John Keilman

Chicago Bulls lose to the Sacramento Kings 126-110 — yet the team’s tanking strategy remains confusing The glaring concern for the Chicago Bulls is that Sunday’s loss didn’t seem all that purposeful or planned.

Process matters as much as results when a team is in the early stages of a rebuild.

Wrote about how last night’s loss revealed key weaknesses for Bulls leadership, which still struggles to do the hard (but necessary) thing:

Feds violated immigration court order, wrongly deported hundreds, court filing alleges Attorneys say hundreds, if not thousands, of people arrested in the Chicago area could have ultimately been found eligible for release.

The federal government knew it wrongfully arrested Henry Cordova Jaya. They violated a court order for arrests, said they were seeking his release, and nevertheless sent him to Ecuador. Our story about Homeland Security using time and jail to abuse rights
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Lucky, Heroic, Profane: The Story of N.Y.P.D. Shield No. 13558 A history of New York, as told through a single badge and the seven policemen who wore it.

Seven New York City policemen have carried Shield No. 13558 over the last 100 years. It is a metallic constant amid the sea changes to the city, the department and the job itself. This story is a history of New York, as told through a single badge and those who wore it.

Mayo Clinic’s record profit leaves mixed feelings in the wake of med giant’s closures in small towns Some cities affected by a wave of service cuts last fall are still looking to replace Mayo’s presence.

Before Mayo Clinic posted a record $1.47 billion profit, the world-renowned medical system closed clinics and cut services in several cities across southern Minnesota.

The Billionaire Whose Ships Are Braving Missiles in the Strait of Hormuz George Prokopiou made one of the boldest plays of his 55-year tanker career: sending ships through the Strait of Hormuz while war flared across the Middle East.

This week, billionaire George Prokopiou made one of the boldest plays of his 55-year tanker career: sending at least five ships through the Strait of Hormuz while war flared across the Middle East.

President Trump is preparing to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to advisers.

The president has already been asking aides and congressional Republicans for names of potential replacements, the advisers said.

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BREAKING: Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz has died at the age of 89, his family announced in a statement.

I was in junior high when MTV started and our teachers let us watch music videos during lunch. That didn't last long, lol.

I Was a Broke Millennial. I Tried to Trade My Way to Financial Freedom. In an excerpt from his new memoir, the writer explains the anxieties that led him into the meme-stock world of WallStreetBets on Reddit.

Alexander Hurst was barely scraping by when he discovered the risky world of WallStreetBets. Read an excerpt from his debut memoir, ‘Generation Desperation: How I Made and Lost a Million Dollars.’

One of the best talking Bears (and the NFL generally) out there. Someone smart should hire her.

The Obscure Fee Costing You More to Buy a Car Car buyers paid more than $26 billion in “destination charges” last year.

Consumers are encountering a new kind of sticker shock when buying a car.

Mbekezeli Mbokazi is the most popular player in MLS you’ve never heard of The rising South African talent has brought his skill – and intense following – with him to the Chicago Fire

When Messi and Son came to MLS, they brought their many social media followers with them.

Meet the player you (might not) have heard of who boosted the Chicago Fire's social media following by more than half a million people.

The Mbokazi Effect.

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Planned Parenthood Wants You to Get Your Botox at Its Clinic Facing a $100 million revenue gap after federal budget cuts, one California affiliate looks beyond reproductive health to attract a new clientele.

Exclusive: A Planned Parenthood affiliate is adding new services to help make up for lost government funding.

Exclusive | Classified Report Finds Kristi Noem Created Security Vulnerabilities at Airports Homeland security secretary’s handling of change allowing travelers to keep shoes on at checkpoints fits pattern of incidents that have alarmed some national-security officials.

Exclusive: A classified report found that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem created "significant" risks with a policy allowing passengers to keep their shoes on at airport security

New round of WGN-TV layoffs includes producer whose rough ICE detention went viral A second round of layoffs hit WGN-Ch. 9 this week, with three employees getting the ax Wednesday, including Debbie Brockman, the producer whose aggressive detainment by ICE agents in October became…

A second round of layoffs hit WGN-Ch. 9 this week, with three creative services employees getting the ax Wednesday, including Debbie Brockman, the producer whose aggressive detainment by ICE agents in October became a symbol of urban enforcement clashes.

DePaul Art Museum will close in June The university’s museum closes due to budget cuts after occupying a space on Fullerton Avenue since 2011.

DePaul is closing their (quite well-curated) art museum, @ninametz.bsky.social reports. They are, however, planning to spend $42 million on a basketball facility in Lincoln Park

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Skeptical Investors Are Hunting for Ways to Short the AI Frenzy Traders are betting investments in the technology won’t pay off as investors become increasingly nervous about AI’s potential impact.

Traders are betting investments in AI won’t pay off as investors become increasingly nervous about the technology’s potential impact.

The Tax Nerd Who Bet His Life Savings Against DOGE Until Elon Musk came roaring into the nation’s capital, Alan Cole was largely a plain-vanilla investor.

At the peak of DOGE mania, one man bet his life savings against Elon Musk.

How the Frozen Housing Market Is Battering U.S. Manufacturers Weak home sales are curbing shoppers’ appetite for appliances, cabinets and flooring, but some observers see brighter days ahead.

Companies that make cabinets, flooring, paint and appliances are under pressure as they wait for the languid housing market to snap back.

E.P.A. Weakens Limits on Mercury From Coal Plants The move appeared to undercut the Make America Healthy Again movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a onetime campaigner against mercury pollution.

Breaking News: The EPA is allowing coal-burning power plants to release more heavy metals like mercury, a powerful neurotoxin linked to brain damage.

ok had to draw this too

Loved that guy. What a character.

Getting the same treatment as Divvy bikes and Lime scooters

Watching Arsenal vs. Wigan is just making us hungry... 🤤

Chicago teen whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer dies The Torres family story came to public attention after the teen’s father was detained at a Home Depot in Niles.

Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers represented the federal government’s overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died, her family announced on Saturday.

Grocery prices in Chicago have climbed double digits in the last year despite Trump's vow to lower them The Sun-Times has been checking the prices of 35 common grocery items at four Chicago stores for the last year, and most items haven't become cheaper.

All right. It’s been over a year of slogging through these grocery price checks here in Chicago, and this is what I found:

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Here’s What the Big Bank CEOs Got Paid in 2025 The chief executives of six of the largest banks were each awarded $40 million or more.

The chief executives of the largest U.S. banks together raked in $258 million in compensation for 2025, a 21% rise from the year earlier. on.wsj.com/4rdTiGZ