High School Sports

Bryan Hall and A. J. Rompza lead Young into the second round

By Michael O’Brien

Young 56, Peoria Central 48…

Hall had 14 points and Rompza scored 12. DJ Richardson finished with 14 for Peoria Central.

High School Football

High school football notebook: Malik Elzy quickly catches on, Aidan Gray picks Northwestern, Illini start hot

High School Basketball

City/Suburban Hoops Report Three-Pointer: Observations from the first live period weekend

High School Football

High school football notebook: Brooks Bahr picks Michigan, Frank Covey heads to Northwestern, Ken Leonard prepares to retire

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South Deering

Woman dead, 2 children critical after car crash in South Deering

The woman struck a pole in the 3000 block of East 106th Street, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

From left, Frances Walker's brother Arnold Walker and sister-in-law Maggie Walker wear pink and speak into news microphones at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.

Crime

Tenant convicted of murdering, dismembering 69-year-old landlord in grisly Northwest Side case

After about seven and half hours of deliberations, the jury convicted Sandra Kolalou of all charges including first-degree murder, dismembering Frances Walker’s body, concealing a homicidal death and aggravated identity theft. Her attorney plans to appeal.

By Emmanuel Camarillo and Sophie Sherry

Outdoors

Finding early morel mushrooms is underway

Ryan Leonard continues a tradition of finding early morel mushrooms in Cook County.

By Dale Bowman

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: I wasn’t supposed to see my sister’s texts complaining about me

During a tense vacation together, it turns out she was writing to someone about her sibling’s ‘B.S.’

By Abigail Van Buren

Housing & development

Home next to Obamas' Kenwood home, once linked to Tony Rezko, nearing completion

A Chicago couple has invested at least $4.2 million into building a three-story yellow brick home.

By Abby Miller