Ryan Donato scores twice as the Blackhawks beat Sharks 6-3
The Blackhawks played without captain Nick Foligno, who missed his second straight game with a mid-body injury.
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The Blackhawks played without captain Nick Foligno, who missed his second straight game with a mid-body injury.
On a power play midway through the second period, Smith – the fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft – scored the winning goal with a wrist shot off the crossbar.
Tyler Bertuzzi and Nick Foligno each scored a power-play goal, and Chicago beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in the Blackhawks' home opener.
The 'Hawks broke a three-game losing streak in the matchup of the NHL's two worst teams.
The Chicago Blackhawks snapped an eight-game losing streak with a win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
Patrick Marleau scored two goals in his first game back with San Jose, and the Sharks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Thursday night for their first victory of the season.
A fast start was just what the Chicago Blackhawks needed to get out of their recent rut even if it might be too late for them to make a playoff push.
Dylan Strome and Erik Gustafsson scored for the Blackhawks, who lost on back-to-back days and now trail Western Conference wild-card leaders Dallas and Minnesota by eight points. Cam Ward made 29 saves.
The San Jose Sharks roared back for a win and the reeling Chicago Blackhawks lost more than just another game.
One man's refreshing dip in a shark-infested Toronto aquarium while naked could land him in hot water.
Chicago center Victor Ejdsell made his NHL debut and started the game on a line between Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad.
Artem Anisimov and Nick Schmaltz scored for the Blackhawks, who lost their seventh straight road game while allowing their most goals this season, matching the seven New Jersey scored on Nov. 12.
Jean-Francois Berube made 42 saves in his first start for Chicago.
Dennis Rasmussen scored and Corey Crawford made 26 saves for the Blackhawks, who have lost three straight games.
Puck drop is set for 9:30 p.m. CT at the SAP Center.
Ryan Hartman, Vinnie Hinostroza and Patrick Kane scored in the third period.
Chicago captain Jonathan Toews left with an unspecified injury following the second period.
Martin Jones had his fifth shutout, and Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal in the second period.
Panarin will miss his first career NHL game.
Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. CT at the United Center.
Jonathan Toews skated in with Patrick Kane for a two-on-one and tipped home a nice pass for the game-winner.
The Blackhawks count on getting production from Patrick Kane. When someone like Andrew Desjardins also gets into the act, they're even tougher to beat.
Patrick Sharp scored his first two goals since January, and Duncan Keith also broke a long scoring drought.
The move saves Chicago $750,000 in cap space.
We saw the NBA Trade Deadline pass last week in a blaze of glory, and now the NHL will have it's chance to steal the spotlight on Monday.
A Chase Bank branch was robbed on Wednesday afternoon in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago.
Dr. Angela Martin, a beloved gospel radio host and minister whose voice was heard in Chicago for nearly 20 years, has died.
The Lincoln Park Zoo announced Thursday that it is now home to two takin brothers.
Aadam Jacobs made his first bootleg recording in 1989, when Nirvana played their first show in Chicago. Now volunteers are turning his recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
Wednesday's briefing came after President Trump announced late Tuesday that he had agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks."
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Vice President JD Vance made the remarks in Hungary, where he is supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Tuesday ahead of Orbán's reelection bid.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
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Northwestern Medicine and the American Red Cross teamed up for a community blood drive in Chicago on Monday morning.
Ending domestic violence is the goal of groups and advocates all over the world, and some experts in Chicago say it is time to become less reactive and more proactive when it comes to the people causing harm.
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.
A new restaurant has joined the busy stretch of Halsted Street toward the south end of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that is also home to Alinea and Boka.
The federal government is suing Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona over efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The owners of the popular Uncommon Ground restaurant, live music venue, and brewery in Chicago's Wrigleyville community announced this week that they're looking for a successor to take over the business.
Chicago consistently ranks in the top three cities in Fortune 500 company headquarters, and now a competition has been launched to build on Chicago's power in business.
The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
"Beverly Hills, 90210" actress Tori Spelling was involved in a two-car crash in Temecula on Thursday night, according to her manager and Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
Chicago labor leaders and organizers are calling for an economic blackout on May Day this year.
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Iran and the U.S. agreed to a two-week cease-fire less than two hours before President Trump’s deadline to strike the country’s bridges and power plants. Natalie Brand reports.
A vacant lot in the Pilsen neighborhood will be transformed into affordable housing.
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced several personnel changes in his administration, including a new deputy director of community safety.
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A board member for Michelin-starred Chicago restaurants Ever and After has been sued for allegedly embezzling more than $1.4 million for his own personal use.
A Chase Bank branch was robbed on Wednesday afternoon in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago.
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Dr. Angela Martin, a beloved gospel radio host and minister whose voice was heard in Chicago for nearly 20 years, has died.
Financial exploitation is the leading type of elder abuse in Illinois. One Streamwood woman learned that personally, when her brother took hundreds of thousands of dollars from their parents' financial accounts.
One year after a teenage girl was shot outside her home in Country Club Hills, Illinois, and was told she would never walk again, she continued to defy the odds and reclaim her independence.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
The Cubs announced before the game that ace Cade Horton would miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in his right elbow.
In the first game since they fired their top two basketball executives, the Bulls were in firm control by the end of the first quarter.
The Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Tuesday for their eighth straight victory over the South Siders.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton will undergo elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season, manager Craig Counsell announced on Tuesday before their game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Some young Chicago White Sox ACE players got the trip of a lifetime recently.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about car break-ins targeting patrons of a gym in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
Chicago police on Tuesday issued a community alert about a rash of car break-ins in Jackson Park on the city's South Side.
A shooting left a 16-year-old boy dead Tuesday morning in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.
A man from the northwest Chicago suburb of McHenry was facing felony charges Tuesday after police said he secretly recorded people in men's restrooms.
The woman accused of killing her on-and-off-again boyfriend and his parents in Chicago's south suburbs was due in court Monday.
