Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Jason Langford messaged that ramps and asparagus were in “full swing” last weekend and sent photos of his son Ace, who turns 4 in June, helping with the …
Chicago outdoors: Foraging beyond morels and a big gross at sporting auction Read MoreA Chicago Police officer was injured after officers pulled over a car driving “erratically” in West Garfield Park Saturday evening. The driver tried to flee and the car struck and dragged an officer, according to police. The driver was pulled …
Person in custody after CPD officer injured during West Garfield Park traffic stop Read More“At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen”: The title sums up playwright Terry Guest’s alternately ebullient and sorrow-steeped tale of a dead drag queen. But this is no somber, black-clad tale of trauma and mourning. We’re not at the …
Marvelous ‘At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen’ cuts to the core Read MoreJim and I rode our bikes over to Wallace Lake to check out a lifeguard, Laura. I can still see her, 16 years old, in her white bathing suit, gazing over the splashing crowd. That sounds creepier than it actually …
How could AI-generated friends be anywhere near the real thing? Read MoreIt was Opening Day again on the South Side. At least it was for White Sox infielder Josh Rojas. “I felt like I was out forever,” Rojas said. It wasn’t forever, but Rojas is finally off the injured list and …
Free-agent addition Josh Rojas makes White Sox debut after missing season’s opening month Read MoreIllinois cannabis business owners are pleading for relief from the state’s “steep licensing fees” and “overly burdensome” regulations. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, joining several of those business owners Sunday at a news conference on the Near West Side, urged …
Pot business owners, Rep. Ford call for relief from strict and costly regulations on legal cannabis industry Read MoreMILWAUKEE — Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga stood hunched over with his hands on his knees as he waited for an athletic trainer to run out to him in the bottom of the sixth inning of a game Sunday against the …
Cubs’ Shota Imanaga leaves start against the Brewers with strained hamstring Read MoreRain brought a halt to the finale of the White Sox’ series with the visiting Astros on Sunday afternoon at Rate Field. As the crowd belted out “Take Me Out To the Ballgame” during the Seventh-Inning Stretch, the grounds’ crew …
Rain delays finale of Sox-Astros series Read MoreThe Sky cut their roster from 18 to 15 on Saturday by waiving guards Tilly Boler, Sammie Puisis and Arella Guirantes. All three played fewer than 10 minutes Friday in the preseason game against Brazil. The team has two preseason …
Sky waive 3 players from bench after first preseason game Read MoreScott Joplin’s opera, “Treemonisha,” long had a kind of ghostly presence in America’s classical music scene. Certain insiders knew of it, but no one had actually seen it, because it was not fully staged until a 1972 joint premiere by …
Exceptional cast lifts uneven staging of Scott Joplin’s ‘Treemonisha’ Read MoreComic book fans celebrated their love of the medium Saturday during Free Comic Book Day at shops across the city. Held every year on the first Saturday in May, the event is an opportunity for enthusiasts, both curious newcomers and …
Free Comic Book Day brings together fans and artists: ‘It’s welcoming to everybody’ Read MoreThe White Sox’ decision to send shortstop Colson Montgomery, the No. 35-ranked prospect in baseball, to what they hope will be a slump-busting seminar in Arizona is atypical. The team, however, insists it’s not extreme. Montgomery, the Sox’ first-round draft …
White Sox don’t see Colson Montgomery’s trip to Arizona as ‘extreme’ attempt to bust slump Read MoreMILWAUKEE — The fan who fell from the PNC Park stands during the Cubs-Pirates game Wednesday was “awake, alert and able to speak” Saturday morning, according to an update on a GoFundMe organized to help with the family’s medical expenses …
Man who fell to warning track at Cubs-Pirates game awake; ‘progress feels nothing short of miraculous’ Read MoreThe Art Institute of Chicago is investigating its director, James Rondeau, after he reportedly stripped off his clothes after drinking alcohol and taking prescription medication on a flight in April from Chicago to Germany. According to CBS News, which first …
Art Institute of Chicago boss takes leave amid investigation into airplane incident Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sovereignty gave trainer Bill Mott a second Kentucky Derby victory. This time there was no doubt about it and no asterisk. The 3-year-old colt outdueled 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Derby in …
Sovereignty crosses finish line first in muddy Kentucky Derby Read MoreA man has been charged in the stabbing another man during a fight in the Loop. Jamari Bryant, 26, was arguing with a 37-year-old man around 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the 100 block of West Lake Street when he used …
Man charged in Loop stabbing Read MoreThere’s loving pickles and then there’s really loving pickles. Alyssa Rossolille belongs in the latter category, which is why she was one of approximately 5,000 who descended on Wrigleyville for Chicago Pickle Fest on Saturday. “I drink pickle juice out …
Chicago Pickle Festival encourages adventurous eating and more than a little silliness in Wrigleyville Read MoreMILWAUKEE — Manager Craig Counsell’s family met for dinner Friday before the first game of the season between the Cubs and Brewers. In Counsell’s retelling, his brother-in-law Todd kept rushing the group to get to the ballpark. “They were like, …
Cubs manager Craig Counsell isn’t just getting booed by anonymous Brewers fans Read MoreDespite playing a man down for much of the game, the Fire salvaged a point with a 0-0 tie Saturday against Orlando City FC at Soldier Field. Despite the strong effort, however, the Fire (3-4-4) remained winless in six games …
Fire lose Chris Brady to red card in scoreless draw with Orlando City Read MoreMILWAUKEE — The Cubs fans who had infiltrated American Family Field — or, as they have nicknamed it, “Wrigley North” — to get under the skin of Brewers fans made their voices heard as Pete Crow-Armstrong stared down left-hander Jose …
Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong on offensive tear with permission to be himself: ‘Be a star’ Read More