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Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera was “unintentionally” shot and killed by her partner when they encountered an armed person during a foot pursuit Thursday night in Chatham, police officials said. Police Supt. Larry Snelling previously said that Rivera was shot …

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Blackhawks dined with top forward prospect Michael Misa several times this past season, even though they didn’t take him (or anyone else) to dinner during NHL combine week. Misa, coming off his OHL-leading 134-point season with …

Eventually, all roads lead back home. For Kendrick Lamar, that was taking his custom GNX ride all the way back to where it began in Chicago. “This is my second hometown, make some noise,” the chart-busting rapper demanded midway through …

The online employment search sites CareerBuilder and Monster are reportedly planning to close its U.S. headquarters office in the Loop and lay off staff members later this year. According to a post on LinkedIn by the Job Board Doctor, CareerBuilder …

DETROIT — Pete Crow-Armstrong made sure to rub it in. He was still the leader in the team home-run race over Seiya Suzuki after the Cubs’ 6-1 win against the Tigers. “I let him know today that he had to …

Oscar Matos Linares has been exhibiting at the 57th Street Art Fair longer than he can remember. The event returned for its 78th year in Hyde Park on Saturday, bringing more than 160 artists together to show pieces, including glass, …

DETROIT — The crackle of wood buckling under contact suggested Nico Hoerner had hit the ball off the handle of his bat. The swinging bunt dribbled toward the left side of the infield. Hoerner broke hard out of the batter’s …

Erin Coffel wasn’t surprised when she heard her coach Stacey Nuveman Deniz say postgame that Saturday’s Athletes Unlimited Softball League opener in Rosemont was sold out. Coffel had a pretty good idea it was in the first inning when she …

SHELBYVILLE, Ill.—Sophomores Hudson Von Qualen and Charles Stevens went to Japanese finesse baits Saturday and it worked. St. Charles North earned second place at the Illinois High School Association’s state finals for bass fishing on Lake Shelbyville with a two-day …

It wasn’t long ago that White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. guessed he’d generate zero trade interest this summer, given his struggles at the plate. “Right now, as my season is going,” he said last month, “I don’t think …

The White Sox got to see some of the fruits of their rebuild in action Saturday. It was only one day, but the future was on display, with recently promoted pieces driving in all the runs in a 4-1 victory …

The Sky might have suffered their biggest loss of the season Saturday against the Fever, and it had nothing to do with getting blown out 79-52 at the United Center. Point guard Courtney Vandersloot hurt her right knee in the …

The Sky hope they’re outgrowing Wintrust Arena, and a strong crowd Saturday at the United Center for their game against the Fever showed it’s possible. The game initially was in demand in large part because of Fever star Caitlin Clark, …

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Sovereignty outran Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch in the 157th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, the race once again showcasing the best in horse racing. Like last year, it featured the Kentucky …

A man was found shot to death Saturday evening in a car in South Shore. A 4-year-old child in the backseat was unharmed, Chicago police said. The man, 35, was found slumped over the wheel of a vehicle with a …

WASHINGTON — Tom Barlow finished with his first career hat trick after scoring two of four first-half goals by Chicago’s front line and the Fire breezed to a 7-1 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night. Maren Haile-Selassie found the …

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