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One of the biggest questions on the minds of White Sox fans these days is why Tim Elko is slugging home runs in the minors instead of hitting in the middle of the major-league lineup. ‘‘Birmingham’s not a very hitter-friendly …

MILWAUKEE — Cubs manager Craig Counsell and Brewers manager Pat Murphy don’t talk to each other as much as they used to when they shared a dugout as skipper and bench coach in Milwaukee. “I don’t sit next to him …

BATON ROUGE, La. — It has been a whirlwind year for Sky rookie Hailey Van Lith, but she has kept her footing. Van Lith, the 10th overall pick, played her last game at TCU in the Elite Eight on March …

Angel Reese had “chills” leading up to the Sky’s exhibition game Friday at LSU, her alma mater, which she hadn’t visited since graduating last spring. Kamilla Cardoso was delighted, too, to have a chance to spend a little time with …

BATON ROUGE, La. — When the WNBA put together a preseason game between the Sky and the Brazilian national team at LSU, it was built around Angel Reese. There were other storylines, but Reese was the undisputed headliner. And she …

The White Sox will be without left-hander Martin Perez’s pitching services for a while, but he’s hoping he still will be able to provide plenty for them. Perez estimated Friday an absence of 10 to 12 weeks while he recovers …

BATON ROUGE, La. — Sky star Angel Reese opened the preseason Friday playing with her shooting hand taped because of a wrist injury, but looked like herself with 15 points and 10 rebounds in just 17 minutes during an 89-62 …

American Airlines filed a lawsuit Friday alleging the city has breached a lease agreement at O’Hare Airport by prematurely reorganizing gates that would give more space to its rival United Airlines. The “gate redetermination” would give United Airlines five more …

MILWAUKEE — Left-handed hitter Michael Busch had just fallen behind in the count with the bases loaded in the second inning. The second strike was a curveball off the plate, but the call didn’t go his way. Brewers right-hander Quinn …

Moon alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 2:45 to 6:45 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Cancer into Leo. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a wonderful day to schmooze with others. Enjoy …

This week’s top photo comes from Photojournalist and Photo Desk Editor Ashlee Rezin. Follow her on X and Instagram. What makes this photo great? It seems toddlers can sleep anywhere, at any time, even while thousands of people are marching …

It was an odd, and lucky, assignment. When he was 19, the Army tapped Harold “Hal” Bergen, a Jewish infantryman from Chicago, to work as a sound technician for the Nuremberg Trials, at which Nazi leaders faced a reckoning for …

To people who grew up in the old St. Mary of the Assumption parish on 137th Street, it’s no surprise that one of their own, Cardinal Robert Prevost, will be part of the conclave that will gather starting Wednesday in …

The Social Security Administration is backing off a plan it announced in March to withhold 100% of many beneficiaries’ monthly payments to claw back money the government had allegedly overpaid them. Instead, the agency will default to withholding 50% of …

DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter, “Allie” (whom I’ve raised as my own since she was 2), has banned my 39-year-old daughter’s 19-year-old girlfriend “Taylor” from coming to her house for the holidays. She dislikes that Taylor is 20 years younger than …

Since last fall, Evan Mast and his partner have been looking for a new, larger home in Chicago before the arrival of their second child. They’ve been checking Irving Park and Logan Square, but it’s been a long process, mired …

Last weekend, it was my honor to be chosen to be part of a delegation of five colleagues who represented the U.S. Senate at Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican City. The crowd was overwhelming. Estimated in the hundreds of thousands, …

President Donald Trump’s fascination with tariffs has roiled financial markets across the globe, while simultaneously wreaking havoc on what were supposed to be the nest eggs of millions of Americans who are either on the verge of retiring or already …

Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery that wasn’t healing properly. Katie Kriegshauser suffered organ failure during pregnancy, weakening her …

Leonard “Ben” Toia, the former owner of Leona’s pizzerias and restaurants around Chicago, enjoyed simple pleasures, according to his family. He found serenity with a bag of bread crumbs and the company of geese, squirrels and ducks — even if …