00

Naperville North at Wheaton-Warr. South, 8:00

Rochelle at Stillman Valley, 7:00

Sandwich at Yorkville Christian, 7:00

Schaumburg Christian at Northridge, 6:15

St. Bede at Ottawa, 7:00

Streator at Pontiac, 6:45

Saturday, February 6, 2021

CENTRAL SUBURBAN – CROSSOVER

Maine West at New Trier, 2:00

Vernon Hills at Evanston, 2:00

Deerfield at Maine South, 2:00

Highland Park at Niles West, 2:00

Niles North at Glenbrook North, 2:00

Maine East at Glenbrook South, 2:00

MID-SUBURBAN – EAST

Buffalo Grove at Rolling Meadows, 7:30

Prospect at Elk Grove, 7:30

Wheeling at Hersey, 7:30

MID-SUBURBAN – WEST

Barrington at Schaumburg, 7:30

Fremd at Hoffman Estates, 7:30

Palatine at Conant, 7:30

TRI-COUNTY

Midland at Woodland, 1:00

Putnam County at Lowpoint-Washburn, 1:00

Roanoke-Benson at Henry-Senachwine, 7:00

Seneca at Marquette, 2:30

NON CONFERENCE

Aurora Central at Naperville North, 2:30

Belvidere North at Oregon, 1:00

Dwight at Fieldcrest, 12:45

Genoa-Kingston at Sycamore, 6:00

Herscher at Reed-Custer, 4:30

Loyola at Northridge, 5:15

Morris at Streator, 3:15

Neuqua Valley at Timothy Christian, 6:00

Notre Dame (Peoria) at Plano, 1:00

Oak Lawn at Chicago Christian, 5:00

Paxton-Buckley-Loda at Monticello, 4:30

Serena at Ottawa, 1:00

South Elgin at Waubonsie Valley, 3:30

Sterling at Dixon, 4:00

Winnebago at Pecatonica, 2:30

Sunday, February 7, 2021

NON CONFERENCE

Benet at Wheaton-Warrenville South, 2:00

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Likely Gov Candidate Rabine airs tonight in Chicago and in Chicago’s north & northwest suburbs: ready to run on safer commercial areas and neighborhoods, lower taxes to stimulate more jobs & better schools for all, Cable & WebJeff Berkowitzon February 2, 2021 at 11:44 pm

Likely Gov Candidate Rabine airs tonight in Chicago and in Chicago’s north & northwest suburbs: ready to run on safer commercial areas and neighborhoods, lower taxes to stimulate more jobs & better schools for all, Cable & WebJeff Berkowitzon February 2, 2021 at 11:44 pm Read More »

Quantum physics and romance collide in the streaming production of ConstellationsCatey Sullivanon February 2, 2021 at 9:00 pm


Theatre Above the Law’s production lets its leads drop the masks for one moment in time.

In COVID times, gestures that would have been banal and forgettable a year ago now arrive embedded with loaded backstories—even those (especially those?) that play out on stage.…Read More

Quantum physics and romance collide in the streaming production of ConstellationsCatey Sullivanon February 2, 2021 at 9:00 pm Read More »

Almost 100 years after her death, Nellie Bly is backKerry Reidon February 2, 2021 at 10:00 pm


Chicago writer and theater artist David Blixt uncovers a trove of previously unpublished novels by the original Lois Lane.

In 1885, the Pittsburgh Dispatch ran an op-ed under the byline “The Quiet Observer” entitled “What Girls Are Good For.” In the view of Erasmus Wilson (owner of the pseudonym), the short answer was essentially staying home and making babies, where they could “play the part of angel.”…Read More

Almost 100 years after her death, Nellie Bly is backKerry Reidon February 2, 2021 at 10:00 pm Read More »