WNBA All-Star Game returns to Chicago in 2026 at United Center
The WNBA says its All-Star Game is returning to Chicago in 2026 and will be played at the United Center.
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The WNBA says its All-Star Game is returning to Chicago in 2026 and will be played at the United Center.
Angel Reese has taken her talents from the basketball court to the fashion runway.
Breanna Stewart scored 24 points, Rebekah Gardner had 15 and Emma Messemann added 14 as the New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 91-86.
The team announced Friday that Angel Reese was suspended for the first half of Sunday's game for making comments "detrimental to the team." It was announced at halftime that she would not play in the second half due to a back injury.
Angel Reese was suspended by the Chicago Sky for the first half of the team's game against Las Vegas on Sunday for comments she made that were "detrimental to the team.".
The two-time WNBA All-Star told The Chicago Tribune that she "might have to move in a different direction and do what's best for me" if the team doesn't improve its outlook.
The Sky (10-30) improved to 6-15 at home, while Connecticut (10-31) dropped to 4-17 on the road this season.
Ariel Atkins led Chicago (9-28) with a season-high 30 points.
Tin Charles had 23 points in her 200th career double-double, Bria Hartley also scored 23 and the Connecticut Sun held off the Chicago Sky 94-84 for a season-best three-game winning streak.
Angel Reese, who returned from a seven-game absence due to a back injury, and Ariel Atkins scored 19 points apiece for the Sky.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 26 points and Lexie Hull scored 17 points and the Indiana Fever beat the Chicago Sky 92-70.
Sex toys also were thrown on court during games in Atlanta on July 29, Chicago on Friday and Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Rachel Banham led the Sky (8-22) with 18 points.
A sex toy landed near Indiana's Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in L.A. while the Fever played the Sparks in the latest of several such incidents.
The Sky (8-21) avoided being swept in the four-game regular-season series.
Veronica Burton had 18 points, Janelle Salaun had 16 points, and the Golden State Valkyries beat the short-handed Chicago Sky 73-66 for their third straight victory.
Angel Reese, who missed the previous two games with back issues, had 22 points and 13 rebounds.
Clark missed her fourth-straight game for Indiana with a groin injury and has only played in half of the team's games and Reese was out for her second straight for the Sky with a back issue.
Kayla McBride and Napheesa Collier scored 19 points apiece and the Minnesota Lynx dominated the middle quarters in a 91-68 win over Chicago Sky, improving to 13-0 in home games.
If a new contract deal isn't reached by October, some players, including all-star Angel Reese, have mentioned the potential for a walkout.
Sky star Angel Reese missed her first game of the season with a leg injury.
The Indiana Fever might be without star guard Caitlin Clark again for a bit after she injured her groin late in a win over the Connecticut Sun.
Napheesa Collier had 29 points, five assists and three steals, Courtney Williams added 18 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 91-78.
Ariel Atkins scored 27 points, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso each had a double-double and the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 87-81.
The Sky, who beat Dallas 97-92 on May 29 and 94-83 on May 31, swept the three-game regular-season series.
Hundreds of Cook County high school students cast their ballots for the first time at the Loop early voting supersite, part of a first-of-its-kind program.
Evanston Township High School officials said the entire Loyola Academy student section was removed during a girls' basketball championship game this week, after a spectator shouted a racist remark at a student athlete.
Residents in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, were asked to shelter in place on Thursday morning.
Chicago's credit rating is being downgraded in the wake of last year's budget battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council.
The man convicted in the 2014 Bali "suitcase murder" appeared in a Chicago courtroom on Thursday.
Hundreds of Cook County high school students cast their ballots for the first time at the Loop early voting supersite, part of a first-of-its-kind program.
Chicago's credit rating is being downgraded in the wake of last year's budget battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council.
Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, the Illinois General Assembly will begin considering a bill to push the plan ahead.
With 20 days until the primary election, the gloves are off in the race for Cook County Board President, pitting two political heavyweights against each other in the Democratic primary.
Federal immigration agents arrested 261 DACA recipients during the first 10 months of the second Trump administration, according to statistics shared with Congress.
This is after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most hemp-derived products this weekend.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
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.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Not one, but two hotels are now planned or proposed for Chicago's Northalsted LGBTQ+ nightlife district.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
Barnes & Noble was set to reopen in Skokie on Wednesday, just weeks after it closed.
Trader Joe's is opening a new location in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan and more.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
Garth Brooks, Ed Sheeran, Post Malone and Jelly Roll are among the artists headlining in the 2026 SummerFest in Milwaukee this summer.
Meet Muffy and Chunk! They are looking for a forever home. You can adopt at Garrido Stray Rescue Foundation.
The organization says nearly 60% of women in the U.S. could develop some type of cardiovascular disease by 2020.
Some lawmakers are probing the U.S. Department of Justice over missing document in the Epstein files that have been released so far. The DOJ is also under fire for so far releasing only half of the legally required 6 million documents in the files.
Hundreds of Cook County high school students cast their ballots for the first time at the Loop early voting supersite, part of a first-of-its-kind program.
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday morning outside Rainbow PUSH headquarters, where the late Rev. Jesse Jackson will lie in repose. Shardaa Gray and Lauren Victory are live.
A series of memorial services will begin on Thursday to honor the late Reverend Jesse Jackson.
A shelter-in-place order for Lake in the Hills residents has been canceled. Why it was issued was not immediately clear.
Hundreds of Cook County high school students cast their ballots for the first time at the Loop early voting supersite, part of a first-of-its-kind program.
Evanston Township High School officials said the entire Loyola Academy student section was removed during a girls' basketball championship game this week, after a spectator shouted a racist remark at a student athlete.
Chicago's credit rating is being downgraded in the wake of last year's budget battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council.
Both couples are still actively fighting for their kids, knowing it will be a long and complicated road.
The mother of an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold and dragged by the neck by a Chicago Public Schools employee hopes her lawsuit and choice to speak out will help protect students in the future.
A jury on Wednesday awarded $5.74 million in damages to a Chicago family who accused police of violating their civil rights in a botched raid of their home in 2018.
The company behind delays in Cook County property tax bills and refunds has sent a letter to Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, refusing to work directly with her any longer, accusing her of using foul language and bullying their team.
A family-owned toy company in north suburban Vernon Hills played a pivotal role in the surprise Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down most of President Trump's tariffs.
Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, the Illinois General Assembly will begin considering a bill to push the plan ahead.
The Hornetts handed the Bulls a 10th straight loss, matching their longest slide since January 2019.
The Bears have not received compensatory third-round picks via the NFL's reward for developing minority front office candidates.
While Poles considers his best options to put a roster together for next season, he also has to have future seasons in mind, especially with Caleb Williams still on his rookie contract.
Eight Cubs players and four White Sox players will be leaving spring training to play in the World Baseball Classic.
The man convicted in the 2014 Bali "suitcase murder" appeared in a Chicago courtroom on Thursday.
A man was wounded in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald's in the Back of the Yard neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania are looking for a man who they say set multiple fires to deal with spiders.
A judge ordered a woman detained until trial in the deadly carjacking of an Uber Eats driver on Chicago's West Side.
Tommy Schaefer was sentenced for the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of Heather Mack, during a luxury vacation.