DENVER Jameson Taillons hamstring injury is bad enough to paint another potentially worrisome picture for the Cubs on the starting-pitching front.Already down righty Cade Horton for the season and still waiting on an end to the extended absence of lefty Justin Steele, the Cubs now expect to be without Taillon, the veteran right-hander, for the remainder of ...

To understand the Sky's struggles on offense, start by appreciating what it takes to be a top-tier offense in today's WNBA.You have to have an elite scoring engine an A'ja Wilson, a Paige Bueckers, a Kelsey Plum who can take it upon herself to drop 20 a game.Or you have to have multiple shooters consistently hitting north of 35% of their 3-pointers at ...

DENVER The way frustrated Cubs fans have let Alex Bregman have it recently, youd think he was the sole reason this team is in its current funk.Bregman was the one taking the blame after Sundays loss, talking about how terrible hes been this season.But obviously, in a team sport like baseball, one man alone doesnt have that much power, even if hes the one ...

A former Chicago Housing Authority director and the president of a local construction company face charges for allegedly paying and receiving bribes in exchange for construction work with the city.Ryan Ross, a former senior director of asset management for CHA, is accused of taking $421,000 in kickbacks from Vanessa Rhodes, president of Bells Better ...

Its probably a bad analogy, Shane Smith said by phone from Charlotte, which is only 100 or so minutes by air from Chicago but might as well be on the other side of the moon in his current state of not being able to pitch.Smith was trying to describe what it has been like to be away all these weeks from the White Sox, recovering from biceps tendinitis, while ...

Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday hes not feeling pressure in the pocket as Indiana rushes to sack the Bears future in Illinois, but hes ready to call an audible if the General Assembly can reach a stadium deal before lawmakers are scheduled to return to Springfield this fall.In his first public appearance since the Bears announced their latest fruitless ...

The Bears had good and bad news on the injury front at mandatory minicamp Tuesday afternoon.Defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo and linebacker T.J. Edwards, both coming back from major injuries, participated in team drills, which was significant progress. Odeyingbo tore his Achilles midseason, and Edwards broke his leg in the playoffs.However, ...

Property tax bills usually sent out in July will once again be delayed, according to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Preckwinkle, who announced the two-month delay on Tuesday, said she intends to reopen a no-interest loan program for government bodies that rely on the property tax revenue they now won't get on time. Suburban tax districts, ...

A City Council committee moved Tuesday to shut down open-air drug markets peddling marijuana in broad daylight near Chicago public schools and parks.One week after Mayor Brandon Johnsons progressive allies used a parliamentary maneuver to recess the Committee on Public Safety, Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) pushed a watered-down version of his stalled ...

Las Escuelas Pblicas de Chicago (CPS) estn reemplazando su actual examen de admisin para escuelas secundarias dirigido a estudiantes de octavo grado por un examen diferente que es ms del doble de largo y estar disponible slo en ingls.A partir de octubre, los estudiantes tomarn el PreACT 9 Secure en lugar del Examen de Admisin a la Escuela Secundaria (HSAT), ...

When the two were in Detroit together, Ben Johnson would let receiver Kalif Raymond in on the occasional secret. Hed show Raymond and play and tell him exactly how an opponent two weeks into the future would play it."Hell blurt something out, like, Yeah, watch this. This same play watch this in two weeks. ..." Raymond said Tuesday after the Bears' first of ...

A city agency Tuesday endorsed a $201.6 million public subsidy for the Foundry Park development that would cover 31 vacant acres on the North Side along the Chicago River.Foundry Park, a long-term project with an estimated $3 billion cost, could yield more than 3,000 homes in a mix of styles, from low- to high-rise. Twenty percent of the homes would be ...

A federal judge on Tuesday made public a set of transcripts from secret grand jury proceedings that led to the tainted conspiracy indictment against the group known as the Broadview Six.Grand jury proceedings are traditionally cloaked in secrecy, making Tuesday's disclosure highly unusual. But thats true of most developments in the weeks since the Broadview ...

LONDON After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams made a winning return at Queen's Club on Tuesday.The 44-year-old Williams showed she still has plenty of her trademark power, hitting service winners of up to 120 mph as she teamed up with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko to win their opening doubles match at the grass-court ...

Los Cubs causaron revuelo en el norte de California y no tuvo nada que ver con la accin en el campo este fin de semana. Despus de todo, los Giants ganaron la serie y podran haberla barrido.La preocupacin se debi a que el equipo de radio en espaol de los Giants fue trasladado desde la cabina a la parte superior del rea de prensa de Wrigley Field, segn el ...

Former Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg was never charged in a sprawling federal corruption investigation that engulfed the south suburb, but members of his family keep paying the price.On Tuesday, Kelloggs older brother, 78-year-old Derrick Muhammad, was sentenced to six months in federal prison for shaking down towing companies while serving as a Harvey police ...

The outpouring of emotions and tributes in the wake of Bulls broadcaster and former championship player Stacey King, 59, dying over the weekend, continued days later and became much more personal on Tuesday.In a statement released through the team, Kings three sons, Erick, Garrett and Brandon King wrote on behalf of the family:Our father, Stacey King, ...

An Amazon employee remains behind bars Tuesday, accused of fatally shooting his co-worker in the parking lot of the Melrose Park facility where they worked. Authorities were led to Quentin Williams, 20, after a license plate reader snapped a picture of a car registered to Williams leaving the garage immediately after the shooting of Travion Taylor, 27, of ...

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' compelling 2025 season led to a top-10 finish in merchandise sales, according to the NFLPA's rankings released Tuesday.Williams finished No. 8 in total sales, including jerseys, t-shirts and other items, over a 12-month span ending Feb. 28, ahead of Packers quarterback Jordan Love at No. 9 and their newly acquired pass ...

Alyssa Gonzalez waited more than two hours in line to fill up her tank, drawn by gas prices so low they haven't been seen in the Chicago area in years.Gonzalez was one of hundreds who lined up at an Hermosa Shell gas station on Tuesday morning to fill their tanks for $1.99 a gallon.I recently lost my job, but I still need to to drive my kids around, said ...

In spring training, White Sox outfield prospect Braden Montgomery already had baseball immortality in his sights. My overall goal is to make the Hall of Fame, Montgomery told the Sun-Times on March 1. Ill take it a game at a time, and well see what happens at the end of it.The first game will be very soon. The Sox called up Montgomery, the club's No. 2 ...

Cientos de personas montaron en sus bicicletas el lunes por la noche y recorrieron Bridgeport para honrar a Riley ONeil, un empleado de la Municipalidad y defensor de mejoras a la seguridad vial, quien fue atropellado de forma fatal por un conductor de camin mientras montaba en bicicleta durante el fin de semana.Fuimos muy afortunados de contar con l como ...

The city is opening 12 cooling centers from Tuesday through Thursday in anticipation of hot and humid weather that could reach above 90 degrees in Chicago.Tuesdays high temperature is forecast at 86 degrees. Wednesday is forecast to be the hottest day this week, with a high near 92 degrees and a heat index reaching 98 degrees, according to the National ...

The lone fatality in a burst of overnight weekend violence Saturday night into early Sunday has been identified as a 16-year-old boy gunned down in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.Stephon Jacobs was found fatally shot lying in a hallway of a home in the 7700 block of South Rhodes Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Chicago police and the Cook County ...

Good morning, Chicago. Below: City and state laws to prevent buses and other vehicles from idling and spewing fumes into the air are almost never enforced, despite the problem occurring "every day, every block." Plus: A memorial ride for a cycling advocate, alderpersons promise to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to sell Chicago's parking meters and ...