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MINNEAPOLIS — Cubs reliever Porter Hodge struggled from his first pitch in the Cubs’ 8-1 loss to the Twins on Tuesday. The Cubs were already trailing when he entered the game, but it got out of hand as he allowed …

MINNEAPOLIS — Target Field was the first major-league baseball diamond that Cubs first baseman Michael Busch set foot on. About a decade ago, Busch ran through infield practice and a quick few rounds of batting practice for a showcase at …

Center fielder Luis Robert Jr. returned to the White Sox’ lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays, giving himself just more than three weeks to prove his worth to contending teams as the trade deadline approaches. Robert grounded into a fielder’s …

Moon alert After 4:15 a.m. Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Capricorn. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day This is a poor day to ask authority figures for permission …

Parents need to take a close look at their infant car seats before driving away from the hospital with their newborns, health care officials are warning. Across the country, there’s been an increase in recent years of parents who think …

A 1957 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan de Ville sits prominently at the entrance of a University of Chicago parking garage, but it often goes unnoticed. Encased in concrete, the coupe fittingly blends in with its surroundings at the university’s north …

For almost 20 years, the CTA has rolled out the carpet for Brown Line commuters using the Francisco stop in Ravenswood. But the magic carpet’s ride is coming to an end. The agency is removing the popular Commuter Carpet, a …

With just five Americans on its roster, the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup again last month, claiming their second consecutive championship. That’s right: Only 20% of the team is U.S.-born. That’s not an anomaly. Leaguewide, about 70% of the …

On the Fourth of July, Donald Trump signed his “megabill.” The law boosts the dying fossil fuel industry with tens of billions of taxpayer dollars. It invites an additional 470 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year by …

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … a purple and orange shape-shifting chemical compound? Writer-director James Gunn’s “Superman” was always going to be a strange chemistry of filmmaker and material. Gunn, the mind behind “Guardians of the Galaxy” …

DEAR ABBY: I am 57 and have been married for 32 years to my husband, who retired from his full-time job last year. I still work full time. Since his retirement, he has been going to a bar once a …

Perched on the edge of a chair, a tiny city pigeon known as Baby Dragon surveys his sanctuary. The baby bird arrived at the Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue late last month after he fell too early from his nest and …

2K Games announced Wednesday that NBA 2K26 will be released on Sept. 5 and Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony will be featured on special edition covers. Thunder guard and reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was announced a day prior as …

Across 15 seasons, the Fly Honey Show built a following with its mix of burlesque, dance concert and party, along the way earning a reputation as hosting a joyful celebration of all bodies and identities. The show returns this month …

Former Chicago Ald. Carrie Austin has been found medically unfit for trial by a federal judge, four years after a grand jury originally leveled bribery charges against the longtime politician. In his 19-page ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John Kness …

The private parking lot of Humboldt Park’s National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture was swarmed with 15 Department of Homeland Security vehicles Tuesday afternoon, in what local elected officials called a scare tactic and what Trump officials said …

Chicago’s summer jobs program saw another jump in participants this year, according to figures the Mayor’s Office released Wednesday. So far this season, 28,839 young people between the ages of 14 to 24 have secured jobs, internships or other paid …

When Michael Fitch and Heather Benton arrived back to their Near West Side Airbnb after a rain-shortened White Sox game Tuesday night, they immediately smelled sewage as nearly an inch of water flooded the basement unit they were staying in. …

Smells from a South Side processing plant that makes an ingredient for animal feed is infuriating neighbors despite company promises and city assurances over several years that the problem is being resolved. Pullman Innovations at 100th Street and Torrence Avenue …

A day after heavy rain cut the White Sox’ game short against the Toronto Blue Jays, the start of their series finale was delayed Wednesday afternoon as more showers rolled through Chicago. The game was originally scheduled to start at …