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It has been quite the turnaround for White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas. On April 19, Vargas was batting .139. Fast-forward to Monday, and Vargas was named American League Player of the Week for May 12-18. Vargas batted .417/.423/1.000 with …

On the day the White Sox unveiled a stadium tribute to Pope Leo XIV — a longtime fan of the team — they might have tested the new pontiff’s faith with another disappointing performance Monday at Rate Field. Hours before …

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault after a skirmish with federal officers outside an immigration detention center, said New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, who also announced Monday that she was dropping a trespassing case against …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Aquarius into Pisces. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day This is a solid day for financial negotiations because you’ll …

A defrocked priest from the suburbs says the future Pope Leo XIV signed off on his move in 2000 to a Hyde Park monastery near a Catholic school after the priest had been accused of molesting children. Robert Prevost, now …

This month, the Illinois Senate will consider the Funded Advocacy & Independent Representation Act, a bill to create a statewide, independent public defense system. If passed, the legislation will create an Office of the State Public Defender and a State …

A blood-stained pocket knife was hurled onto the shoulder of the Eisenhower Expressway after the fatal stabbing of a 64-year-old laborer in a Near West Side alley Monday morning. Meanwhile, police said a person of interest remains in custody Tuesday …

One person died and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash early Tuesday on Interstate 88 near west suburban Lisle. State troopers responded to the westbound lanes of I-88 near Illinois 53 (Lincoln Avenue) around 4:50 a.m. for the wreck, …

A man who suffered severe burns during a fire at a homeless encampment late Monday in Little Village has died. The victim, about 40 years old, was pulled from debris near the encampment after the fire broke out around 11 …

The Bears traded for guard Joe Thuney in March with the belief they’d extend the four-time Super Bowl champion before the season — and the last year on his contract — began. They crossed that off their list Tuesday morning, …

Earlier this month, the organizer of two Chicago festivals supporting Latino theater artists said it was putting the popular events on pause for the year. Inicios, a Chicago playwrights festival started in 2023, paired emerging playwrights with local Latino theater …

MIAMI — The Cubs are activating left fielder Ian Happ from the 10-day injured list and optioning No. 4 prospect Moises Ballesteros to Triple-A, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said on 670 The Score Tuesday morning. Ballesteros recorded three …

A Chicago man is expected to appear in court Tuesday charged in connection with the deadly shooting of a 13-year-old boy in March in the Englewood neighborhood. Kemonte Rice, 25, was charged with child endangerment causing death and obstructing justice …

It was a busy opening weekend for the WNBA with record breaking performances and ratings as the league’s stars shined. The game between Angel Reese’s Sky and Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever drew an average of 2.7 million viewers, which made …

WASHINGTON — Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration. Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new …

Sky star Angel Reese acknowledged Tuesday that it was hard to endure hateful taunts in the season opener Saturday against the Fever in Indianapolis, but she is pushing ahead thanks in part to the strong support she has received from …

At lunchtime Monday I walked a Rocky Patel cigar from the Iwan Ries cigar shop on Wabash to Gibsonson Rush, pausing to smile at the Irving Kupcinet statue south of Trump Tower. I knew Kup. He enjoyed a good cigar, …

Shrimp is payday food for many, but Raul Ortega figured out how to make the shrimp taco affordable by using fewer shrimp while optimizing flavor. At Mariscos Jalisco, Ortega’s food truck in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, the …

Netflix is back at it again with another foray into its sports documentary series, and the latest one focuses on Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. “Untold: The Fall of Favre” premiered Tuesday on the streaming service and serves its …

Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium battery fires in a new policy that other airlines may adopt. …