White Sox catcher Kyle Teel has been devouring any food in sight this offseason.Im eating everything, dude, Teel said at SoxFest Live. Literally everything, it doesnt matter what it is.Bulking up was a goal for Teel this offseason. He added 20 pounds of muscle over the offseason by constantly staying in the weight room and upping his calorie intake. That ...

The 12th annual cider summit festival brought a sweet, sharp, and fizzy energy to Navy Pier on Saturday.The Cider Summit invited more than three dozen cider producers and about 125 cider products for cider enthusiasts and the cider curious to enjoy. Attendees were given 16 tickets to taste the cider products. To cleanse their palates between tastings of ...

Two teens were hospitalized Saturday after being shot in a scuffle on a CTA bus in Humboldt Park.A group of males was fighting about 3:20 p.m. on a bus in the 4000 block of West Chicago Avenue when a gun went off, Chicago police said.A 15-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the groin and buttocks, and an 18-year-old man was shot in the leg, police ...

For several years, the Blackhawks and Sharks' front offices have moved in relative lockstep.Both franchises opted for scorched-earth rebuilds, tore down their rosters, endured some horrendous seasons to get top picks, drafted the two best young studs in the NHL and accumulated the two best prospect pools around them.This season, however, the first signs of ...

Jessie J is not about the money on her latest tour. Were on a bit of a budget, the Brit singer joked at the House of Blues Friday night to explain the bare-bones setup that was stripped of the usual pop star bells and whistles.There were no confetti guns, no aerialist trapezes, no fire towers, not even a costume change as the singer (real name Jessica ...

The Illinois Department of Labor filed a complaint against Gino and Martys alleging the now-shuttered restaurant owes employees more than $20,000 in unpaid or underpaid wages, according to a news release from the state agency. The complaint, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, names the restaurants management company, White Glove Service and Management LLC, ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday ordering Chicago police to investigate alleged abuses by federal immigration agents for potential felony prosecution.Johnsons Ice on Notice directive calls for the police department to document federal activity, including with body-worn cameras, and identify federal supervisors at scenes where ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has given $5 million to a super PAC supporting his longtime running mate, Juliana Stratton, in her bid for the U.S. Senate, silencing critics who questioned whether he would help boost her candidacy financially.The self-funding billionaire governor is the top contributor to the Illinois Future PAC, which Stratton's opponent U.S. Rep. Raja ...

White Sox general manager Chris Getz has acted fast in addressing the outfield, signing outfielder Austin Hays to a one-year, $6 million deal plus incentives. Hays, a one-time All-Star in 2023, batted .266/.315/.453 with 15 homers over 103 games with the Reds last season. Hays brings a veteran presence to a Sox outfield that was going to rely on unproven ...

State regulators closed Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust Friday, marking the first bank failure in the United States in 2026 and Chicago's second in as many years. The Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation ordered the River North-based bank's closure due to concerns over its financial stability. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...

NEW YORK Sunday's Grammys mark a return to normalcy after the 2025 show was altered to focus on Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.I think we will see some history-making moments, Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. told The Associated Press. With artists being nominated in categories they haven't been previously nominated in, and a ...

Community leaders and residents from South Chicago launched the South Chicago Quality of Life Plan on Saturday as projects like the states quantum campus start to take shape in the neighborhood.The plan drew feedback from more than a thousand residents in the South Side neighborhood to identify key areas for growth over the next five to seven years. Among ...

Heres the thing about clarity: It differentiates. It makes things clear, exposes things, brings things to light. It can be a mirror. It can be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth while still being not absolute in the truth being told.One thing that we know that has been so very clear is that the NFL, in the words of Kanye referring to ...

LAS VEGAS Last summer, third-generation Nevada handicapper Alexandra White tabbed new Bears lineman Joe Thuney as AP Protector of the Year, the NFLs newest honor.At Circa Sports, she nabbed 27-to-1 odds.It can be argued that the ultra-durable Thuney was the rock of the premier offensive line and should be so honored Thursday at the leagues awards show.If ...

Reputed mob figure Casey Szaflarski's attempt to reclaim his seized 2006 Toyota Highlander hybrid which was reported in a Jan. 23 Sun-Times article highlights the inequities in Illinois' civil asset forfeiture system. But Szaflarski has lawyers to help him navigate the Kafkaesque system to get his car back most people don't and because it's a civil ...

This weeks top photo comes from Visual Journalist Anthony Vazquez. Follow him on Instagram.What makes this photo important?I photographed James Rondeau, president and director of Art Institute of Chicago, for a feature marking his 10-year anniversary leading the museum. The story covers his career and the museum's plans for renovation and expansion. Because ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife of seven years secretly visits her ex-husband on multiple occasions. She visits him with and without his spouse present. However, she forbids me from speaking to or visiting any woman from my past unless she is present.My wife suffers from major depression. She's on medication but refuses to see a counselor. Her family has informed me ...

We asked readers whether Illinois should join the federal program that funds private school scholarships through tax credits? Here's what you said, lightly edited for clarity:"Illinois should opt into [it]. We do not allow businesses to have monopolies because we have learned that competition improves products and services. ... Public schools will improve ...

Editors Note: Last year, a new presidential administration stepped in with plans to disrupt the way companies do business through new policies, an effort to spur growth.To help gauge the administrations impact, the Chicago Sun-Times reached out to 10 Chicago area businesses in January 2025 and shared their plans and concerns for the future.Were now circling ...

Steven, a 14-year-old Venezuelan boy with autism, is reliving a nightmare.He and his father, Victor Romero Martinez, crossed the border into the United States from Mexico in May 2025, hoping to reunite with his mother in suburban Glen Ellyn.They were detained by Border Patrol agents and spent 70 days at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, ...

There is nothing quite like the snap-cold solitude of a winter hike in the canyons of Matthiessen State Park. The footprints of the last snowfall are a hikers only companion and trail guide. At times, even those disappear, and the lonely hiker is left to imagine the well-trod trail that lies under a pristine layer of snow, and where it might ...

Religion is a running theme throughout the work of filmmaker Yelena Popovic. Her 2021 film, Man of God, starring Aris Servetalis and Mickey Rourke, tells the story of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, who faced trials and tribulations while preaching in Egypt.Popovic, a devout orthodox Christian herself, said she doesnt want her movies to feel preachy. Her latest ...

Moon alertAvoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Cancer into Leo.Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; ...

Connor Bedard recorded his first multi-point game in several weeks Friday, but the only thing he was thinking about afterward was a missed shot late in the third period.With the top half of the net gaping open with 3:34 left, Bedard rifled the puck high, and the Blackhawks never generated another quality opportunity to equalize before allowing an empty-net ...

Jayden Dozie was one of the most productive freshmen in the Chicago area last season at Maine East. This season, the talented 5-11 guard has been more careful about his shot selection.I took really crazy shots last year, Dozie said. This year is about playing as a team and taking better shots.His old creative aggressiveness, however, came in handy Friday in ...