Westerlund: 5 Thoughts On Bulls-Wizards
The bad blood continues to build between Chicago and Washington.
The bad blood continues to build between Chicago and Washington.
Rose had surgery on a tear in his right medial meniscus Friday.
The Bulls match up well with the Bucks, but they have to get Derrick Rose right again.
Pau Gasol had 20 points and 15 rebounds for Chicago, which snapped a three-game skid.
Butler is averaging 20.1 points and 6.0 rebounds in a league-high 39.5 minutes per game.
One after another, teams trotted into rowdy Oracle Arena the past two months confident they could cool off the NBA's hottest team on their home floor. It took 113 points, 53 minutes and one big shot from a former MVP to finally make it happen.
Gasol has found fulfillment on and off the court in Chicago.
Gasol is averaging 18.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.
"We know what we have to do, but we can't keep talking about it," Jimmy Butler says.
Tom Thibodeau has a lot of options in his frontcourt.
This will be on the highlight reel for a long time to come.
Chicago's defensive identity has been missing in action too often this season.
"I am upset," Pau Gasol says.
"We just got to have that dog mentality again," Taj Gibson says.
The Bulls are set up to make a real run for the first time in the Thibodeau era, if they stay healthy.
Gasol scored a career-high 46 points and added 18 rebounds in Chicago's win Saturday.
Gasol is in line to start the All-Star Game on Feb. 15 in New York City.
It's nice when Chicago teams live up to expectations and act professionally.
"I'm having fun," Pau Gasol says.
"The guys around this locker room, all we worry about is winning," Jimmy Butler says.
"It's a different way he's letting us play," Derrick Rose says of Tom Thibodeau.
"Sometimes it's nice to have a Bentley, but a Honda Accord will get you there as well," Mike Dunleavy says.
Chicago's defense has been largely average this season.
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Chicago has a good thing going with Pau Gasol's strong play and Derrick Rose healthy.
Another piping plover, believed to be female, returned to Montrose Beach on Wednesday, giving observers hope that there might be a love connection in the works.
This comes as Northwestern and its leaders face a lawsuit seeking class-action status, saying the university has failed to protect Jewish students from severe antisemitic harassment.
The Chicago Fire Department transported the child to Lurie Children's Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
Metra said Train No. 2202 was involved and inbound train movement was halted.
Highs will be in the 80s with sunny skies.
After learning of the woman's troubled history and other aspects of the case, lawmakers in Springfield spoke out passionately on the Illinois House floor.
"My position is actually quite clear. My authority is quite clear that this passage of whatever it was has no bearing on my executive authority," Johnson said.
The ordinance would mean dispensaries seeking to open downtown would need approval from the City Council, rather than the Zoning Board of Appeals.
This all comes as homelessness has been on the rise in Chicago, and across Illinois, for years now.
Former Supt. Eddie Johnson was adamant that he is not being paid by the company to promote it. He said he just thinks it works.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
Thursday was Mental Health Action Day and CBS is partnering with MTV to provide grants to local nonprofits that give people the tools to improve their mental health.
So far, there have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Chicago in 2024 to date.
Researchers hope their findings will inspire action to make hearing aid devices more affordable since they can cost over $1,000 per ear.
They are concerned about increased congestion and environmental concerns.
Consumers may pay more, or less, for the same items by stocking up just a few miles away.
Earlier this spring, the grocery store Foxtrot Market ordered 600 baseball caps from local apparel and gift shop Alice & Wonder – only to go out of business abruptly soon afterward.
Kadeya has developed a vending machine that dispenses a drink—and then takes a bottle back, cleans it, and can dispense a new one.
Biden campaigned in the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded a plan by Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn plan to build a $10 billion manufacturing facility that was supposed to eventually employ 10,000 people. Except it was never completed.
Those auditioning were asked to sing 16 bars a cappella from a contemporary musical theatre song to show their range.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has scheduled the vote for July 4.
Northwestern University's president will testify before Congress about antisemitism on college campuses. President Michael Schill will join the presidents of Rutgers University and UCLA to speak before the house committee on education and the workforce in the wake of Pro-Palestinian encampments taking hold on college campuses.
The drills come just days after Taiwan swore in its new president and is being called an "irrational provocation."
The families of several Israeli hostages kidnapped in Gaza on Oct. 7 released new video footage in an effort to pressure the government to reach a deal to release them.
A large gust of wind caused the stage at a campaign rally for a long-shot candidate to collapse.
The victim, a 47-year-old man, was stabbed with a knife by a 41-year-old male offender.
Highs will be in the 80s with sunny skies.
Another piping plover, believed to be female, returned to Montrose Beach on Wednesday, giving observers hope that there might be a love connection in the works.
This comes as Northwestern and its leaders face a lawsuit seeking class-action status, saying the university has failed to protect Jewish students from severe antisemitic harassment.
The Chicago Fire Department transported the child to Lurie Children's Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
After learning of the woman's troubled history and other aspects of the case, lawmakers in Springfield spoke out passionately on the Illinois House floor.
Former Supt. Eddie Johnson was adamant that he is not being paid by the company to promote it. He said he just thinks it works.
Plenty of high school seniors are 18 years old, and some are even older.
Maria Roque filed numerous police reports and got a protection order. But the system that was supposed to protect her failed.
Chicago does not resell their guns, but some suburban police departments do to reduce costs.
Neither team has announced its starting pitcher for the series finale Thursday.
Toronto was held to two hits when the Sox beat them 5-0 Tuesday, but responded with a seven-run, two-out rally in the second inning Wednesday.
Swanson had two hits and Hoerner had the walk-off game-winner. Still, the team is battling through recent injures and scuffles at the plate.
Jimenez pulled up limping as he rounded third on a run-scoring play in the fifth inning Tuesday night in Toronto.
Justin Fields is embracing a fresh start in Pittsburgh.
A man got out of a sport-utility vehicle with a gun in hand, and demanded the woman's belongings, police said.
The victim, a 47-year-old man, was stabbed with a knife by a 41-year-old male offender.
Police said the teen, whose name was not released, has been charged with 25 counts of armed robbery with a firearm and two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking.
The teen had no other choice but to take the bus to get home from school – and in doing so, he was shot in the arm.
Police said two men began fighting with a victim on a northbound train, and one of the men shot him.