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It’s easier being a Cubs starting pitcher these days. With the lineup scoring runs at a best-in-baseball clip, the team’s collection of arms can breathe a little easier than normal, even when going up against some of the best offenses. …

Hang on — Colston Loveland? Not a big ugly to road-grade on the offensive line or slobber-knock on the defensive line? And as tight ends go, not Penn State’s Tyler Warren? The Bears’ first-round pick of Michigan tight end Loveland …

The Bears and the Chicago Park District have had a contentious tenant-landlord relationship for decades — and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s stalled push for a domed stadium adjacent to Soldier Field hasn’t changed a thing. That became crystal clear this week …

MILWAUKEE — The FBI on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and local authorities over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge …

A woman claimed in court that she was unaware she had run over a 66-year-old pedestrian, killing her at a West Town intersection as she drove her child to school in January. A lawyer for Iryna Kalach claimed in court …

Bernard Baltimore learned a valuable lesson at an art program at Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences in Mount Greenwood: “You can make art out of anything.” That’s how the 18-year-old senior described the process of producing his piece currently …

A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier will be back on the court Sunday to renew their chase of a coveted WNBA championship when training camps open and last year’s rookie sensation Caitlin Clark begins Year 2 in the league. …

On Tuesday, two days before the Bears would draft him and change his life forever, Colston Loveland helped brand cattle back home in Gooding, Idaho. He was careful to take any unnecessary risks with a shoulder that’s three months removed …

The Bears made another major addition in the NFL Draft by taking Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III in the second round Friday with the No. 39 overall pick. Burden, 6-foot, 206 pounds, caught 61 passes for 676 yards and …

Some international students in Chicago have had their student visas reinstated after court challenges around the U.S. led the federal government to reverse the termination of legal status for international students, lawyers said Friday. Judges around the country had already …

As you likely know by now, a federal jury deadlocked last week on all three corruption charges against Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago. U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood declared a mistrial after polling individual jurors and arriving at the conclusion …

Though it has only been three starts, Colin Rea has been the reinforcement that the Cubs’ rotation needed. The Cubs will have to use internal options until the trade deadline creeps closer and Jed Hoyer’s front office can shop for …

When Palatine junior Tony Balanganayi started playing youth football as a 6-year-old, he was a running back. Those days are long gone now that he’s 6-4 and 260 pounds. “I started just growing and eating at the same time,” Balanganayi …

It has been awhile since the Bears had a head coach with as much influence as Ben Johnson seems to have since walking into Halas Hall in January. Their top picks in this draft were weapons for his offense. Despite …

The Illinois state treasurer’s office is launching a new private loan program for students attending Illinois colleges and universities. The Funding U Illinois No-cosigner Loan is open to Illinois residents attending public or private institutions. The fixed annual percentage rate …

After adding players that fit head coach and offensive play-caller Ben Johnson, the Bears think they found someone who resonates with defensive coordinator Dennis Allen — Texas A&M defensive tackle Shemar Turner. They drafted him with their last of three …

Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland doesn’t like to lose games, snaps or arguments. “Refuses to lose in anything, whether it’s that, whether it’s a talk about Jordan or LeBron, or whether it’s a talk about anything football,” Michigan coach …

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by financier Jeffrey Epstein, has died. She was 41. Giuffre died by suicide Friday at her farm in Western Australia, her …

The family of a carjacking suspect fatally shot by Kane County sheriff’s deputies in 2023 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the sheriff’s office. James Moriarty, of Aurora, was shot and killed May 23, 2023, at the Randall Road …

Back in 1972, there was an advertising campaign for a consumer audio company. It tried to get the public to believe that its cassette tapes were the AI (before AI, of course) of the sound-quality business. The campaign’s tagline was …