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I’ll always remember when I got the news. It was early afternoon on the last Sunday in May. I had just donated blood with the American Red Cross on the West Side. As I walked back to my car, I …

“Skylar is a player we have coveted for years. We are ecstatic to bring her to Chicago.’’— Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca ‘‘Diggins is the kind of player who elevates everyone around her. . . . [She] is a true …

The recruiting process isn’t easy to navigate for a high school prospect in the portal age, when many college coaches default to older players to stock their rosters. Luckily for Henry Sakalas, he had some good advice close at hand. …

A man was found shot to death Friday night in Roseland on the Far South Side. Officers found Marquis S. Mitchell, 30, unresponsive just before 11 p.m. in the first block of West 112th Place, Chicago police said. Mitchell suffered …

A motorcycle crash left a woman dead and a 9-year-old child injured in Englewood on Friday night. Chicago police said two men were in a black SUV when they crashed into a motorcyclist around 11:20 p.m. in the 6700 block …

LAS VEGAS – Dailyn Swain knew very little about Caleb Wilson before they became teammates on NBA Draft Night ’26 last month. He quickly realized how much he would like him, however. That’s because Swain – drafted No. 15 overall …

During the last five months, White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters has become a first-time father and a regular for a contending team, hit for the cycle and been named to the American League All-Star team. Not bad for a …

The White Sox selected junior UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the first overall pick in Saturday’s MLB draft. The expected top choice when the Sox won the draft lottery last December, Cholowsky fended off challenges from Texas high school shortstop …

The massive Thornton reservoir, a south suburban quarry holding billions of gallons of stormwater and sewage that nearly filled up this past week, will take at least a month before it drains. Thornton is part of the Deep Tunnel flood-control …

Police are investigating the deaths of two women found inside a home in the Bucktown neighborhood Friday afternoon. Shirley Miller Colon, 36, and Taina Lopez Rios, 40, were dead on the scene shortly after 3 p.m. in a home Friday …

LAS VEGAS – Norman Powell was born five days after the show “Cheers” aired for the last time. That didn’t damper Saturday afternoon’s old-school moment. The newest Bull was headed into a conference room of the Wynn hotel to meet …

PHILADELPHIA – It wasn’t exactly the banner draft day for the Cubs as it was for the Sox, but the Cubbies did exactly what scouting director Dan Kantrovitz projected: they used the 23rd pick in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player …

PHILADELPHIA — The White Sox created a logjam at shortstop when they selected UCLA captain Roch Cholowsky with the first pick of the MLB Draft on Saturday. The announcement was delivered by commissioner Rob Manfred at a live event at …

In the last two games, the White Sox have shown they can take divergent paths to winning. Hours removed from a 13-run rout, the Sox beat the Athletics 1-0 on Saturday. An offense that scored 14 runs Friday put up …

While FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly canceled his flight to Chicago after a last-minute White House summons, his girlfriend, country music singer Alexis Wilkins, sprinkled in a few patriotic moments during her performance Saturday at Windy City Smokeout. An American …

In Chicago, Downtown Day allows teens to feel welcome, safe and seen in the city, but many say they wish that was the case year-round. They expressed that opinion on Saturday at the annual event, which brings more than 1,000 …

The Rev. Michael Pfleger has been removed from his ministry at St. Sabina Church as the Archdiocese of Chicago investigates a claim of child sexual abuse from more than 30 years ago. It’s the fifth decades-old accusation against the South …

CINCINNATI – The Reds knocked back-to-back jacks off Javier Assad on Saturday night. But by then, the righty’s work in helping keep the Cubs’ injury-ravaged pitching staff afloat had already made him one of this team’s first-half lifesavers. “It’s been …

Moon alert Caution! Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions until 6:15 p.m. Chicago time today. After that, the moon moves from Gemini into Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day This is the perfect day to …

DEAR ABBY: I am the single mom of a 19-year-old daughter who copes with bipolar 2, ADHD, anxiety and depression. She has a mental age that’s younger than her adult self. Over the years, she has gone through therapy and …