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BOSTON — Rookie infielder Chase Meidroth was scratched from the starting lineup before the White Sox’ game Sunday against the Red Sox because of inflammation in his right thumb. Manager Will Venable said the injury had been bothering Meidroth for …

Duke 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 …

BOSTON — 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 …

Two 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 …

CIUDAD 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 …

Cardinal 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 …

El 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 …

La 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 …

By the time the Cubs wrap up their midweek series against the Dodgers, they will have played 26 games, with all but six coming against National League West opponents. That quirk of the schedule isn’t nothing. The Dodgers, Padres and …

BOSTON — White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon knows he can’t walk hitters. It’s a free pass, which is a killer when he has the pitch arsenal and stuff to pound the strike zone. Cannon ran into trouble during the third …

Luke Efantis caught a 30-inch, 9-pound walleye Saturday while fishing for coho out of Portage, Indiana. The 14-year-old from Munster, Indiana, caught his surprise on a classic salmon lure, a pink Hot ‘N Tot. “It was the only fish we …

Sky coach Tyler Marsh’s staff is good to go for the upcoming season after the team hired Aaron Johnson as player development coach. Johnson, 36, held that job the last two seasons at UAB, his alma mater. Johnson and Marsh …

Bears general manager Ryan Poles has traded down seven times on draft day and up only once. The former could happen again, too — at least in theory. Earlier this month, Poles said the Bears weren’t exactly sure where the …

Wall Street weakened Monday as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal Reserve, which are shaking the traditional order. The S&P 500 sank 2.4% in another …

A man was charged with attacking the mother of his child and kidnapping their 2-month-old infant who he allegedly threw over a fence last week in Edgewater, prosecutors said Monday. Nickolas Watts, 19, was ordered detained pending trial Monday after …

As Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston decides whether to seek a 15th term in 2026, a political newcomer already is campaigning for her 9th District seat — and creating national buzz. Fellow Democrat Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old internet …

Starting May 1, the Chicago Public Library is making changes to library cards and borrowing limits it says will make materials more accessible to Chicago residents. E-cards will be discontinued, and library users will need to apply for a new …

Pro Football Hall of Famer and media personality Shannon Sharpe is facing a lawsuit, accused him of sexual assault and battery and engaging in the intentional infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit was filed Sunday in Clark County, Nevada, and …

A federal prosecutor told jurors Monday that a “calm, cool, collected” Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III lied to them under oath when he testified in his own defense last week — and “had an answer for almost everything.” But Assistant U.S. …

In a second-floor rehearsal space in Ravenswood, actor Terry Guest straddles his scene partner. The two share a passionate kiss as the show’s intimacy director looks on, giving notes. “After the kiss, can I run my hand up towards your …