MacKinnon stars as Avalanche beat Blackhawks 4-1 to clinch playoff spot
Nathan MacKinnon had three assists in Colorado's 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, helping the Avalanche become the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season.
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Nathan MacKinnon had three assists in Colorado's 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, helping the Avalanche become the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season.
Connor Bedard scored off a rebound off a post at 3:57 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night.
The Florida Panthers have started their Stanley Cup title defense by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.
Kyle Connor and Cole Perfetti scored in the shootout, and the Winnipeg Jets clinched the franchise's first Central Division title and the No. 1 seed for the Western Conference playoffs with a wild 5-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
"I've done everything I could in this league," an emotional Maroon said discussing his decision after St. Louis defeated Chicago 4-1 Saturday. "I have no regrets."
The opportunity to acquire a defenseman like Seth Jones might seem like a simple decision.
The Florida Panthers made history Monday night in front of more than 19,000 fans at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, beating the Edmonton Oilers to win their first Stanley Cup.
The three-time Stanley Cup champion with Chicago and 2016 league MVP chose Detroit over other suitors, including his hometown Buffalo Sabres, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers.
Phillipp Kurashev scored 2:50 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas 4-3 to hand the Golden Knights their first loss of the season.
Blackhawks fans packed the United Center on Wednesday to honor a man who helped bring three Stanley Cup championships to Chicago. A public memorial service for late Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz took place Wednesday morning.
A spokeswoman for the Hockey Hall of Fame confirmed Aldrich's name was x-ed out on the trophy on Sunday, when the 2021 Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning team names were being added.
In the wake of a damning report on the Blackhawks' handling of former player Kyle Beach's sexual assault allegations against former coach Brad Aldrich in 2010, the team is asking the Hockey Hall of Fame to remove Aldrich's name from the Stanley Cup.
Tears streamed down Brent Sopel's face as he watched himself on screen, summoning the courage to detail the darkest moments of his lifelong struggles with dyslexia.
Before departing for an international summit in Canada, Trump said he wouldn't invite either the Golden State Warriors or the Cleveland Cavaliers, the two teams in the NBA Finals, but added, "we have other teams that are coming."
Chicago might be in the midst of Cubs fever, but there's still a championship Blackhawks team to celebrate. Blackhawks fans can take pictures of the Stanley Cup on Wednesday at Millennium Park or at the Field Museum.
If you missed your shot as the Stanley Cup toured Chicago after the Blackhawks' title this summer, the city is offering another chance.
The Blackhawks' names were added to the Stanley Cup.
Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane has hired an attorney and called off what was to have been a public display of the Stanley Cup on Saturday because he is under police investigation over something that may have happened at his home last weekend.
Patrick Kane's day with the Stanley Cup was supposed to be this weekend, according to media reports.
A practical travel guide for a long weekend trip to Canada's largest city.
Never before has the Stanley Cup been to southwest suburban Lemont, but that's expected to change soon.
WGN Flag & Decorating Co., based in the South Chicago neighborhood, has been making banners for the Blackhawks and Bulls since they played in the old Chicago Stadium.
Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman will be a busy man this summer.
The Stanley Cup has been making the rounds again in Chicago, and one Blackhawk is using it to help out some pit bulls, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
Chicago police said the woman was on a motorcycle and was traveling westbound on Irving Park Road when she lost control and struck a guardrail.
Brandon Marsh homered for the third straight day and drove in two runs as the Phillies beat the White Sox in South Philly.
Chicago police said a man was robbed before one of the suspects fired a shot, but it did not hit anyone.
Stacey King, who played on the first three NBA Champion Chicago Bulls teams with Michael Jordan in the 1990s, has died.
An LGBTQ+ Pride parade was held in the northwest Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove on Sunday.
Attorneys for the now-cleared "Broadview Six" defendants are seeking any possible evidence of pressure from White House officials on the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago to secure an indictment against the group.
In a surprise move, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center reforms during the fall veto session.
CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran's Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other American captives.
New legislation in Illinois means new rules for electric bikes, scooters, and similar devices. Supporters of the legislation said the goal is to prevent injuries and fatalities, but some e-bike riders question the additional cost that would be involved.
Senate Republicans passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies following a "vote-a-rama." The measure didn't ban the administration's "anti-weaponization" fund.
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.
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.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
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.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Peabo Bryson, a two-time Grammy-winning singer and songwriter known for Disney movie hits "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at age 75.
You may never have heard about it, but before Bob Dylan got to Manhattan and blazed his trail to fame, he spent about a month on and around the University of Chicago campus.
Joe Negri, known to many as Handyman Negri on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," has died at the age of 99, just days shy of his 100th birthday.
This entire week, expect hot and humid conditions with rain showers and storms. Meteorologist Kylee Miller is tracking the latest.
Noah Simmons remained on the air during a tornado warning in Fort Smith when a lamp in the studio caught fire. He kept his composure even as the smoke started to get thicker.
Tucker was awarded an honorary degree for her excellent contributions to journalism and decades of exposing fraud and injustice.
Aymen Hussein arrived at O'Hare International Airport on Friday ahead of the team's tune-up match against Venezuela in Bridgeview on Tuesday. He was held for almost seven hours and had his phone inspected before he was ultimately allowed into the country. Meanwhile, Iraq's team photographer, Talal Salah, wasn't so lucky. He was denied entry to the u-s and sent back overseas.
The NBA power forward was on three Bulls championship teams back in the 90's. King then transitioned to broadcasting, where he was an energetic commentator on local Bulls telecasts, often dolling out nicknames to players over the years.
A woman was left in critical condition early Sunday after she was shot and wounded on a residential street in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Stacey King, who played on the first three NBA Champion Chicago Bulls teams with Michael Jordan in the 1990s, has died.
Multiple young people were in the hospital early Sunday morning following two separate shootings blocks and hours apart in Chicago's Bronzeville community.
Israel said Sunday that Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April.
Chicago police said the woman was on a motorcycle and was traveling westbound on Irving Park Road when she lost control and struck a guardrail.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Legislation protecting Illinois customers receiving professional massages from sexual assaults and harassment is now on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
Could banning cell phones make Illinois classrooms better places to learn? State lawmakers are betting on it, sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk to do exactly that.
Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned about its health impacts, addiction rates and deaths.
Brandon Marsh homered for the third straight day and drove in two runs as the Phillies beat the White Sox in South Philly.
Stacey King, who played on the first three NBA Champion Chicago Bulls teams with Michael Jordan in the 1990s, has died.
Jacob Gonzalez hit his first major league home run, Colson Montgomery also went deep and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3.
Golden Tempo made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner and the second woman to train a Belmont Stakes winner.
Leroy Sané scored a tiebreaking goal in the 57th minute, giving Germany a 2-1 win over the United States in a friendly and a nine-game winning streak heading into the World Cup.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard were investigating a homicide that took place in a residential building this weekend.
A woman was left in critical condition early Sunday after she was shot and wounded on a residential street in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.
A man was due in court Sunday in connection with a deadly shooting on Chicago's Southwest Side nearly eight years ago.
Multiple young people were in the hospital early Sunday morning following two separate shootings blocks and hours apart in Chicago's Bronzeville community.
Two men were killed, including a beloved Chicago chef, and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday.
