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DETROIT — White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon apparently likes to play with danger. In each of the first two innings Friday, he found himself in situations with runners in scoring position but was able to work his way out of …

You’ve probably read about the Republican Party’s implosion last week in suburban municipal and township campaigns, particularly in DuPage County. It’s important to remember these consolidated elections are not always a reliable indication of the future. They’re very low turnout, …

They bowed to Andre Dawson in the late 1980s and early ’90s, Cubs fans in the right-field bleachers at Wrigley Field did. Salaams en masse, on the daily. They chanted Sammy Sosa’s name for many years after that. Sosa ran …

A Downers Grove South High School teacher accused of sexually abusing a student kept what police are calling a “memoir” about the matter on her phone. Portions were cited in prosecutors’ request for pretrial detention of 30-year-old Christina Formella, according …

Before Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer took his seat on the dugout bench Friday, he made sure the overhead heater wasn’t blasting. A veteran of the home-opener media availability at Wrigley Field, he’d almost been scorched by that …

Two men have been charged with assaulting and robbing a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in 2022 in Chicago. Kyler Reese, 21, and Chaun Allen, 22, both from Chicago, are suspected of robbing the mail carrier Nov. 16, 2022, according …

It’s been 40 years, but there’s still a phenomenon that happens anytime Joey McIntyre comes within a short radius of ‘80s babies: Puppy eyes start to flutter, repressed love admissions are divulged and at least one person brings out their …

A man was shot during an argument Friday afternoon inside a South Shore store. About 4:20 p.m., the 34-year-old was inside the business in the 2400 block of East 72nd Street when someone walked in and started arguing with him, …

So much of guard Lonzo Ball’s Bulls career has been spent waiting. His current wait will last a little longer. Despite taking part in the shootaround and some optimism that he’d be available Friday against the Trail Blazers, Ball (right …

Seiya Suzuki got up at second base with his arms outstretched. The second-base umpire agreed, also signaling safe. Suzuki slapped his hands together and shouted at the ground. For those paying close attention to Cubs baseball the first couple of …

WASHINGTON — The 2024-25 Blackhawks became a part of history Friday. Alex Ovechkin scored his 893rd and 894th career goals, tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, in the Capitals’ 5-3 victory against them. Being on the losing end of yet another …

Now that the Bulls have clinched a berth in the Eastern Conference play-in, their next goal is to get a tournament game at the United Center. “It’s always easier to win at home, obviously,” guard Kevin Huerter said. “It’s a …

There was a sunniness about Curtis Rowe. He listened to “Happy” by Pharell Williams every day on the train and bus from Berwyn to the Embassy Suites hotel off the Magnificent Mile, where he worked in housekeeping. His colleagues knew …

A dangerous new class of illicit drugs being marketed to kids — or a lifeline for small business owners and minority entrepreneurs who have been boxed out of Illinois’ legal marijuana industry? It’s a matter of perspective when it comes …

DEAR ABBY: My friend “Buddy’s” daughter is at an age between my two daughters’ ages. She is 11; mine are 10 and 13. I’ve known Buddy since junior high, and our wives get along well. We live close to each …

A recent opinion piece by Ralph Martire skillfully detailed the importance of Illinois investing more in higher education, noting that our state has for years failed to properly fund public universities. The consequences are bleak, increasingly making a four-year degree …

This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist and Assistant Photo Editor Pat Nabong. Follow her on Instagram. What makes this photo great? News conferences are often predictable: I get a photo of a speaker walking to the lectern, a …

Chicago-based singer and songwriter Isabel Olive released her third album last Friday. In “Cosmovisión,” the Venezuelan American singer known as Half Gringa deploys complex melodies and ruminative lyrics to explore themes like climate change and her dual heritage. She spoke …

Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Jeff Getz made his regular trip to see the sandhill crane migration on the Platte River in central Nebraska on the second try (the first was canceled by …

A driver is dead after a crash involving a semitruck on the Dan Ryan Expressway late Friday, Illinois State Police said. The driver was in a Nissan sedan when it stalled on the highway, and an approaching semitruck was unable …