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2+ min ago (176+ words) December 9, 2025 / 10:11 PM CST / CBS Chicago Illinois State Redbirds pulled off the comeback of the year and maybe all-time this past Saturday." ISU, who were 23-point underdogs, rallied from 14 points down with three minutes to go to knock off No. 1-ranked and defending champion North Dakota State in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in Fargo, North Dakota." Quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse overcame five interceptions to engineer the huge 29-28 upset." Head coach Brock Spack and Arlington Heights receiver Dan Sobkowicz, who caught the game-winning touchdown, discussed the team's spirit following the win." "Obviously, it was a really good scrambler," Sobkowicz said. "Just kinda wanted to make something happen, I mean, he found me, and, uh, obviously, I didn't really think much of it, honestly, at that play right after, but words can't really explain how much that meant. I think it's just a…...

6+ min ago (176+ words) December 9, 2025 / 10:07 PM CST / CBS Chicago Bears defensive lineman Daniel Hardy was locked in on the chow line on Tuesday as he joined teammates Cole Kmet and Kyle Monangai at the Booth Manor Center on the Near West Side." They volunteered with the Salvation Army to serve a BBQ holiday meal to shelter residents and others in need." Even though they're in the midst of a playoff push, Kmet and company are grateful they were able to lend a hand and a hug. " "I love having opportunities to do stuff like this," Monangai said. "You don't get to do so often with how demanding our time is taken up doing what we get paid to do. But to be able to interact with people, be able to give back, and you know, spend my time, actually, physically being with those people,…...

7+ min ago (320+ words) El canciller de Bolivia, Fernando Armayo, viaj" a Estados Unidos, donde tiene previsto reunirse con su par de Israel, Gideon Saar, inform" la canciller'a de Bolivia. Hace una semana el gobierno de Paz elimin" las visas de ingreso a Bolivia a ciudadanos de Israel y de Estados Unidos que hab'an impuesto los expresidentes izquierdistas Evo Morales (2006-2019) y Luis Arce (2020-2025). La canciller'a explic" que el nuevo gobierno, que asumi" las riendas de la naci"n andina hace un mes, busca dar una nueva imagen dando un giro respecto a las pol'ticas de las dos anteriores administraciones del Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS), el cual estuvo en el poder casi 20 a'os. Paz emprende su pol'tica exterior de "abrir Bolivia al mundo y traer el mundo a Bolivia" y as' conseguir inversiones y cr'ditos internacionales para implementar su plan para sacar a la naci…...

25+ min ago (665+ words) It's lonely sometimes at the top, but Hillcrest's Jamir Ratliff realized his moment was coming. For the first time in three years, the senior point guard is the only one bearing his family name playing for the Hawks. It brings a different type of pressure but also a taste of personal freedom. "The last two years, I was playing behind my brothers, and now I'm alone, so everything relies on me," he said. "I take inspiration from my brothers, but I definitely am trying to be myself out there." His name belonged up on the marquee lights Tuesday night. The 6-foot Ratliff looked perfect in the part of team leader, scoring 16 points to power host Hillcrest to a 64-51 win over Oak Lawn in a South Suburban Conference crossover in Country Club Hills. Senior guard Ramie Shelton added 10 points and three…...

38+ min ago (280+ words) The Lake County Coroner's Office officially ruled a Lake County Councilman's wife's cause of death as "undetermined" on Tuesday. Nicole Mabon-Brewer, 47, of Gary was found dead Sept. 3. Gary Police Department officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of 20th Place shortly before 11:25 a.m. "This case is still open and awaiting further results through lead investigation unit of the Indiana State Police," Lake County Coroner David Pastrick said in a release. "There is not sufficient evidence or justification as to whether the death was an accident, suicide, or homicide at this time." Indiana State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield, an agency spokesman, did not immediately return a request for comment on the investigation's status. Mabon-Brewer's husband, Lake County Councilman Ron Brewer declined comment by phone. "It's just been a really stressful time for myself and my family," he said, adding her death was a very…...

38+ min ago (41+ words) Even though they're in the midst of a playoff push, Kmet and company are grateful they were able to lend a hand and a hug. Bears' Hardy, Kmet, and Monangai help serve holiday dinner with Salvation Army on Near West Side...

39+ min ago (452+ words) Un grupo de alrededor de 5.000 seguidores que viajaron con los Reds corearon con fuerza el nombre de Slot antes y despu's de la victoria por 1-0 conseguida el martes en la cancha del Inter de Mil'n en la Liga de Campeones. Fue una muestra inequ'voca de apoyo al entrenador del Liverpool. Slot hab'a dejado a Salah fuera del equipo que viaj" a Italia tras las duras cr'ticas p'blicas hechas el s'bado por el delantero egipcio al club. "Eso significa mucho para m'. Pero no se trata de m', se trata del equipo, coment" Slot en referencia a las muestras de apoyo. "Y ellos tambi'n estaban all' para el equipo. "Tantos aficionados en circunstancias dif'ciles para el club te muestran algo una vez m's: si las cosas van en nuestra contra o si hay un momento dif'cil, todos estamos ah' el uno…...

41+ min ago (130+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. " At least one person was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect was in custody, police said. Police in Frankfort, the state's capital city, said the campus was on lockdown. Video from WLKY-TV in Louisville showed multiple police vehicles outside a cluster of dormitories and crime scene tape in a courtyard. The governor's office confirmed there was a shooting. "We will share more information as available," Gov. Andy Beshear said in a post on X. "Law enforcement are on scene, and a suspect has been arrested. Let's pray for all those affected." Kentucky State is a public historically Black university with about 2,200 students. Lawmakers authorized the school's creation in 1886....

42+ min ago (309+ words) A Gary man was sentenced to a 33-year split prison term Tuesday in a drug dealer's death. Brandon "FettyBando" McFadden, 25, pleaded guilty in October to robbery resulting in serious bodily injury. He would serve 31 years in prison, with the last two years in work release, according to a prosecutor's office spokeswoman. His sentence includes an additional 8-year sentencing enhancement because of his status as a serious violent felon. Gary Police arrived at 1:40 p.m. March 30, 2023, to the 4400 block of Delaware Street, where a young man lay on the front steps of a small apartment building. The victim was identified as Jordan Miller, 24, of East Chicago. He died from six gunshots to the torso, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office. Witnesses said Miller and another man were there to sell drugs, according to the affidavit. Police found a handgun on Miller's body,…...

49+ min ago (592+ words) Jara, la primera comunista en encabezar una alianza "nica que aglutina los sectores de la izquierda y centroizquierda, cosech" un 26,85% de los votos en la primera vuelta de los comicios, mientras Kast, fundador del Partido Republicano y quien se postula por tercera vez a la presidencia, logr" 23,92% de apoyo. Ambos volver'n a medirse en las urnas el pr"ximo domingo, cuando unos 15,6 millones de electores est'n convocados para elegir su gobernante para los pr"ximos cuatro a'os. Todas las encuestas vaticinan una rotunda victoria de Kast, quien obtendr'a casi un 60% de los apoyos v'lidos, frente al poco m's del 40% que lograr'a Jara. En su "ltimo embate cara a cara antes de la votaci"n, ambos mantuvieron el tono combativo y han tenido duros enfrentamientos. "Tranquil'zate un poquito, Jos" Antonio, espet" una y otra vez la carta del oficialismo entre las…...