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Weeks after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said there was a possibility Chicago could host a Super Bowl, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the city is being considered to host an NHL All-Star Game.
The Detroit Red Wings will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 1 at Michigan Stadium, a matchup of two Original Six teams at the iconic college football facility that drew more than 104,000 fans for a college hockey game in 2010.
Commissioner Roger Goodell stood before the media at his annual Super Bowl state-of-the-league speech, and sounded as if he cared when addressing issues of player safety.
All-star games in pro sports are completely unnecessary. They began with MLB's in 1933 and the other major pro leagues following in subsequent years.
Both Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane will play for "Team Chara" -– for team captain Zdeno Chara -- under a fantasy draft conducted Thursday evening.
Check out what happened to NHL star Taylor Hall when he didn't wear a helmet during warm up.
Wednesday night, NHL Senior VP of Hockey Operations and Player Safety Brendan Shanahan announced that Blackhawks' forward Daniel Carcillo will be suspended for seven games for his hit on Edmonton defenseman Tom Gilbert.
The NHL has suspended Blackhawks' winger Daniel Carcillo indefinitiely for his hit from behind on the Oiler's Tom Gilbert in Monday night's loss.
Check out this fight involving perennial punk Raffi Torres and Adam McQuaid.
The three-time Norris Trophy winner and four-time Olympian was joined by fellow defenseman Gary Suter, forward Keith Tkachuk, Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider and broadcaster Mike Emrick.
Tampa Bay Lightening GM Steve Yzerman gave some much-deserved credit to the one of the core pieces of the Chicago Blackhawks -- Jonathan Toews.
The NHL approved a radical realignment plan Monday that will have a wide sweeping impact on both the regular season and playoffs.
Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews was named the NHL's Third Star of the Week Monday after scoring foul goals and recording two assists in four games last week.
The Chicago Blackhawks announced Wednesday they have recalled goaltender Alexander Salak from the AHL Rockford IceHogs.
In this video on Dead Spin, Tim Jackman, of the Calgary Flames took a stick to the face when he came on the ice at the wrong time. He didn't score any points, but he earned a two-minute penalty for too many men on the ice.
Shortly after signing general manager Stan Bowman to a three-year contract extension, the Blackhawks set their 23-man roster for the season opener Friday.
With the season opener just around the corner, the Blackhawks are expecting even bigger things from their star, Patrick Kane.
The NHL announced its national television schedule for the 2011-12 season Thursday and the Blackhawks are slated to appear in 13 games on either NBC or Versus.
New York Rangers star Sean Avery was arrested Friday morning for allegedly shoving a police officer at his Los Angeles home.
The Blackhawks will reportedly open the 2010-11 regular season with back-to-back games against the Dallas Stars.
Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Mike Haviland is reportedly one of two finalists for the Winnipeg head coaching job.
Overturned cars, raging bonfires, hospitalized fans and hooliganism are likely to be the lingering memory of the Canucks' agonizing failure of not winning the Stanley Cup.
Angry, drunken fans ran wild Wednesday night after the Vancouver Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
A man was injured during a drive-by shooting on Chicago's West Side early Friday morning.
A person was fatally hit by a Metra train in Palatine, Illinois, early Friday morning.
A teen was shot and killed in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Thursday night.
Even though tickets to get into the Obama Presidential Center's museum are sold out through October, people can still explore other aspects of the $850 million campus that are free and open to the public
The Chicago White Sox ended a nine-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 5-1 victory over New York on Thursday.
Delivering the keynote address at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago Thursday, it was clear that "hope" is still at the core of President Barack Obama's legacy and mission.
A federal judge ruled ICE failed to show enough evidence to justify holding Salah Sarsour, a legal permanent resident detained for 80 days after speaking out in support of Palestinian rights.
Former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a loving and heartfelt tribute to her husband at the Obama Presidential Center's grand opening ceremony in Chicago Thursday.
A look back at the key turning points in Barack Obama's political career, from his early days as a state senator representing Hyde Park to two terms in the White House.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
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.
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.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
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.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
A person was fatally hit by a Metra train in Palatine, Illinois, early Friday morning.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast.
Chicago police said officers responded to 80th and Carpenter just after 11:30 p.m. for a call of a person shot. Officers found a 14-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The opening of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday was a soundtrack of the Obama years, featuring some of the biggest names in music honoring the nation’s 44th president
A teen was shot and killed in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on Thursday night.
A person was fatally hit by a Metra train in Palatine, Illinois, early Friday morning.
The Obama Presidential Center's grand opening ceremony featured a star-studded lineup of tributes, speeches and musical performances.
Even though tickets to get into the Obama Presidential Center's museum are sold out through October, people can still explore other aspects of the $850 million campus that are free and open to the public
A man was injured during a drive-by shooting on Chicago's West Side early Friday morning.
"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.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The Chicago White Sox ended a nine-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 5-1 victory over New York on Thursday.
Matt Shaw got the Cubs going in the second with a two-run triple and Carson Kelly followed with an RBI double to set the stage for Swanson's first home run since May 18.
The surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.
He says that, though his career ended early, coaching was a way to stay involved.
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean Sullivan facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad.
A federal judge ruled ICE failed to show enough evidence to justify holding Salah Sarsour, a legal permanent resident detained for 80 days after speaking out in support of Palestinian rights.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
