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2 weeks ago

Outfielder Michael Conforto agrees to a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs

Conforto has agreed to a minor league deal with the Cubs that includes an invitation to major league camp for spring training.

2 weeks ago

Shane Smith prepares for 2nd season with White Sox after shedding Rule 5 status

Smith has gone from the Rule 5 draft to the top of Chicago's rotation and a leading candidate to start for the rebuilding White Sox on opening day.

2 weeks ago

‘Abolish ICE’ gets most votes in Chicago snowplow-naming contest; ‘Stephen Coldbert’ also a winner

In a statement, Mayor Brandon Johnson thanked Chicago voters “for their unmatched creativity, sense of humor, and civic pride."

2 weeks ago

Waymo’s robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

2 weeks ago

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

An armed man entered the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House when the breach occurred around 1:30 a.m.

2 weeks ago

Former deputy in Sonya Massey killing serving prison sentence, but state officials won’t say where

Illinois Department of Corrections may have moved Sean Grayson out of state.

2 weeks ago

Outfielder Michael Conforto agrees to a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs

The outfielder is expected to compete for a reserve role.

2 weeks ago

As Illinois increasingly becomes destination for abortion access, a new public-private partnership emerges

Thousands of abortion-seekers have traveled to the state, which has laws that protect abortion.

2 weeks ago

Snowfall intensifies in Northeast, with many stuck at home under blizzard warnings and travel bans

Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions in the densely populated region.

2 weeks ago

Human service advocates say they are worried after Pritzker’s status-quo budget proposal

Some express concern the state can’t offset federal funding cuts.

3 weeks ago

Healthy again, Cade Horton looking for a big second season with the Chicago Cubs

After beginning last season with Triple-A Iowa, Horton made his big league debut in May.

3 weeks ago

Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson expanded to include South Carolina and Washington, DC

Jackson will still lie in repose next week at the Chicago headquarters of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition with a public celebration of life and homegoing services to follow.

3 weeks ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US Capitol

The request was denied, because of the precedent that the space is typically reserved for former presidents, the military and select officials.

3 weeks ago

Battle over data centers in Illinois pits consumer costs vs. state competitiveness

Lawmakers trying again to regulate industry as Pritzker moves to pause incentives .

3 weeks ago

Crews hope to resume recovery of 8 bodies from California avalanche after days of dangerous weather

Crews hope to resume efforts Friday to recover the bodies of eight people killed and one still missing in an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada after days of dangerous weather that has hampered safe access to the area.

3 weeks ago

Pritzker focuses on history, ‘affordability,’ in 8th State of the State address

Speech was light on budget details, but full of criticism of Trump administration.

3 weeks ago

Bears’ potential move to Indiana takes step forward as effort to build stadium in Illinois lingers

The Indiana House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee passed a bill establishing a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority to finance, construct and lease a stadium by a 24-0 margin.

3 weeks ago

Jones Lang LaSalle: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations.

3 weeks ago

Sports helped shape Jesse Jackson’s career and inspired the ex-quarterback to fight for equal rights

He accepted a football scholarship at Illinois, then transferred to historically Black North Carolina A&T after a year.

3 weeks ago

Bears promote Press Taylor to offensive coordinator under coach Ben Johnson

Taylor was Jacksonville’s offensive coordinator from 2022 to 2024.

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