A tornado watch is in effect for portions of northern Illinois until Monday morning, the National Weather Service reported. A line of showers and strong thunderstorms entering the area has triggered the watch through 4 a.m. Monday for Kankakee, Grundy, …
Tornado watch issued across northern Illinois Read MoreA man was wounded in a shooting Sunday night on a Blue Line train, Chicago police said. Officers responded to a call of a shooting and found a man on a CTA train at the Racine Blue Line station in …
Man shot on Blue Line train in the West Loop Read MoreMoon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Aquarius. Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day Your interactions with others will flow easily today. In particular, conversations with younger people will be …
Horoscope for Monday, April 21, 2025 Read MoreVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. La Voz …
Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, is dead at 88 Read MoreIf infant mortality is a barometer of a nation’s health, the United States is failing, with one of the highest infant mortality rates among countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Much of this can be attributed to …
Without more research, racial gaps in infant mortality crisis could worsen Read MoreMany of Chicago’s big problems — corruption, pension debts, population decline —might seem virtually impossible to solve. But perhaps the city’s biggest problem — gun violence — only feels that way. Why? Take gun control. There are 400 million guns …
Novel approaches can chip away at gun violence, make a big difference Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I’m a 20-something gay male who was seeing a guy in his 50s who lives a couple hours away. For almost two months, we spoke nearly every day and saw each other as time allowed. I thought we …
Dear Abby: Second marriage deteriorates as reality becomes clearer Read MoreThe long, low-slung hut without windows and a gun-metal gray door with only the number “12” to identify it, looks like it might hold a closely guarded military secret. Military? No. A secret? Yes, sort of — at least until …
Morton Arboretum plant sale home to more than 30,000 garden plants Read MoreHere’s a look at what happens next after Pope Francis’s death Monday at 88. What’s next? In the coming days, the pope will be mourned, eulogized and laid to rest as the head of the Catholic church, bishop of Rome …
Now that Pope Francis has died, what happens next? Read MoreBOSTON — Before Sunday’s game, White Sox infielder Chase Meidroth was scratched from the lineup with right thumb inflammation. Manager Will Venable said the injury has been bothering him “a while,” but that the pain when Meidroth woke up Sunday …
White Sox place Chase Meidroth on 10-day injured list Read MoreDuke star Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA as the favorite to be the No. 1 overall draft pick. The program announced Flagg’s move in a social media post Monday following after a lone college season that saw the …
It’s official: Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA Read MoreCatholic Chicagoans are mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who died early Monday morning at the age of 88. Bells tolls across the city to mark the passing of the pontiff, a day after he’d blessed thousands in Vatican City …
Chicagoans react to death of Pope Francis: ‘They say he’s at peace’ Read MoreBOSTON — Sharon Lokedi broke the Boston Marathon course record, and fellow Kenyan John Korir joined his brother as a race champion on Monday as the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Lokedi outran …
John Korir, the Chicago Marathon champion, wins Boston Marathon; Sharon Lokedi sets women’s record Read MoreTwo people including a 22-year-old man died during a three-vehicle high-speed traffic crash on the West Side early Sunday. Laquell Collins, 22, was behind the wheel of a dark-colored car traveling south on Central Avenue at a high rate of …
2 dead, woman critical after 3-vehicle wreck in Austin Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO — El Papa Francisco, el primer pontífice latinoamericano de la historia que cautivó al mundo con su estilo humilde y su preocupación por los pobres, pero que aisló a los conservadores con sus críticas al capitalismo y …
El Papa Francisco, el primer pontífice latinoamericano, falleció a los 88 años Read MoreCardinal Blase Cupich will soon travel to Rome to mourn the death of Pope Francis and then to help choose a successor. Cupich is one of three influential Roman Catholic bishops with Chicago ties, appointed by a newly elected Pope …
Pope Francis’ successor won’t be an American, Cardinal Blase Cupich says Read MoreEl senador de Illinois, Emil Jones III, afirma que nunca llegó a un acuerdo para que un ejecutivo de cámaras de semáforo en rojo recaudara $5,000 para su campaña, a pesar de que el Buró Federal de Investigaciones (FBI) grabó …
Senador Emil Jones III niega haber negociado sobornos a pesar de lo que dijo en una grabación secreta del FBI Read MoreLa policía advierte a los negocios de los lados sur y suroeste sobre una serie de robos ocurridos la semana pasada en Brighton Park, McKinley Park y Bridgeport. En cada caso, el ladrón lanzó un ladrillo o un trozo de …
Alertan a negocios del sur y suroeste que estén alerta tras recientes robos Read MoreBy the time the Cubs wrap up their midweek set with the Dodgers, they will have played 26 games, with all but six coming against NL West opponents. That quirk of the schedule isn’t nothing. The Dodgers, Padres and Diamondbacks …
So far, high-scoring Cubs passing early season NL West test with flying colors Read MoreBOSTON — White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon knows that he can’t walk hitters. It’s a free pass, which is killer when he has the pitch arsenal and stuff to pound the strike zone. Cannon ran into trouble during the third …
White Sox starter Jonathon Cannon burned by walks in 4-2 loss to Red Sox Read More