DEAR ABBY: My parents have always been wonderful and supportive. As they grow older, it's hard to see them deal with the aches and pains that come with age especially my mother, who has rheumatoid arthritis. In an effort to ease their burden, I pay for a monthly cleaning service to help them maintain their large home. While I'm happy to support them, I am ...

Chicago developer Scott Goodman, who leased office space in the West Loop for years from the Chicago Transit Authority, is once again deep in debt to the agency, according to recently obtained CTA records.The documents show one of his businesses is more than $1 million behind on rent payments and the transit agency contends he owes another $11 million or ...

LAS VEGAS On Saturday morning, multiple Blackhawks talked about how proud they were of the team keeping every game close since the Olympic break. Seven of eight had been decided by just one goal (excluding empty-netters), and they had won the lone blowout."It feels like we're in every game," Wyatt Kaiser said. "Good teams win those games, so we have to ...

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. The heat is on!Its on the Cubs to win in a season in which theyre built to go above their 2025 runner-up status in the National League Central, to achieve more than a one-series-and-done postseason. But its literally on the Cubs and every Cactus League team getting ready for the season in the desert as spring training heads into its last ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. The Cubs were without their manager for a second consecutive day, and no one around the club seemed to mind. In fact, knowing camp would run smoothly with bench coach Ryan Flaherty at the helm made Craig Counsell being away to watch his daughter play basketball seem like a win-win for all involved.Early in camp, he made sure each staff ...

Tai Baribo scored on a penalty kick in the fifth of 18 minutes of second-half stoppage time to rally D.C. United to a 2-1 victory over the Fire on Saturday night at Soldier Field.Neither team scored until the 81st minute, when Hugo Cuypers drilled a PK into the net after a foul on DC United midfielder Jackson Hopkins.The lead lasted three minutes. Then ...

A man was taken into custody Saturday night after locking himself in a home with a child following a domestic incident in South Deering.Officers responded about 5:45 p.m. to the 1800 block of East 95th Street where the man, 52, was in a physical altercation with a woman, according to Chicago police.The woman was escorted by officers out of the home. A SWAT ...

MIAMI Japan's Seiya Suzuki left Saturday night's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal against Venezuela after appearing to hurt his right leg while he was caught stealing in the first inning.The Cubs outfielder walked with one out against Ranger Surez, and as he slid headfirst into second base, he appeared to hurt his right knee. At first ruled safe by ...

CHAMPAIGN For 117 years of the Illinois High School Association state basketball tournament, only one Chicago private school won the large-school state championship. That was Mount Carmel back in 1985. Saturday in Chicago they dyed the river green and there were St. Patrick's Day parades. And a South Side Catholic School finally won another state title. ...