Elizabeth Berenz's 7-year-old son Arthur has a rare, genetic neurodevelopmental disorder that leaves him unable to stand or walk independently.But when hes in the warm-water therapy pool at Arlington Pediatric Therapy in Arlington Heights, he becomes buoyant. His face lights up as he's able to stride around, Berenz says."Its like a different world when hes ...

ARLINGTON The White Sox acquired veteran starter Aaron Civale from the Brewers Friday morning. The New York Post was first to report the news.They shipped off struggling first baseman Andrew Vaughn, who had been demoted to Triple-A Charlotte.Civale, 30, is likely to be in the Sox' rotation. He posted a 4.91 ERA in 22 innings in five starts this season. The ...

A 21-year-old Matteson man carrying a loaded gun and impersonating a police officer was arrested Thursday afternoon during anti-ICE protests in the Loop, police and sources say. Officers spotted the man, who was sporting a t-shirt and backpack with the word police on it, around 5 p.m. in the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue, Chicago police and sources ...

NEW YORK It's sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States, including Wrigley Field. But the impact of Take Me Out to the Ball Game goes much further than simply getting fans out of their seats for the 7th-inning stretch.More than a century after Jack Norworth penned the lyrics, a nonprofit founded with the song's royalties is ...

Chicago's own John C. Reilly arrives at Steppenwolf Theatre for two concerts this fall as part of a tour celebrating his musicmaking alter-ego Mister Romantic with the release of the critically acclaimed actor's debut album "What's Not To Love" on Friday.The shows, Sept. 14-15, feature Reilly as the vaudevillian-style crooner Mister Romantic, showcasing the ...

The Sun-Times high school basketball Mount Rushmore project highlights the sports biggest names and greatest stars.With the prep career as the criterias centerpiece with a sprinkling of post-high school success and overall stature used as a separator weve created a Mount Rushmore for 10 geographical regions throughout the Chicago area.***The history and ...

A federal judge is expected to sentence former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan on Friday for multiple corruption convictions involving the abuse of an office he held for decades.A jury in February convicted Madigan on 10 criminal counts, including bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. The jury delivered its verdict at the end of a ...

A caution for readers: This story contains material that discusses suicide.One afternoon in class last October, a student at Wildwood IB World Magnet School on the Northwest Side told his classmates he would say the N-word in exchange for gum. He said the word over and over, elementary school administrators later learned. Others repeated the word. The group ...

Moon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Capricorn.Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } ...

The fastball from Pirates left-hander Andrew Heaney crossed the plate about shoulder-high on the Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong. But despite the left-on-left matchup and the location of the pitch, Crow-Armstrong got off a smooth swing and launched the ball halfway up the right-field bleachers.What you've seen in 30 years of baseball says, it's hard to hit balls ...

HOUSTON White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas got almost all of Astros closer Josh Haders slider down in the zone in the ninth inning with the Sox trailing by a run after pinch hitter Mike Tauchman's shot.But Vargas didnt get enough to send the ball over the wall in left field that would have tied the game. Instead, the ball bounced off the wall for a ...

Chicago came out as a winner of Bravos Top Chef Season 22, just not the way you might think.Tristen Epps, chef and owner at Epps & Flows Culinary in Virginia, was ultimately crowned the nights winner with Chef Zubair Mohajir a Chicagoan by his side as his sous chef. Among Epps two other competitors during the finale were Bailey Sullivan, the executive ...

JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Israel took "unilateral action against Iran" early Friday morning and that Israel advised the U.S. that it believed the strikes were necessary for its self-defense."We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region," Rubio said in a statement ...

HOUSTON To the left of the entrance to the visiting clubhouse at Daikin Park are the lockers of catchers Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero and infielder Chase Meidroth.Across the clubhouse in the opposite corner is right-hander Grant Taylor, who made his MLB debut Tuesday night with a perfect seventh inning.The White Sox are still at the bottom of the MLB ...

R. Kellys lawyers say the imprisoned R&B singer was moved to solitary confinement after they alleged this week hes the target of a prison murder plot and Kelly has refused to eat the food offered since Tuesday afternoon because hes afraid it might be poisoned.This is not done for protection, attorney Beau Brindley wrote Thursday, complaining about Kellys ...

A Streeterville building that arose from ashes of the Great Chicago Fire more than 150 years ago is headed toward city landmark status.The Commission on Chicago Landmarks unanimously voted Monday to recommend a permanent designation for Erie Street Row, 161 E. Erie St., an elegant four-story, limestone-faced commercial structure originally built as ...

Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon wrapped up catch play and drills Monday afternoon and then wandered into the bullpen at Citizens Bank park to watch Ben Browns side session.Brown locked in his bread-and-butter pitches first, his fastball and curveball, and then worked his newest pitch, the changeup.The cool part is, I get to go sit on the bench [Monday] ...

The chief financial officer of a failed Bridgeport bank was sentenced Thursday to 18 months confinement to her basement apartment, and ordered to help repay $27 million in losses from a years-long embezzlement scheme that caused the bank's collapse.You will be paying restitution for the rest of your life, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Virginia Kendall ...

Less Midwest nice and more Chicago swagger.That's what the city's tourism marketing agency is going for in its new $4 million advertising campaign, unveiled Thursday at Wintrust Arena.The slogan: "Never Done. Never Outdone." It ushers in a new era of Chicago swagger. Its a declaration that Chicago is ready to elevate, but also dominate," said Choose ...

Domestic violence survivors seeking shelter continued to flood the states hotline last year, as the scarcity of safe housing reached crisis levels in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, according to a new report from the group that operates the hotline.The report, released Thursday by The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence, found that calls, ...

The American Medical Association is calling for an investigation into Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s decision to upend a major vaccine advisory committee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an emergency resolution, the AMA, based in Chicago, asked the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...

Alternar entre los roles protagnicos de Alice y la reina de corazones en el espectculo de danza, Alices Adventures in Wonderland, que actualmente presenta el Joffrey Ballet, ha sido uno de los retos ms extraordinarios que ha tenido la bailarina mexicana Anas Bueno.La originaria de Crdoba, Veracruz, es una de las cuatro bailarinas que interpretan tanto el ...

Life is short, so dont delay your great adventures.Thats the crystal-clear leitmotif of the deeply emotional, very funny, melodically beautiful Kimberly Akimbo, the 2023 best musical Tony Award winner making a welcome stop in Chicago about eight months into its national tour.The title character, played here by three-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello ...

Two weeks before launching last year, Chicago Sports Network announced it would be available over the air on two subchannels of WJYS-Channel 62. CHSN leased the signals and upgraded them to high definition to accommodate the roughly 600,000 homes in the market without a pay-TV service.It was a costly and risky endeavor. While it granted anyone with a ...

Verlean Singletary always made sure she bought books every holiday for her daughter, Courtney Woods. And Singletary always kept books around their home.Soon, Woods developed a love of reading when she was young and began stealing her moms books to read.Now, Singletary and Woods operate the bookstore Da Book Joint in South Shore, and they have kicked off a ...