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The swings of emotion for the White Sox and their fans couldn’t have been more extreme on Friday night. Marquee slugger Munetaka Murakami left the game in the third inning with a right hamstring injury and likely is headed to …

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas released a “study” last week about the state megaprojects proposal, including a new Bears stadium complex that was mostly uncritically received by local news media. But it’s not her best work, to say the least. …

Infants are dying about once a week on average in Cook County — most frequently on Chicago’s South and West sides. That’s according to a report from Rush University Medical Center and the Cook County medical examiner’s office, which identified …

LOS ANGELES — The UCLA baseball had not lost consecutive games in 2026. The No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA baseball tournament kept that trend alive Saturday – along with any hope of reaching the College World Series in …

HARTFORD, Conn. — Aneesah Morrow had 17 points and 14 rebounds, her fourth consecutive game with a double-double, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Los Angeles Sparks 84-81 on Saturday night at PeoplesBank Arena. Morrow leads the WNBA with seven …

Om N Joy surged from a distant last with jockey Kent Desormeaux to score a career-best victory in the Grade II Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday, regaining her mid-2025 form while Seismic Beauty couldn’t. Four-year-old Om N …

FULLERTON — Agoura’s baseball team was leading Mira Costa after the first five innings of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship game Saturday at Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin Field. Senior pitcher Donovan Anthony was working off his curveball to …

ST. LOUIS — What sort of mindset do the Cubs have in the wake of a 10-game losing streak? “The rest of the story is yet to be written, and it can be written in any sort of way. None …

Mayor Brandon Johnson described his meeting with Pope Leo this week as “comforting,” but a smattering of Chicagoans outside Holy Name Cathedral on Friday disagreed about the importance and impact of the mayor’s visit to the Vatican. During his visit …

The White Sox bullpen shuffle continued Friday with right-hander Jordan Leasure going on the 15-day injured list with a flexor strain in his right forearm. In a corresponding move, the South Siders recalled lefty Tyler Gilbert from Triple-A Charlotte. Leasure, …

Rebounding was a predictable problem for the Sky, given how guard-heavy their roster is, and it has hurt them recently. The Sky entered their game Friday against the Lynx ranked last in the WNBA in defensive rebounding percentage. Practice and …

Jurors were handed the case Friday, May 29, against five reputed gang members — some of whom are charged in the killing of a man during a robbery at a lookout along Angeles Crest Highway and others charged in the …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Angels’ 14-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon included an anxious moment. Zach Neto, their shortstop and leadoff hitter, was face down in the dirt around home plate after a collision. The …