As much as Pete Crow-Armstrong does on a major league field, he doesnt pitch.The Cubs star center fielder woke up Monday baseballs leader in bWAR (4.0) and ranked third in the sport in fWAR (3.5), a reflection of his all-around excellence as a defender and a hitter.His bat has caught fire in the last couple weeks, and after three at-bats Monday night he ...

For the second consecutive season, Colin Rea got the call.Injuries in the Cubs rotation has meant the righty Rea signed ahead of last season to provide a capable rider on the starter-to-bullpen shuttle has once more been frequently called upon as a member of the starting staff.After beginning the year in the relief corps, Rea has made 11 starts and ranks ...

The question of whether to retry two former ComEd officials caught up in a massive corruption investigation officially landed in the lap of U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros on Monday, when Chicagos federal appeals court released a 16-page opinion wiping out their convictions.Two months have passed since the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the release ...

Oak Park police are investigating a report of antisemitic vandalism, the department announced.The incident was reported Wednesday in the 300 block of Home Avenue, and detectives have canvassed the area and reviewed security footage, according to a release from Oak Park police. It's currently being investigated as criminal damage to property, but hate crime ...

If there's one thing that sticks out to point guard Skylar Diggins about the Liberty aside from the sheer amount of talent it's their length.New York's frontcourt features Breanna Stewart (64), Jonquel Jones (66) and Satou Sabally (64), all superstar forces inside. On the perimeter, Leonie Fiebich (64) and Pauline Astier (511) take away passing lanes and ...

Queen of Martyrs School in south suburban Evergreen Park will not reopen for the upcoming school year, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Monday.The school's enrollment has declined considerably, partly due to allegations earlier this year that a former substitute teacher inappropriately touched a second grader, leaving the school unable to operate, ...

Chicago is on pace to collect $49.2 million during the first year of Mayor Brandon Johnsons groundbreaking tax on social media companies nearly 60% above the citys original estimate raising the stakes for a court challenge by Big Tech.The City Councils Finance Committee was informed of the potential windfall Monday as it refined the definition of the tax ...

Si pensabas que los lderes de la divisin, los Braves y los Dodgers, iban a poner a los White Sox en su lugar antes de que visitaran el Rate Field, no estabas solo. Un rcord de 0.500 como mucho en seis juegos en casa podra haberse visto como una victoria moral, con lecciones aprendidas a los pies de los mejores del bisbol.Pero despus de que los Sox vencieron ...

Eyes on the road and off your fancy glasses.Thats the order from Illinois lawmakers who advanced a bill late in their spring session to bar drivers from wearing smart glasses powered by artificial intelligence.The high-tech specs that have grown in popularity allow users to watch and record videos, send messages and scroll through plenty of the other ...

A Plainfield man was released with a GPS monitor after being charged with a hate crime for allegedly yelling a racial slur at a 9-year-old boy, pushing him and throwing his bike in Naperville over the weekend. Jeffrey Feigenbaum, 29, of the 15800 block of Cove Circle, appeared in court Sunday, charged with with two counts of hate crime and one count each of ...

Police are looking for the assailant responsible for fatally shooting a 32-year-old man Monday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The unidentified man, 32, was killed about 12:45 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Flournoy Street, police said. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, ...

Una explosin poco despus de la medianoche del sbado en Pilsen destroz una ventana en la casa del concejal Byron Sigcho Lpez (25.), pero no se reportaron lesionados.Videos e imgenes proporcionadas por la oficina del concejal del distrito 25 muestran a alguien encendiendo un explosivo en el suelo que detona y genera una nube de humo. En el video se pueden or ...

As Chicago officials prepared to close 50 schools in 2013, the most at one time in American history, neighbors warned that the ramifications would go beyond worse academic outcomes for students. They worried the vacant buildings left behind would hurt their communities.Thirteen years later, a new study from the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins ...

Police issued a warning after a woman was sexually assaulted at Rainbow Beach Park in the South Chicago neighborhood on Saturday morning. The woman, 44, was jogging in the park near the 3100 block of East 79th Street at 6:15 a.m. when the man attacked her from behind, police said. He then threw her to the ground, sexually assaulted her and took her ...

Black Atlanta and Black Chicago are cultural kindred spirits. Both cities have their own histories of unapologetically Black music. Waka Flocka Flame (who performed on Saturday) influenced drill music. Rappers Shawnna and Da Brat became rap superstars through Atlanta record labels. There are even locations of Harolds Chicken in Atlanta, and both have Black ...

Brian Urlacher doesnt like the idea of the Bears leaving Soldier Field no matter where they end up.It doesnt matter if its Indiana or somewhere in Illinois, I cant picture them leaving Soldier Field, the Pro Football Hall of Famer told Fox News last week, managing to criticize the states immigration policy along the way.Urlacher blamed Gov. JB Pritzker and ...

We have a saying in Chicago: We dont care about celebrities, because were the celebrities!Case in point, every time Chicago rapper Adamn Killa would make his way to the viewing area dedicated to dignitaries with his wife and frequent collaborator, Forever Band, over the weekend at Summer Smash, people would scream louder for him than the rappers who were ...

De pie en medio de la lnea de huelga el jueves por la maana afuera del Hospital St. Mary of Nazareth, Jess Hernndez sinti que la huelga de un da ya era un xito apenas una hora despus de haber comenzado.Hernndez formaba parte de seis enfermeros despedidos en las ltimas semanas justo cuando los enfermeros del hospital en el vecindario de Ukrainian Village se ...

The White Sox signed Seranthony Dominguez to be their closer. But they dont always use him that way.In fact, until Sunday, he hadnt pitched in the ninth inning since May 29, and he hadnt recorded a save since May 25. Thats a span of seven outings.What the Sox are doing more often is seeking the best matchups, whenever they happen to come late in games. A ...

It almost felt more pipedream than realistic job description, but Bryson Grahams expectations were his expectations, and in the world of the Bulls new executive vice president of basketball operations there are no shortcuts.Tiago Splitter is a no-shortcut guy, and he will now be the organizations 25th head coach, replacing Billy Donovan, a source confirmed ...

Good morning, Chicago. Below: Expectant mothers speak with us ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on whether babies born in this country to immigrant parents who don't have permanent status should continue to get automatic citizenship. Plus: Gov. JB Pritzker settles the delta-8 debate, the Chicagoan voice of the World Cup and more news you ...

Police are looking for an attacker who shot two men who were in a car late Sunday in Chatham.The men, 18 and 49, were in a vehicle near the 8700 block of South State Street at around 10:15 p.m. Sunday when they heard gunshots and felt pain, police said. They realized they had been shot and drove to the 8700 block of South Ada Street, where they called for ...

DEAR ABBY: My father passed away and left me a large sum of money. One of the first things I did was pay off my husband's debts totaling over $140,000. I also paid off my vehicle. I also paid $600,000 in cash for the home we live in.For Christmas, I want to give each of my three adult children $10,000 from me and their grandfather. My husband (of one year) ...

A Wacker Place building that once served as a hub for manufacturing womens hats then the offices for Esquire magazine is close to taking on its next life as apartments.Chicago-based Mavrek Development and Cross Street, along with capital partner ACRES Commercial Realty, have started pre-leasing for Wacker Place at 65 E. Wacker Place. The first residents ...

Gov. JB Pritzker should sign House Bill 4844, which amends Illinois' jury law, and the reason is simple: Juries are supposed to represent all of us, not just those who can afford to serve.Right now, when an Illinois worker gets summoned for jury duty, they face a genuinely difficult situation. Most counties pay jurors as little as $4 to $15 a day. Cook ...