Buie stars as Northwestern tops Edey and Purdue for 2nd straight season
Ty Berry also scored seven points in OT and finished with 21, and Ryan Langborg added 20 points.
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Ty Berry also scored seven points in OT and finished with 21, and Ryan Langborg added 20 points.
The Flames (5-3) were led in scoring by Filip Skobalj, who finished with 17 points.
DePaul University's women's basketball team is coming off its first losing season under head coach Doug Bruno since 1999, and All-American Aneesah Morrow transferred to LSU. Well, Anaya Peoples is doing a pretty good job filling that role. She's second in the Big East in scoring and rebounds. CBS 2's Jori Parys reported on how there's no lack of leadership or chemistry on this team.
DePaul University's women's basketball team is coming off its first losing season under head coach Doug Bruno since 1999, and All-American Aneesah Morrow transferred to LSU.
Buie sandwiched two 3-pointers around one from Berry in a 9-0 run that gave Northwestern a 57-48 lead in 16:09 left to play and the Huskies never threatened from there.
Illinois has won five of its first six games with only a loss to No. 4 Marquette.
Des Watson had 15 points to lead the Ramblers (2-3). Braden Norris finished with 14.
Brooks Barnhizer scored 18 points, Northwestern had a huge opening run, and the Wildcats defeated Rhode Island 72-61 on the opening day of the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off.
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 22 points and Dain Dainja had 16 for the Illini.
Buie made 7 of 14 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and finished with five assists, two steals and no turnovers in 39 minutes.
Des Watson finished with 13 points for the Ramblers (1-2).
Terrence Shannon Jr. had 21 points for Illinois (2-1).
Boo Buie added 15 points.
Philip Alston led the Ramblers with 15 points.
Brooks Barnhizer, one of last season's top reserves, added 18 points, 13 rebounds and four steals for the Wildcats.
Twelve players scored for the Illini as they used their depth to turn away the Panthers.
Knight, one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history, coached at Indiana for three decades.
Audige's Wildcats teammate, Boo Buie, decided earlier this month to come back to Northwestern.
The big man led the Illini in rebounding and was third in scoring during his junior season.
The 6-6 guard is returning for a fifth college season after averaging 17.2 points.
Edey's decision was announced Wednesday evening.
Meanwhile, Head Coach Chris Collins proved his doubters wrong last season – leading the 'Cats back to the big dance after five straight losing seasons.
The Albany, New York, native was named First-Team All-Big Ten and a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award last year, given to the nation's best point guard.
Collins is the only coach in the program's 118-year history to lead Northwestern to the NCAA Tournament.
Powell is back where he got his coaching start as an assistant on Bryce Drew's staff from 2011 to 2016.
A judge has ruled that a Wisconsin woman who stabbed her sixth grade classmate to please the horror character Slender Man can be released from a psychiatric hospital.
The fires have scorched more than 45 square miles of the Los Angeles area—leaving total devastation behind.
New Trier said the data that was accessed included names and school ID numbers. No current students' Social Security numbers were accessed, but some former students' were.
Many said they were relieved to get out in time, but they are still very much concerned with what will be left when they return.
City attorneys are recommending settlements in lawsuits tied to former CPD Commander Jon Burge, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, and former Det. Reynaldo Guevara - all of whom have been accused of framing dozens of people.
City attorneys are recommending settlements in lawsuits tied to former CPD Commander Jon Burge, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, and former Det. Reynaldo Guevara - all of whom have been accused of framing dozens of people.
President Biden honored Jimmy Carter in a eulogy at his funeral.
Madigan is accused of using his power and influence to arrange for no-show jobs for his allies, and business for his own law firm.
The legislation is named in honor of Karina Gonzalez, who was shot and killed – allegedly by her husband – in July 2023.
DePaul University professor and transportation expert Joe Schwieterman said Chicago needs to take a look at what New York is doing with congestion pricing.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
At Yorktown Center in Lombard, just about everyone who spoke with CBS News Chicago on Monday said the act of going out and physically shopping puts them in the Christmas spirit.
Scammers know many of us are waiting for packages this holiday season.
The National Retail Foundation projected roughly 157 million people across the country would shop last-minute and try to wrap up their shopping lists.
The strike was deliberately authorized in the midst of the busy holiday delivery season nationwide for a reason—with the Teamsters Union pushing the company for a contract.
Those with endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, and female orgasmic disorder are now eligible to be prescribed medical cannabis in Illinois.
Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.
According to the CDC, at least 66 people have been infected with bird flu since last year. Most have had direct contact with sick birds.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
A warning from the country's top doctor about alcohol's cancer risk comes at a time of year when many are already taking a step back from drinking.
There remains a question of where exactly ground will be broken for the stadium.
Chef Bayless also addressed his lack of a relationship with his brother, sports broadcaster Skip Bayless.
John Carruthers and his thin crusts have raised $80,000—a lot of dough for charities around Chicago.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
It may seem like a brave choice to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical watches—when many wear new-fangled electronic alternatives. But the entrepreneurs' mission is bigger than just watchmaking.
As we say ADIEU to 2024, a new study has revealed last year's hardest Wordle puzzles in each U.S. state, including Illinois.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
Here is the full list of winners who took home awards at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
Two suspects were charged with beating, carjacking, and running over a pregnant woman with her 2-year-old son in the backseat in Libertyville in 2023.
The fires have scorched more than 45 square miles of the Los Angeles area—leaving total devastation behind. Tara Molina reports.
Former President Jimmy Carter is now in his final resting place in Georgia, after thousands – including all five living presidents – gathered in Washington for his funeral at the National Cathedral.
Fire crews in Los Angeles have gotten a brief reprieve from brutal Santa Ana winds that have been fueling five wildfires. At least three are still raging at zero containment, and nearly 180,00 people are under mandatory evacuation orders, with another 200,000 on high alert to leave at a moment's notice.
Oak Park police have released body camera video from the November 2024 shootout that killed Detective Allan Reddins, who was responding to a call of a man with a gun leaving a bank.
Reddins was shot and killed last November while responding to a call of a man with a gun seen leaving a Chase Bank in Oark Park.
Some Chicagoans, including CBS News Chicago Investigator Dorothy Tucker's sons, are prepared for the worst as the fires rage.
The woman who was stabbed was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other victim was not seriously hurt.
A judge has ruled that a Wisconsin woman who stabbed her sixth grade classmate to please the horror character Slender Man can be released from a psychiatric hospital.
As we say ADIEU to 2024, a new study has revealed last year's hardest Wordle puzzles in each U.S. state, including Illinois.
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) said the wooden or plastic traffic barriers currently recommended for permitted street fairs and festivals in Chicago are a security weakness, and that needs to change.
Cook County sheriff deputies served only 25% of protective orders between 2021 and 2023, data show.
"San Antonio has really led the way in using aerial surveillance technology to prevent these activities," said Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), who chairs the City Council Public Safety Committee.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Survivors, advocates and experts have weighed in on Mayor Brandon Johnson's pledge to create a task force to study the safety of Black women in Chicago.
General manager Ryan Poles said the bears will "cast a wide net." At least 15 names have emerged for potential interviews.
Tre White also had 20 points to help Illinois (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten) win with scoring leader Kasparas Jakucionis sidelined by a bruised forearm.
Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzking was also reportedly up first for a virtual interview Wednesday.
Frank Nazar and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for the 'Hawks, who had lost six of seven. Petr Mrazek stopped 35 shots.
Both teams play on Saturday. Seton Hall visits Providence and DePaul hosts Xavier.
Reddins was shot and killed last November while responding to a call of a man with a gun seen leaving a Chase Bank in Oark Park.
William Zientek, 46, was indicted last month in the shooting death of Dr. Olga Duchon, of Vernon Hills.
Their identities were not released as they were juveniles at the time of the crime.
The woman who was stabbed was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other victim was not seriously hurt.
Some of the men now charged were already convicted in a deadly carjacking in Milwaukee.
