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Former major-league center fielder Chet Lemon, a member of the 1984 World Series champion Detroit Tigers and and All-Star while with the White Sox, died May 8 at his home in Apopka, Florida. He was 70 years old. “He was …

Chicago politics isn’t dominated by Irish Catholic officials like it used to be, but local leaders of all faiths hailed the selection of the South Side’s own Robert Prevost as the next pope. “Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from …

Los católicos del área de Chicago celebran la noticia de que el cardenal Robert Prevost, nacido en lado sur, fue elegido el primer papa nacido en Estados Unidos. Dawn Ribnek, católica nacida y criada en Chicago, viajó a Dolton, suburbio …

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the new pope and the first U.S. leader of the Catholic Church worldwide, is already being hailed as a breath of fresh air by some. But the ancient religious order that he’s part of and once led …

Chicago-area Catholics are celebrating the news that South Side-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first U.S.-born Pope. Dawn Ribnek, a Catholic born and raised in Chicago, made a pilgrimage to suburban Dolton to visit the pope’s childhood home to …

Last year, the Bears’ top overall pick waited until the day that rookies reported for training camp in July to sign his rookie deal. This year, the Bears wasted little time in signing their first-round pick, Michigan tight end Colston …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Things unraveled quickly for the White Sox in their 10-0 loss Thursday to the Royals, which saw infielder Jacob Amaya make his first major-league appearance as a pitcher. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning. Starter Davis …

Dansby Swanson’s mind was on overdrive. His first month of hitting was frustrating. So he tried different drills. He chased different feelings in the batter’s box. Now, after days of tinkering, it was a blur. “One of my biggest strengths …

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan faced trial more than a decade ago, though his funeral Thursday afternoon in Kankakee felt like one last relitigation of his legacy as he was laid to rest. A Republican who served as a state …

It looks like the Cubs and White Sox series started a little early this season as the two jostled to gain a famous fan. After news of Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pope was announced, it was …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The White Sox’ pitching staff is past the well-intentioned getting-to-know-you stage. Like most male friendships, the pitchers have entered the good-natured-ribbing phase. ‘‘We have a lot of characters and we have a lot of personalities, so …

First-round pick Colston Loveland will wear No. 84 this season. He was one of eight Bears draft picks who received their jersey numbers Thursday, one day before the Bears will open their three-day rookie minicamp at Halas Hall. Giving the …

When staff and students at the Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park heard on Thursday that white smoke was emitting from the Sistine Chapel, indicating the election of a new pope, they scurried to a classroom to watch the announcement …

Transit advocates urged Chicago Transit Board members Thursday to conduct a thorough search for the agency’s new president amid speculation that it would appoint the city’s chief operating officer. A series of public speakers at the board’s special meeting pleaded …

If Bulls forward Patrick Williams was looking for another life preserver to be thrown his way last month, he was in for a long wait. Even executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas, the man who bet on Williams …

Pope Leo XIV will always be Father Bob to Heidi Skokal. Her dad, Ed Schmit, was close friends with Robert Francis Prevost for decades. The two were both die-hard Sox fans and often went to games together, including during the …

When the Cubs launched Marquee Sports Network five years ago, I pushed for them to air a package of games on WGN. It would’ve been a wonderful gesture, an acknowledgment that without WGN there is no Marquee. And for viewers …

This new pope? He’s an American, for one, which is cool. And a Chicagoan. And a former South Sider, like me. But most of all — and, I hope, best of all — Pope Leo XIV is this: a Catholic …

Holly Boblink remembers pretending to hold Catholic Masses with a childhood friend in south suburban Dolton during the 1960s. Boblink said she had no idea then that Robert Prevost, who she called Robbie, would become the newly elected Pope Leo …

The president of the Chicago Board of Education is tearing into the school district’s embattled CEO, saying that the budget proposals he produced for next school year are “unsatisfactory and incomplete,” and that Pedro Martinez’s planned June exit from the …