BALTIMORE — Right-hander Sean Burke is starting to find a groove. He consistently hit higher than his average velocity of 94 mph and tied his season high in strikeouts Friday. He has struck out six batters in back-to-back outings, but …
Sean Burke’s outing was ‘best I felt’ in White Sox’ 2-1 loss in Baltimore Read MoreBend the knee. Last Sunday was the five-year observance (can’t really call it an anniversary, can we?) of the death, murder, publicground ‘‘lynching’’ of George Floyd. So last week I reflected. As many did. Reflected on the incident and the …
The racial reckoning five years later: A few wins and one major loss Read MoreFor the first time in its history, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School had 23 students achieve perfect scores on the ACT. “It’s a phenomenal achievement,” Principal Rickey Harris said. “We are just super proud of them.” Last month, the …
23 students at Whitney Young Magnet High School get perfect ACT scores Read MoreA woman arrested on suspicion of stabbing her three children this week in Greater Grand Crossing is facing charges for attempted murder. Aurionah-Rakii-Karie Parker-White, 23, allegedly stabbed her 1-year-old daughter and two sons, ages 3 and 5, in their wrists …
Mother charged with stabbing her three children in Greater Grand Crossing Read MoreA man was killed and a woman wounded in a drive-by shooting Friday morning in the Garfield Park neighborhood. The pair were standing outside in the first block of South Springfield Avenue when a black car drove by and someone …
1 dead, 1 wounded in Garfield Park drive-by Read MoreAs a storied political fixture for a half century, convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan accumulated a lot of friends. Nearly 250 of them flooded the judicial docket late Friday with letters of support for the politically and legally …
With Michael Madigan’s sentencing for corruption coming, friends write hundreds of letters urging leniency Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — After months of negotiating through one of Illinois’ toughest budget seasons in years, state legislators on Friday unveiled a $55.2 billion spending bill that Democratic leaders say bridges an estimated $1 billion shortfall in part through increased gambling …
Illinois legislators unveil $55.2 billion spending plan that cuts immigrant health care program Read MoreMoon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day Take a moment today to take stock of yourself and your situation. Do a reality check. …
Horoscope for Saturday, May 31, 2025 Read MoreThis week’s top photo comes from Director of Digital Operations Brian Ernst. Follow him on Instagram. What makes this photo great? Photographers love a leading line and the river naturally leads your eye exactly where we want it to go. …
How we photographed the Des Plaines River in Joliet’s busy industrial corridor Read MoreNotes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Two views of scarlet tanagers came in recent weeks. Paul Vriend emailed, “The vivid red and the jet-black colors of this scarlet tanager make for a fun day …
Chicago outdoors: scarlet tanager, plus big flathead for Sunday Fish of the Week Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I have spent 40 years serving the public and my country, putting other people first and feeling guilty if I didn’t. However, I am becoming resentful of the demands for my time. I’m retired, and my husband still …
Dear Abby: Retiree is finally ready to make time for herself Read MoreIn many ways, it looked like any college graduation. There were balloons, flowers and squares of frosted marble cake. Rows of family and friends faced a lectern in the fluorescent-lit gymnasium. But the uniformed guards patrolling the gym underscored that …
What it’s like to graduate from college while inside an Illinois prison Read MoreCriminal defendants in Illinois who are mentally ill have often languished behind bars not because they’ve been found guilty of a crime but because they’re waiting to be placed in a state mental hospital. After years of complaints, Illinois lawmakers …
For mentally ill people facing low-level charges, Illinois takes steps to get them care, not prosecution Read MoreA man is in critical condition after he was shot by Chicago police during an altercation early Saturday, police said. Officers were called to the 3100 block of North Central Avenue around 2:10 a.m. for a reported battery and shots …
Man in critical condition after police-involved shooting in Belmont Cragin Read MoreWhen Patti LaBelle took the United Center stage on Friday night, she wasn’t in fighting form. Wearing glamorous blonde curls and a pink dress with a full skirt, she spoke about her ailments using slang popular with people a quarter …
Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills reign supreme at United Center Read MoreEven after Miguel Vargas’ impressive turnaround at the plate since last month, Lenyn Sosa has still flown under the radar this year as one of the top hitters in the White Sox lineup. Sosa leads the team in hits and …
Lenyn Sosa the de facto leader in White Sox lineup Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Larry Hoover’s family members took his case to Gov. JB Pritzker’s office on Saturday as they seek a state commutation for the long-imprisoned Gangster Disciples co-founder, who had his federal sentence cut short days ago by President Donald …
Larry Hoover’s family makes the case for commutation from Gov. JB Pritzker Read MoreShortly after allegedly being stabbed by his mother, her oldest child told hospital staff she “was going to make them go to heaven,” prosecutors said Saturday. Aurionah-Rakii-Karie Parker-White, 23, allegedly stabbed her 1-year-old daughter and two sons, ages 3 and …
Mom accused of stabbing children wanted to ‘make them go to heaven,’ child told hospital staff: prosecutors Read MoreWonder boy. Whiz kid. Prodigy. Genius. The nation’s top physicists hadn’t seen the likes of Dick Garwin before. When he was 23 and an assistant physics instructor at the University of Chicago, Mr. Garwin spent the first of his several …
Richard Garwin, Chicago physicist who created the hydrogen bomb and worked to see it wasn’t used, dead at 97 Read MoreThings had not been going well for Ben Brown. The Cubs’ righty starter was bludgeoned in his previous two starts prior to Saturday’s outing against the Reds, giving up a combined 14 runs, including eight in his most recent start, …
Ben Brown’s work on baseball’s mental side leads to brilliant outing in Cubs’ win over Reds Read More