Jones scores 19 points as No. 18 Marquette snaps 3-game skid by defeating DePaul
The game was tied early in the second half before Marquette went on an 18-2 run.
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The game was tied early in the second half before Marquette went on an 18-2 run.
CJ Gunn totaled 16 points and seven rebounds for DePaul.
UConn has won 26 straight against the Blue Demons and is 26-1 all-time against them.
DePaul took a 37-29 lead into halftime, but UConn cut the lead to two on 3-pointers by in the first 2:08 of the second half.
The Blue Demons (10-10, 1-8) were led in scoring by Layden Blocker, who finished with 15 points and three steals.
CJ Gunn led DePaul with 21 points. Isaiah Rivera added 20, and Conor Enright finished with 11 points and 11 assists.
Both teams play on Saturday. Seton Hall visits Providence and DePaul hosts Xavier.
The Blue Demons are much improved in their first season under coach Chris Holtmann, but there is still a sizeable talent gap when they take on the Big East's elite teams.
Layden Blocker led the way for the Blue Demons (8-3, 0-2) with 17 points. Conor Enright added 12 points.
David Skogman led the Blue Demons (7-2) with 22 points and six rebounds. Jacob Meyer added 12 points.
The Blue Demons finished 11 for 35 from deep.
Led by Isaiah Rivera's 19 points, the DePaul Blue Demons defeated the Valparaiso Beacons 89-70.
Meyer had five rebounds for the Blue Demons (5-0). Troy D'Amico scored 14 points.
DePaul pulled within six in the opening minutes of the second, but gave up three layups in a row and trailed by double digits for the remainder of the game.
It's been a while since there's been excitement around the DePaul men's program and Holtmann is hoping to change that.
It's been a while since there's been excitement around the DePaul men's basketball program and Chris Holtmann is hoping to change that. CBS News Chicago's Matt Zahn sat down with the Blue Demons' new head coach to get a little insight on why he decided DePaul was the right spot for him now and why he believes he's the right person to lead a turnaround.
The city's Commission on Human Relations said they've received reports of 216 hate incidents this year to date, and of those incidents, 40 were classified as hate crimes.
Over the last year, the ADL locally has tracked a 300% increase in the number of antisemitic incidents in Chicago.
On Wednesday alone, two Jewish students at DePaul University were physically attacked on campus, and a group of protesters vandalized the Chicago Loop Synagogue downtown. Darius Johnson reports.
Isaiah Rivera shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Blue Demons (2-0).
The students suffered physical injuries, but declined medical treatment, according to the university.
The Chicago Commission on Human Relations says hate crimes are up from 50 reports all of last year to 72 reports so far this year. Megan Hickey reports.
After two Jewish students at DePaul University were attacked on Wednesday, and two men were arrested for trespassing and vandalizing a Loop synagogue the same day, the Anti-Defamation League said a recent string of antisemitic incidents in Chicago underscores a trend it has been tracking all year. Megan Hickey reports.
The students were a former IDF soldier currently in reserve and one of the executive leaders of the Students Standing with Israel at DePaul.
Masked attackers punched the students as they "visibly" showed support for Israel, DePaul University President Robert L. Manuel Wrote in a letter to students.
Chicago (40-37) snapped a three-game losing streak and pulled into a first-place tie with Cleveland (41-38) in the AL Central.
The alderman met with possible future developers for the property on Monday, coinciding with the mall's last day of operation.
Giovanna Moreno Occhipinti, 32, a former Illinois educator, was arrested in May by federal immigration enforcement officers.
Marcus Chatman was shot and killed just one week before his 15th birthday.
The 24-year-old will catch and bat fourth in his season debut against the Guardians, returning from hamstring and knee injuries originally suffered in the World Baseball Classic.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Illinois state and local lawmakers gathered Sunday to remember trailblazing state lawmaker Barbara Flynn Currie.
Alan Greenspan's lengthy reign at the Federal Reserve coincided with a period of stability from the mid-1980s until 2007.
Keir Starmer will step down as U.K. Prime Minister weeks after a brutal round of local elections and as he faced a challenge from within his Labour Party.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
The next weather maker returns to the area Wednesday afternoon, prompting more rain showers and thunderstorms. Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Instagram is testing new features like channels organized around your interests, Reels and stories from your phone, and even a TV series.
At one point, so many bees gathered on a tree that a huge branch snapped under the weight. authorities warned neighbors to stay in their homes.
So far, there is one developer with an offer on the table to make it four warehouses, a green space, freshly paved streets, a new water system, and to lease it to small manufacturers. Curtis says it will cost around $200 million and create over 1,500 jobs.
Giovanna Moreno Occhipinti, 32, is accused of driving Ricardo Padilla and Edward Cermeno to a Gage Park home in December 2024.
Marcus Chatman was shot and killed just one week before his 15th birthday.
Giovanna Moreno Occhipinti, 32, a former Illinois educator, was arrested in May by federal immigration enforcement officers.
The alderman met with possible future developers for the property on Monday, coinciding with the mall's last day of operation.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
The tricycle was stolen from the family's back porch in Berwyn last week.
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"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
Chicago (40-37) snapped a three-game losing streak and pulled into a first-place tie with Cleveland (41-38) in the AL Central.
The 24-year-old will catch and bat fourth in his season debut against the Guardians, returning from hamstring and knee injuries originally suffered in the World Baseball Classic.
The game will be made up as a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday, and the four-game series will begin Tuesday.
The Chicago Hounds won their first-ever championship over the weekend, in just their fourth year of existence.
Chicago's first documented professional team was founded back in 1870. The white stockings, who eventually became the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Chicago police on Monday issued a community alert about two sexual assaults that occurred in the South Shore community this month.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
