Alex Bregman is a lot of things. He’s a Gold Glove third baseman. He’s a Silver Slugger at the plate. He’s an All Star. He’s a World Series champion. He’s the Cubs’ $175 million man. But he’s also, sometimes, an …
Just like he did with Astros, Alex Bregman making presence felt with behind-the-scenes impact for Cubs Read MoreConsumer advocates want Illinois American Water to cut its proposed $142.4 million rate hike by 38%, saying the company is seeking exorbitant profits. Those advocates are seeking a $54 million cut to the proposal, according to filings to the Illinois …
Consumer advocacy groups oppose Illinois American Water $142.4M rate hike and potential major acquisition Read MoreFrustrated fans watching Dansby Swanson’s batting average plummet well below .200 are wondering when Cubs manager Craig Counsell is going to sit his starting shortstop. It didn’t happen Wednesday, with Swanson actually bumped up in the order to the No. …
Craig Counsell not sitting Dansby Swanson just yet, but it’s under consideration as Cubs keep losing Read MoreDemonstrators dedicated Wednesday’s annual “We Walk for Her” march in Bronzeville to call for a city or statewide office focused solely on investigating missing and murdered Black girls and women. Black women and girls account for around 30% of Cook …
Chicago youth call for more attention to missing Black girls, women Read MoreOver a span of decades, Spencer Leak Jr. comforted thousands of grieving families in their most trying moments as he helped run Leak & Sons Funeral Homes — an institution on the South Side. Since his unexpected death Sunday, his family …
Spencer Leak helped countless people after relatives’ deaths, now many are trying to comfort his family Read MoreA Berwyn man has been charged in a crash this past weekend that killed one tollway worker and hospitalized two others, according to the Illinois State Police. Paul Ong, 37, faces a felony count of aggravated driving under the influence …
Man charged in fatal DUI crash that killed tollway worker fixing potholes on I-294 Read MoreMoon Alert After 9 a.m., there are no restrictions to spending or making important decisions. The moon moves to Aquarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is an interesting day because you have strong feelings about something (which …
Horoscope for Thursday, June 04, 2026 Read MoreThe Obama Presidential Center is full of intriguing juxtapositions, starting with its address. The site in tribute to the country’s first Black president sits on parkland named after a former slave owning president. Democracy is the throughline in museum exhibitions …
Obama Presidential Center delivers a lesson in democracy — and what it means to be a country in progress Read MoreThe Obama Presidential Center has begun welcoming some of the first visitors of up to a million per year that are estimated to visit the Jackson Park museum, community center and park area, which will hold a grand opening on …
Obama Presidential Center set to start welcoming up to 1 million visitors per year Read MoreComEd is offering payments of up to $500 for small business customers who can’t pay their electric bills following two years of price spikes related to data center growth. The grant applications will be available June 15 on a first-come …
ComEd to offer up to $500 for small businesses struggling to pay electric bills Read MoreHow do you renovate a local landmark? Ben Yeshurun, 31, who has redeveloped Chicago residential properties for about six years, faced that question after he agreed in October 2025 to purchase the Lincoln Park home and studio of painter Roger …
What will become of the Roger Brown Home and Studio? Read MorePresident Donald Trump has a long history of naming things after himself, including Trump Tower, the Trump National Golf Club, the Trump Taj Mahal casino, Trump University, Trump Steaks, Trump Vodka and Trump: The Game. But as he discovered last …
Trump skirts law with his shameless self-promotion schemes Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I recently saw on my daughter’s phone that she’s sending nude pictures to a “Jameson,” whom she met online. She is 29 and has a learning disability. She still lives at home with me and her father. She’s …
Dear Abby: Disabled daughter is likely being manipulated and exploited Read MoreWhen the television or radio news anchors utter the words, “teen takeover,” my mind immediately fills with lurid visions of dozens of children running helter-skelter through downtown Chicago and the lakefront areas. This usually takes place once some ill-meaning “influencer” …
‘Teen takeovers’ are result of negligence of Chicago’s ‘forgotten’ children Read MoreA traffic accident left a 4-year-old boy recovering at a hospital in fair condition Wednesday night in Woodlawn on the South Side. The boy was between parked vehicles when he darted into the street where a white SUV driven by …
SUV hits boy, 4, in Woodlawn Read MoreA fight between two men erupted into a shootout that left both critically hurt early Thursday in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The men, 39 and 33, began fighting at the home in the 1500 block of West 77th Street when …
2 men critically wounded in shootout at Auburn Gresham home Read MoreA CTA Blue Line passenger pulled out a sharp object and plunged it into another passenger’s neck Wednesday night in the Loop. It unfolded around 7:25 p.m. in the 500 block of South LaSalle Street when a 36-year-old man began …
Passengers fight, one stabbed aboard CTA Blue Line in Loop Read MoreGood morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Chicago Police Officer David Ross was on medical leave, purportedly recovering from a knee injury sustained during an on-duty crash, when he took the exam to join the mounted patrol — successfully climbing onto …
Cop faces firing after faking injury, records allege Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS — White Sox first baseman Jacob Gonzalez had a rough start to his first major-league road series. He struck out in his first six at-bats this week at Target Field, and the skid left him with an unfamiliar feeling. …
White Sox rookie Jacob Gonzalez learning on the job in place of Munetaka Murakami Read MoreThe alleged leader of a bank robbery crew killed in a shootout on the West Side last week was tracked down in a weekslong manhunt powered by surveillance cameras, tracking devices and cellphone monitoring. Abdulhafedh Abdulhafedh, 25, was behind the …
FBI’s high-tech hunt led to alleged bank robbery ‘mastermind’ killed in shootout on Chicago’s West Side Read More