Perhaps King Tuck is a more appropriate nickname than we thought.Kyle Tucker is good at baseball, hence the King portion. And everyone calls him, Tuck, which kind of sounds like Tut. That seems to be all that was needed to whip up the moniker.But Tucker, now a Cubs outfielder, got some props from a teammate that reveal that maybe King Tuck is truly ...

Nearly 100 groups, including floats, bands, car clubs and more, stepped off Saturday afternoon as part of the 47th annual Puerto Rican Peoples Day Parade in Humboldt Park.The parade, which began in 1978, not only celebrates Puerto Rican arts, culture and music, but also "frames the Puerto Rican cultural experience within the language of social criticism and ...

St. Laurences Daniel Coyle was one of the standout players at the state finals this weekend in Joliet and it had nothing to do with his hitting or pitching. Hes an eye-opening defender at third base, sure-handed and aggressive.It turns out thats why Coyle hasnt pitched a ton this season. Heading into the Class 3A state championship game against Benet he had ...

Shota Imanaga threw four scoreless innings in a rehab game Saturday in Arizona as the Cubs All-Star starting pitcher works his way back from the strained hamstring thats had him on the shelf for more than a month.Imanaga gave up three hits but walked none and struck out four against rookie-ball competition.Imanaga, who threw two scoreless innings in his ...

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.FISH OF THE WEEKCrappie in Chicago is the theme this week. BoRabb Williams texted Monday, "For the 1st time EVER, we fished for crappie in the Chicago RIVER and we were SHOCKED, catching Slab crappie 12-14 inches, thick ones averaging 1 1/2 pounds, big bluegills and some nice bass and catfish that we threw ...

Why should anyone watch the Sky right now?To a die-hard fan, the question is blasphemy. Real fans are supposed to suffer with dignity whether the Sky are 2-7 or 7-2.If youre a true Chicago Sky fan, then you should support no matter what the highs and lows are during the season, coach Tyler Marsh said before the team lost to the Atlanta Dream.In other ...

BLAINE, Minn. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination. A second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded.We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence," Walz said at a press conference Saturday. Those ...

Two men were shot and killed in the Austin neighborhood Friday night, police said.The two men one 38-year-old and one whose age is unknown were in a car in the 100 block of North Laramie Avenue around 11:41 p.m. when someone approached and fired shots, according to Chicago police. Both men were shot in the head.They were taken to Stroger Hospital where ...

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.***Might a Mount ...

If you saw Brown people staring at their phones and calling out "wah, wah" within the last few days, I can tell you they were likely South Asians expressing their delight and admiration.Desis in the Chicago area and their counterparts elsewhere have been circulating a popular mayoral candidate's campaign video in Hindi/Urdu that features mango lassi, a ...

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 Lake County ...

As the Aspire Center opens on Juneteenth, Austin will begin a new chapter, reclaiming what was lost when Emmet Elementary was closed in 2013 and replacing it with something the community built for itself.Housed in the same building, the Aspire Center serves a new purpose the community has yearned for: to help people gain employment, long-term stability and ...

WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times are taking your questions about all things money. Then, every Monday, we answer your personal finance-related question.This week, we're solving a problem sent in by Dan in Irving Park: I was contacted in early April from an 855 number that said they were from AT&T and that there were fraudulent ...

This weeks top photo comes from Visual Journalist Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere. Follow him on X, Bluesky, and Instagram.How did you get the photo?After covering the anti-ICE protest in Chicago on Tuesday and marching around downtown for a couple hours, most protesters concluded their efforts at Daley Plaza, but some wanted to march more and urged others to ...

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 3:30 to 6:15 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius.Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; ...

McHenry advanced to the IHSA baseball state finals in Joliet in 2022. The Warriors lost two games by a combined score of 26-4 and headed home. Most fans around the state probably figured that was a nice, one-season run for the Fox River town of 27,000 up near the Wisconsin border.But that may just have been the beginning of a special run. McHenry is 87-27 ...

ARLINGTON, Texas With the trade deadline July 31 a month and a half away, White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. is heating up a bit.Hes on a four-game hitting streak and had his 10th multihit game of the season in the Sox 3-1 loss Friday to the Rangers at Globe Life Field. Hes 6-for-15 in those four games.But his turnaround might be fools gold, ...

Three teenage boys have been charged with committing multiple armed robberies and a carjacking Thursday across the South Side.The five separate incidents happened between 6:30 and 7:10 a.m. in the Grand Boulevard, Oakland, South Shore and Washington Park neighborhoods, Chicago police said.The three boys, ages 13, 16 and 17, all face the same charges: one ...

The Night Out In The Parks event in Little Village scheduled for Saturday has been postponed, officials said Friday. The family event at La Villita Park, 2800 S. Sacramento Ave., was postponed "out of an abundance of caution taking into account multiple contributing factors and a range of concerns raised in connection to a few recent situations," Adler ...

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. There were stretches of the Skys game Friday against the Dream in which they looked exactly like the team coach Tyler Marsh has been imagining they could become. Even through three quarters, they held their ground against one of the best teams in the WNBA.It fell apart fast in the fourth quarter, though, as the Dream stormed to a 88-70 ...

ARLINGTON, Texas With the trade Friday of first baseman Andrew Vaughn and cash to the Brewers for right-hander Aaron Civale, only center fielder Luis Robert Jr. remains from the 2021 White Sox team that won the American League Central.When I got the job, Andrew was the first player I called, Sox manager Will Venable said. Just knowing his history here, his ...

The gloomy forecast wasn't going to dampen the mood for those attending the Puerto Rican festivities over the weekend in Humboldt Park. Mary Camargo, 63, has attended the Puerto Rican Festival for more than 40 years a tradition she shares with her family across four generations and a little rain wasn't going to stop her from celebrating.Camargo, along ...

An employee of an Edgewater store was stabbed Friday after confronting a customer who was allegedly stealing.The incident happened just after 2 p.m. at a store in the 6200 block of North Broadway, Chicago police said.The worker, a 41-year-old man, confronted the male customer who then pulled out a sharp object and swung it, striking the victim in the leg, ...

A water utility company serving residents south of Chicago has lifted a drinking water advisory for infants after testing last week showed the water had elevated nitrate levels, possibly from runoff of farm fertilizer.Aqua Illinois issued the all-clear Friday after consulting with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the utility said.Around 111,000 ...

Sophomore Quinn Rooney was a star Little League pitcher in Hinsdale, and his arm initially earned him a spot on Benets varsity baseball team.Rooney pitched eight innings this season, but hes made his mark on the best team in school history with clutch hitting. The 6-5, 190-pound lefty has come through in several big moments and he came through again on ...