News from the Chicago Journal and its partners.
Cubs
The 67-year-old Hughes is the third Cubs broadcaster to receive the award, joining Jack Brickhouse in 1983 and Harry Caray in 1989. He has been the team's radio announcer for 27 seasons after spending 1983 with Minnesota and 1984-95 with Milwaukee.
Chicago News
The man was last seen about 9:45 p.m. Saturday at the Howl at the Moon bar in Chicago's River North neighborhood. He had ridden there with a few dozen coworkers on a party bus to attend their company Christmas party.
Business
After more than half a century, the last Boeing 747 rolled out of a Washington state factory on Tuesday. The final customer is the cargo carrier Atlas Air.
Crime
The teen was shot around 3:15 p.m. on the city's west side near Michele Clark Prep High School.
Sports News
Whisler's decision comes two months after the team's board of directors voted to remove him as chairman and forbid him from participation in team operations. Players also called on him to sell the team.
Chicagoland News
Buffalo Grove Police Chief Brian Budds said evidence indicates 39-year-old Andrei Kisliak killed the others then himself.
Bears
Aaron Rodgers led three fourth-quarter scoring drives, receiver Christian Watson took an end-around 46 yards for a touchdown in the closing minutes after Jaire Alexander intercepted Justin Fields, and the Green Bay Packers rallied to beat the Chicago Bears 28-19 on Sunday.
Chicago News
Twelve people were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak just after 1:00 p.m. at a church on Chicago's South Side, fire officials said.
College Sports
UChicago defeated Williams College 2-0 on Saturday for the Maroons' first NCAA men’s soccer title in program history. The title capped an undefeated season (22-0-1) and set a school record for wins in Sitch's first year as head coach.
Illinois Politics
Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly approved followup clarifications of their watershed criminal justice overhaul Thursday, trying to appease critics by adding numerous offenses to a list of crimes that qualify a defendant to remain jailed while awaiting trial.
Business
Goolsbee, 53, an economics professor at the University of Chicago who is a frequent commentator in opinion columns and television appearances, will succeed Charles Evans on Jan. 9. Evans is retiring after 15 years as head of the Chicago Fed after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65.
Crime
The Buffalo Grove Police Department said officers were called to the single-family residence about 11 a.m. Wednesday for a well-being check on a woman whose coworker became concerned when she did not arrive at work.