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CLEVELAND — The White Sox-Guardians series finale Sunday, which was scheduled for 1 p.m., will start at 1:30 because of a rain delay. After the Progressive Field grounds crew had removed the tarp from the field, the skies opened, and the …

In Washington D.C, where an expected heat index of 110 degrees or higher forced the cancellation of Saturday’s National Independence Day Parade, semiquincentennial version, flags still flew and a march still went on. The Patriot Front, a white nationalist, neo-fascist …

CLEVELAND — White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery has played in only 24 major-league games, but he doesn’t play or sound like a rookie. He extended his on-base streak to 15 games with a walk in the sixth inning of the …

Seven people, most of them teenagers, were shot early Sunday in two separate incidents on the same block in West Garfield Park, Chicago police said. One of the teens, a 17-year-old girl, was shot in the chest around 1:25 a.m., …

A 10-year-old Chicago boy and a man were fatally shot in Gary, Ind. Sunday, according to Gary police. “The loss of a child is a heartbreaking tragedy that deeply impacts not only the victim’s loved ones, but the entire community,” …

Eleven days will pass before the Cubs make their next appearance in Chicago. Fog isn’t in the forecast for July 17, when the Cubs play the Twins in their first game back after the All-Star break next week. But after …

Alex Bregman is running out of runway — a slow start has become a burden he has taken into July. But the way the Cubs’ 6-4 win over the Cardinals unfolded Sunday afternoon — Pete Crow-Armstrong leading off the first …

Three people have died from causes linked to Chicago’s recent heat wave, according to records from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. David Gonzalez, 44, died from heat stroke complicated by hypertension, diabetes and obesity. The medical examiner also said …

Chase Briscoe was on an offseason bonding trip to the United Kingdom with crew chief James Small when the NASCAR driver discovered chocolate buttons, a popular British treat. He bought some online after he returned to the U.S., but he …

A 34-year-old Chicago man faces charges of attempted murder against one city police officer and charges of aggravated battery against another after an officer-involved shooting on July 3, Chicago police announced Sunday night. In all, Malik Wrightsell, of the 4600 …

Moon alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or important decisions from midnight until 10:30 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Pisces into Aries. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Don’t let an element of dreamy …

As members of Congress grapple with ways to regulate the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence, they’re also divided on how to use it in their own personal and professional lives. In Illinois, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a former Fermilab physicist, …

Through June, Cook County has had 220 gun homicides, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. This is 24 more than this time last year. Behind each number is a person, a family and a community forever changed. And …

When it comes to funding their primary operating budgets, the state of Illinois and city of Chicago seem stuck in a constant rut of déjà vu. Last month, state lawmakers enacted a general fund budget that, after inflation, will spend …

In Chicago, the most important measure of progress in our work against domestic violence is not abstract. It is not a percentage or a headline. It is whether fewer people are dying at the hands of someone they once trusted. …

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married 10 years. Before that we dated for several years. We have a wonderful relationship in many ways, but we’ve never had the kind of sex life I would prefer. For a …

Pepe Vargas never imagined himself retiring. After decades of leading the International Latino Cultural Center, executive director and founder Vargas stepped down last Tuesday due to health reasons. The organization, which has been a steward of pan-Latino multidisciplinary art and …

A man was stabbed during an argument in the Loop Sunday night. The man, 19, was in the first block of the Riverwalk west of State Street around 11 p.m. when he began arguing with someone before he was struck …

A person was found shot to death early Monday in West Englewood on the South Side. The man was found around 12:40 a.m., in the 7300 block of South Racine Avenue, Chicago police said. He was taken to the University …

One person was in custody after a man was fatally stabbed during an argument early Monday in West Englewood on the South Side. The argument erupted around 2:50 a.m. in the 6200 block of South Laflin Street, Chicago police said. …