Northwestern Topples Minnesota 64-53
John Shurna set the all-time Northwestern scoring record as he collected 18 points in a 64-53 Big Ten victory over Minnesota on Saturday night.
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John Shurna set the all-time Northwestern scoring record as he collected 18 points in a 64-53 Big Ten victory over Minnesota on Saturday night.
For the first time in school history, the Wildcats could be dancing in the NCAA tournament.
Cody Zeller kept Indiana in the game Wednesday night. Verdell Jones' late charge proved to be the difference.
Robbie Hummel scored a season-high 27 points and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds Sunday as Purdue snapped Northwestern's three-game winning streak with an 87-77 victory.
Kirk, 52, was moved from Northwestern Memorial Hospital to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where doctors will assess his condition and tailor a treatment program for him.
It was just last week when Northwestern's hopes to earn its first ever NCAA Tournament bid appeared to be left for dead. How quickly things can change in the wild and wacky Big Ten.
Freshman Dave Sobolewski scored a season-high 23 points, John Shurna added 17 and Northwestern won its third straight, beating Iowa 83-64 on Thursday night.
Researchers at Northwestern University are developing a smart phone that can sense whether you're falling victim to depression.
Conference commissioner Jim Delany has long been pegged as the highest-profile figurehead in opposition to a college football playoff, but it appears the Big Ten is changing its tune.
A building boom appears to be ahead for Northwestern University, as it plans to spend more than $150 million to build a new visitor center and two new academic buildings.
Northwestern's formula for Sunday's 74-70 win against Illinois was a familiar one: stick to a guard-heavy six-man rotation, and hit open shots.
Northwestern (13-8, 3-6 Big Ten) dominated the game behind the arc, making 14 3-pointers to end a three-game losing streak.
In what her office is calling a "shift in philosophy," Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez plans to form a new unit that will actively review criminal cases involving questionable or wrongful convictions.
Northwestern announced the signing of 21 players to their 2012 recruiting class Wednesday.
Northwestern University researchers say a new study suggests that parents should give their children music lessons.
Northwestern announced Saturday the addition of wide receiver Kyle Prater to the Wildcats program. A product of Proviso West High School, Prater formerly was enrolled at the University of Southern California.
Robbie Hummel hit a baseline jumper with 12 seconds to play as Purdue claimed a 58-56 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.
Police are searching for suspects after a grad student was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight Thursday near Northwestern University in Evanston.
Rodney Williams had 11 points and four steals and flustered the Big Ten's leading scorer to help Minnesota to its third straight win, 75-52 over Northwestern on Sunday.
Jordan Taylor scored nine of his 15 points during a 17-2 run early in the second half, hitting three 3-pointers in a 1:38 span, to lead Wisconsin to a 77-57 rout of Northwestern on Wednesday night.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo fretted during practice that some of his younger players would have a difficult time adjusting to the tempo and unique style of Northwestern's offense.
Trey Burke scored 19 points -- including Michigan's last eight of overtime -- to help the 13th-ranked Wolverines hold off Northwestern 66-64 on Wednesday night.
Northwestern University is on alert, after a graduate student was robbed in broad daylight just blocks from the school's Evanston campus.
Myke Henry made one of two free throws with 6 seconds left and Meyers Leonard blocked a shot just before the buzzer as Illinois pulled out a 57-56 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night.
The 48th annual South Side Irish Parade was set to step off Sunday in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.
An on-duty Chicago police sergeant was shot overnight Sunday into Monday while driving in the city's Pullman neighborhood.
All lanes of the inbound Kennedy Expressway were blocked in the West Loop early Sunday after a crash.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
Vegas' Jeremy Lauzon and Chicago's Ethan Del Mastro were ejected in the third period after receiving roughing and misconduct penalties.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
With oil markets paralyzed by the U.S.-Iran war, the Trump administration says it could escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz — a massive undertaking that experts say could already be in the preparatory stages.
A key City Council committee on Friday backed a $27 million settlement with the family of a mother of six killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017.
A federal judge has quashed a pair of grand jury subpoenas sent to the Federal Reserve Board as part of a criminal probe by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine briefed on Operation Epic Fury in Iran Friday.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
A play inspired by the story of Emmett Till has now been extended twice past its initial run at Collaboraction Theatre in Humboldt Park.
Jennifer Runyon, a Chicago native who became famous as an actress appearing in "Ghostbusters" and "Charles in Charge," died last week.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
An on-duty Chicago police sergeant was shot overnight Saturday into Sunday while driving in Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood.
The Wheaton College junior is headed back to the Division III national championships, as the conference's only representative.
The main window for severe weather is 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Damaging winds will accompany the strongest cells. Isolated tornadoes possible. The Storm Prediction Center has a Level two out of five for Chicago for the severe threat.
The settlement would go to the family of Stacy Vaughn-Harrell, who was driving with her daughter, Kimberlyn Myers, near 59th and LaSalle streets in Englewood on June 24, 2017, when their car was hit by a white Kia Sorrento fleeing from police.
For six months, artists worked with individuals touched by cancer to create a piece that is reflective of their journey.
Another round of storms are expected to hit the Chicago area on Sunday.
Both victims were taken to the hospital, one in serious condition and the other in critical condition, CFD said.
The 48th annual South Side Irish Parade was set to step off Sunday in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.
Chicago has a weekend full of St. Patrick's Day parades and citywide celebrations. Here's what you need to know.
An on-duty Chicago police sergeant was shot overnight Sunday into Monday while driving in the city's Pullman neighborhood.
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
After a year of water bill complaints in Lisle, Illinois, the village board is officially moving forward with a plan to review those issues and possibly have the village take over for the private utility that supplies water to part of the village.
Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying warning signs and alerting authorities.
A Chicago senior citizen said his phone has been ringing off the hook with hundreds of unwanted spam calls that have made his beloved landline virtually unusable. New efforts in Springfield could bring real relief.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
Vegas' Jeremy Lauzon and Chicago's Ethan Del Mastro were ejected in the third period after receiving roughing and misconduct penalties.
Neither team scored until the 81st minute when Cuypers sent a PK into the net after a foul on DC United midfielder Jackson Hopkins.
No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship.
Purdue beat short-handed UCLA 73-66 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game.
An on-duty Chicago police sergeant was shot overnight Sunday into Monday while driving in the city's Pullman neighborhood.
The attacker rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and opened fire, but he was the only one killed, law enforcement officials said.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
A man was shot and killed on the street in the midday hours Wednesday in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
Park rangers cited the four visitors, all from Illinois, for collecting and defacing park resources.
