Northwestern Snaps Losing Streak With 82-58 Win Over Minnesota
Tre Demps scored 23 points.
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Tre Demps scored 23 points.
Northwestern University will be paid $311,778 to study red-light camera enforcement and chart a path forward for a despised program built on a $2 million bribery scandal that paid a convicted bureaucrat $1,500 for every additional intersection.
A Northwestern University police lieutenant has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with child pornography for taking inappropriate photos of a teenage girl, according to police.
Riley Lees from Libertyville, Ill., and Bennett Skowronek of Fort Wayne, Ind., headline the Wildcats' 2016 recruiting class.
CBS 2's Jeremy Ross spent the day on campus and has more on the investigation.
Peter Jok had 22 of his 26 points in the second half.
The Spartans cruised to a 76-45 victory against the Wildcats.
Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell scored 17 points.
Melo Trimble scored 18 points, Diamond Stone made a pivotal three-point play with 1:13 left in overtime and No. 7 Maryland squeezed past Northwestern 62-56 on Tuesday night.
Tre Demps had 22 points, and Bryant McIntosh and Dererk Pardon added 12 apiece.
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Bryant McIntosh scored 28 points in a 70-65 win.
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Aaron Falzon tied his career-high with 20 points, and Tre Demps added 13.
Kam Williams scored 21 points and hit five 3-pointers.
Northwestern shot just 8-of-25 -- 1-of-8 on 3s -- in the first half.
Freshman Dererk Pardon had 28 points and 12 rebounds in his second college game.
Bryant McIntosh scored a career-high 33 points
Alex Olah scored 21 points.
Aaron Falzon hit two three pointers in overtime to help Northwestern to a comeback win.
Alex Olah scored 21 points and had 11 rebounds.
Demps tied a career-high with 23 points.
The game will be played on Jan. 1 at 11 a.m.
Alex Olah scored 21 points to lead Northwestern.
Bryant McIntosh scored 19 points to lead Northwestern.
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Four Democratic members of Congress made a surprise visit to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in west suburban Broadview on Monday.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office said there should be an answer by Monday as to whether the mayor will veto a budget plan passed by the City Council over the weekend.
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said Sunday that President Trump's idea to give Americans $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenue will "depend on what happens with Congress."
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A government shutdown is still possible if Mayor Brandon Johnson decides to veto the spending plan.
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Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
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An investigation into the case of a Michigan man who contracted rabies after an organ transplant provided more details on the infection's origin.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
The Chicago Bears are expanding their search for a new stadium to Northwest Indiana, even though they already own land in Arlington Heights and have also proposed a new lakefront stadium in Chicago.
A Culver's is coming to Chicago's South Loop, a real estate broker has confirmed.
A new vision for passenger rail is on track in southeastern Wisconsin. The MARK Passenger Rail Commission held its inaugural meeting on December 5, 2025, at Racine City Hall.
U.S. Steel says it'll resume making steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois amid strengthening demand.
Traffic at O'Hare International Airport is growing faster than expected, and this has Chicago city leaders wanting to make big changes to future construction plans at the airport.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre is hosting "The Phantom of the Opera," and staff offered a firsthand look at the iconic chandelier inside the theater this week.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
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One person was injured when a semi-trailer truck loaded with 20 tons of beer crashed with a car Monday afternoon on Interstate 80/94 in Chicago's south suburbs.
Temperatures climb again on Tuesday, reaching the mid-to-upper 40s. Some breaks in the clouds are possible, though lingering low clouds could keep much of the area gray.
Homeowner Ken Johnson has been trying many things to coax the bear out, like playing CDs of dogs barking on repeat, hoping to scare the bear away.
The total estimated value of the products was said to be more than $100,000.
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An intersection along 111th Street in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood was closed early Monday after a pavement collapse.
A boy and a girl, both 15, were charged with multiple felony counts of aggravated battery.
Mass transit detectives released photos of each suspect sought in two separate robberies on a CTA Red Line train in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood last week.
Six alleged members of a South Side street gang are accused of running an operation that committed armed robberies and carjackings, murdered rivals, and violently protected their turf.
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Lawmakers in Springfield are looking to address the high water bills being reported in some suburbs from customers of Illinois American Water.
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Advocates and legislators are seeking solutions and and accountability for a pattern of Chicago police arresting Black gun owners on firearms charges despite valid FOID and CCL licenses.
The Flames spent the day with a handful of second through eighth-graders from Glenwood Academy and really got into the holiday spirit with a fun shopping spree.
The Bulls had nine scorers in double figures, led by Matas Buzelis with 28 points.
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Japanese third baseman Munetaka Murakami is joining the White Sox on a two-year contract worth $34 million, CBS Sports has confirmed.
DJ Moore scored the game-winning 46-yard touchdown pass from QB Caleb Williams.
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Cook County Sheriff's investigators last week recovered 12 tons of a stolen substance with stimulant properties from a warehouse in Chicago's suburbs.
A federal grand jury has indicted six alleged members of a South Side Chicago street gang, accusing them of running an operation that committed armed robberies and carjackings, murdered rivals, and violently protected their turf.
Chicago police this past weekend issued a community alert about a rash of burglaries targeting businesses around the city from Rogers Park to Beverly.
Armed robbers hit a 7-Eleven store in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood early Monday.
