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Rookie left-hander Noah Schultz will be out of the White Sox’ rotation while he undergoes treatment for right knee patellar tendinitis. The Sox announced Tuesday before their game against the Twins at Rate Field that Schultz, 22, was put on …

PITTSBURGH — The Cubs found something to celebrate, even in the midst of losing. Right-hander Jameson Taillon, a cancer survivor and a pitcher who had multiple Tommy John surgeries when that was a relatively rare occurrence, reached 10 years of …

Minutes after the clock struck 5 p.m., Patricia Easley sat on a window ledge in the Chicago Board of Elections supersite furiously signing her name. “Thank you. It means so much to me,” she said to the election workers waiting …

Damage from the “Broadview Six” case officially began to spread Tuesday, with defense attorneys in the high-profile case against an ex-Loretto Hospital executive and others now claiming that misconduct allegations against a prosecutor common to both cases were known for …

He comes bearing gifts — namely, Chicago giardiniera. When Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday, he will present the pontiff with a jar of the Italian relish from J.P. Graziano, the storied grocer in …

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five criminal charges, including strangulation and suffocation, after police responded to a disturbance complaint involving him over the weekend. Hobart/Lawrence (Wisconsin) Police Chief Michael Renkas said that Jacobs was arrested Tuesday …

PITTSBURGH — Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer flew into town Tuesday to offer support. He should have brought lifeboats instead. As veteran Cubs watchers will tell you, Hoyer surfaces on the road only when things are going badly. …

David Sandlin has done pretty well for a kid who wasn’t good enough to play varsity high school baseball until his senior year. Now 25 years old and considered a fireballer in the minors, Sandlin will make his major-league debut …

An apparent fire at the Belmont CTA station halted rail service for nearly two hours on the North Side on Tuesday evening. Firefighters responded to a call at 7:12 p.m. about a fire on the northbound Brown Line tracks at …

The Japanese duo of Munetaka Murakami and Rikuu Nishida eventually had White Sox fans roaring at Rate Field for a second straight game Tuesday night. It wasn’t quite good enough for a win this time. The Twins prevailed 5-3 in …

Moon Alert Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or making important decisions from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. After that, the moon moves from Libra into Scorpio. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day Today, you have to go …

Tony Fitzpatrick was never the most famous or the trendiest Chicago artist, but few of his peers managed to cross into the realms he did as a poet, gallerist and movie actor. Along the way, the nearly lifelong Chicago resident …

It’s a typical afternoon in April — midweek in Chicago’s infamous false-spring. On stage at Second City, just after lunchtime, six actors are rehearsing a sketch for a yet-to-be-named mainstage show that’s six weeks away from opening night. Being in …

Mark Thomas estimates that he’s traveled 4 million miles around the world on a never-ending quest of “looking for weird s—. If you’ve ever been to his store, The Alley, you know he’s been successful in the mission. From the …

Local stand-up comedian Deanna Ortiz juggles multiple gigs to cover her living expenses and bills. “I’m always, like, ‘OK, this is going to help cover rent, and that’s going to help cover this bill,’” she says. “By the end of …

I found great irony when my Facebook page reminded me recently of a famous day eight years ago. I had posted back in 2018 about a crazy sports weekend ahead. Between my three kids — then ages 10, 10 and …

DEAR ABBY: Four years ago, after our family gathering for Christmas, my brother-in-law sent me a message saying I looked “sexy” in my sweater. I replied, “thanks.” A year later, at another family gathering, he sent me messages asking about …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Our journalists are at the Vatican to cover Mayor Brandon Johnson’s upcoming meeting with the world’s most famous Chicagoan, Pope Leo XIV. We’ll give you the itinerary — and want you to give us …

Cubs TV analyst Jim Deshaies took a few minutes Tuesday to scroll through Baseball Reference’s “Today in Baseball History” page, something he’d done many times before. Mining for a nugget that might fit into that night’s broadcast is never a …

Detectives are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 47-year-old man Monday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. His death occurred during the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, in which 38 people were wounded in shootings and two people died …