Folks are trained to pay attention to the weather at Wrigley Field.We can tell you how the Cubs are faring this season when the wind blows out (7-1).We can tell you how they do when the wind blows in (4-4).We can even tell you how they do in a crosswind, whether it arrives from the southeast or northwest (3-0).And after Monday night, we can now tell you ...

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions until 2:45 p.m. After that, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Capricorn.Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; ...

The plays the thing? Thats Hamlet.To plays the thing? Thats Alex Bregman.Thats it, said Bregman, who has played in all 35 of the Cubs games since the start of the season, starting 34 of them, including Monday nights against the visiting Reds. Thats what I want to do, post every day. I want to be there for the guys, show up, try and be the same guy every ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. White Sox outfielder Austin Hays made it back for a couple of days from an injured right hamstring, but now hes on the injured list again with a Grade 1 strain of his left calf.To replace him on the roster, the Sox signed journeyman outfielder Randal Grichuk.Grichuk, who recently was designated for assignment by the Yankees, will fill a ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. The news hit the White Sox like a hammer Monday when it was announced that two-time American League Cy Young winner and Tigers ace Tarik Skubal might miss up to three months after surgery to remove loose bodies read that as bone chips from his left elbow.No one expected the Sox to compete for the playoffs this year after three consecutive ...

A man accused of stealing $450 million from a Mexican billionaire while posing as an associate of the wealthy Astor family was being held in Chicagos federal jail after being indicted in New York, the Sun-Times has learned.A U.S. Marshals Service website shows Vladimir Sklarov, 63, is being held in the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in ...

Folks are trained to pay attention to the weather at Wrigley Field.We can tell you how the Cubs are faring this season when the wind blows out (7-1).We can tell you how they do when the wind blows in (4-4).We can even tell you how they do in a crosswind, whether it arrives from the southeast or northwest (3-0).And after Monday night, we will be able to tell ...

Four remaining members of the so-called Broadview Six filed a motion Monday urging a federal judge to release grand jury transcripts, arguing that U.S. prosecutors have kept a felony conspiracy charge alive and pending after announcing that it would be dismissed.The unredacted transcripts were set to be handed over last week to U.S. District Judge April ...

Dozens of South Side residents gathered on Monday outside of a Chatham Walgreens, waving signs saying Senior Lives Matter and End Corporate Abandonment, after learning the store will be closing. Daycare owner Latonya Mitchell said her center's families were alarmed that the pharmacy would be closing. Many of the children she cares for at Exceptional Little ...

Shaka Rawls, the principal at Leo Catholic High School in Auburn Gresham, knew something was up on Monday when he saw all the cars in the schools parking lot.What he didnt know was that all those visitors, including friends, family and elected officials, were there to congratulate him for winning the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership, one of ...

Three decades ago, Dr. Gary Slutkin took on Chicagos violence problem with a solution he called CeaseFire, which he said would inoculate the city from the disease of shootings as he did with public health emergencies like AIDS.Now hes applying the same thinking to an even broader problem: government authoritarianism.Slutkin was scheduled to speak about his ...

Despite a federal effort to decrease the number of vaccines required for children, new data shows vaccination rates remain high among school-aged children in Illinois.The measles vaccination rate is 96.8% across the state, according to the newly released data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The dashboard uses data from the Illinois State ...

The Bulls havent won a playoff series since 2015.They havent had a No. 1 draft pick since hitting on Derrick Rose in 2008.The last time they even had a winning record in the regular season? The 2021-22 season in which they went 46-36 the one time in the last decade they have posted a record above .500.Bryson Graham has a lot of work to do.In the wake of ...

A residential property tax relief provision helped the Chicago Bears stadium bill pass the Illinois House last month, but Gov. JB Pritzker's office says any help for homeowners under the proposal would be "negligible.That sends lawmakers back to the drawing board to hammer out so-called megaproject legislation that can keep together a diverse Democratic ...

The Sky waived their 2025 second-round draft picks: Maddy Westbeld (No. 16) and Aicha Coulibaly (No. 22).In her rookie season, Westbeld averaged 4.1 points in 13.6 minutes while shooting 39.5% from 3. Coulibaly did not join the team last season because she was recovering from an ACL injury, but had a strong training camp.Both players were signed to rookie ...

Employees at the University of Chicago Press have formed a union called UCP Workers Guild to push for fair wages, protections from artificial intelligence and better work conditions, according to an announcement Monday.Out of more than 270 employees at the press, 139 workers are eligible to join the union, which is part of the Chicago News Guild. If all ...

Ricardo Jurez, de once aos, se acerc a las personas que atendan cada mesa en el parque frente a su escuela y pregunt con voz segura: Qu hacen ustedes por la comunidad?.Slo quiero escuchar y ver de qu manera pueden ayudarnos, dijo Ricardo, quien es estudiante de la Orozco Academy, ubicada en el vecindario de Pilsen en Chicago.Las mesas, que representaban a ...

A second Latino candidate former Ald. George Cardenas is laying the groundwork to run for mayor of Chicago in a move that could have a signficant impact on a crowded field.Cardenas said Monday hes forming an exploratory committee to run for mayor, even as he seeks re-election in November as a commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review.Although he ...

NEW YORK John Sterling, the longtime radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and declaring "theee Yankees win!" after each of New York's victories, died Monday. He was 87.Sterling had a heart attack and bypass surgery this winter and had returned to his home in Edgewater, New Jersey, where he was cared for by health aides. ...

The Sky signed veteran point guard Natasha Cloud, the team announced Monday. The Athletic reported the deal is for one year and worth $550,000."Natasha is one of the best passers and defenders in our league," general manager Jeff Pagliocca said in a statement. "She fits in with the other proven winners on our roster."Cloud averaged 10.1 points, 5.1 assists ...

Chicago is launching a safety campaign for e-scooters in the wake of expected record ridership and recent scooter-related deaths. The campaign, spearheaded by Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Transportation, aims to improve rider behavior, reduce sidewalk riding and strengthen parking compliance ahead of peak riding season, according to a ...

The Cubs announced Monday morning that Monday nights game against the Cincinnati Reds will start at 6:10 p.m., a half hour earlier than the scheduled 6:40 p.m. start, due to a forecast of storms later in the evening.The Cubs have won five straight overall, and 11 in a row at Wrigley Field, after sweeping Arizona three straight over the weekend. They took ...

En casa, la maana del viernes, Flor Ramrez se mova entre tareas y preparativos para la marcha del Primero de mayo por la tarde: empacando tamales y limpiando la camioneta familiar para asegurarse de que hubiera suficiente espacio para los nios y para un amigo que planeaba recoger. Yessari, su hija de 8 aos, dijo que le gustaba especialmente ver a su madre ...

Leave early, get outside and just enjoy the nearly 80 degree day that is in store for a limited time only, as temperatures cool into the 50s for the rest of the week, the National Weather Service says. Monday will be the warmest day of the week by approximately 30 degrees. As of midday, it was 72 degrees at O'Hare Airport and may reach 80. A cold front and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation.The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an ...