Cubs get ready for home opener at Wrigley Field
The Chicago Cubs will play the San Diego Padres in their 2025 home opener on Friday at Wrigley Field.
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The Chicago Cubs will play the San Diego Padres in their 2025 home opener on Friday at Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs will face off against the San Diego Padres in their 2025 home opener at Wrigley Field Friday.
Sean Burke threw six shutout innings as the White Sox blasted their way to their much-enjoyed opening-day win.
Opening day for the Chicago White Sox will mark the start of their attempt to rebuild the team after an MLB record-setting 121 losses last year.
The Chicago Cubs kicked off the regular season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan.
Hope is high that the white sox won't repeat their worst-ever record, from last year. the south-siders have been looking far and wide for players and strategies to help rebuild.
It's now being called "SoxFest Live" due to its new live format, which is meant to reimagine the traditional fan convention as an immersive fan experience.
At the event Heyward hosted along with fellow former Big Leaguer Curtis Granderson, 15 Chicago Public Schools athletes put their talents on tape to use for college application videos.
This will be his first time as a manager, but he has been a top candidate in recent years. He has withdrawn his name from consideration for several recent managerial openings.
During six undistinguished seasons in the major leagues, Bob Uecker never played an inning for the Milwaukee Brewers. But during his more than half-century as the team's play-by-play announcer, he has become a mascot for the game.
Ohtani became the first baseball player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.
In 1974, a creative surgical procedure saved the career of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Tommy John after he tore his UCL. Today, an astonishing 35% of active MLB pitchers have had "Tommy John surgery." But more than half of the athletes getting the procedure are under 18.
The team ends the 2024 season with a 41-121 record, replacing a 62-year-old single-season record previously held by the New York Mets in 1962 by one game.
The Cubs, seeking a sweep of the Reds, managed just three hits as Cody Bellinger and Dansby Swanson got the day off.
The White Sox wrapped up with 121 losses, breaking the post-1900 record of most losses held for more than a half-century by the 1962 New York Mets.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 47th home run and stole his 48th base while three other Dodgers went deep in the first inning for the NL West leaders, whose magic number to clinch the division dropped to 11 after San Diego lost at Seattle.
The cheers started when Anthony Rizzo was introduced with the starting lineup for the New York Yankees. It was only the beginning. Rizzo was saluted with multiple standing ovations Friday in his first game back at Wrigley Field since the first baseman was traded by the Chicago Cubs to New York in July 2021.
Javier Baez, a member of the 2016 World Series-winning Chicago Cubs, visited Wrigley Field as a member of the Detroit Tigers for the first time since he was traded away from the North Side.
With the White Sox on pace to set a Major League Baseball record for losses in a season, the team on Thursday announced they have fired manager Pedro Grifol.
With the White Sox on pace to set a Major League Baseball record for losses in a season, the team on Thursday announced they have fired manager Pedro Grifol.
A wind gust sent the bounce house about 15 or 20 feet into the air before it landed on the playing field, officials said.
They're already state champs, but their next stop is Whitestown, Indiana, where they will represent Illinois in the Great Lakes Region Tournament.
The Korn Ferry Tour returned to the challenging Glen Club in north suburban Glenview for this week's NV5 Invitational. Former Chicago Cubs lefty pitcher Jon Lester was in the field for Wednesday's Pro-Am.
The Cubs loaded the bases in the eighth against Jared Koenig but came up empty after the left-hander got pinch-hitter David Bote to fly out.
The game raises money for the families of fallen first responders.
Organizers for Lollapalooza are helping fund the next generation of headliners.
Edgar Quero hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 9-8 on Sunday in the rubber game of their first crosstown series this season.
A fire at the vacant old Balmoral Park racetrack in Crete, Illinois, sent smoke billowing over several south Chicago suburbs Sunday morning.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Two people were rushed to the hospital from the scene of a fire in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood early Sunday morning.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 5:30 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Organizers and local leaders say the event was meant to highlight the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Chicago.
Meanwhile, a drone attack on a nuclear facility in the United Arab Emirates has America’s Gulf allies on edge. Olivia Rinaldi reports.
Two Navy jets collided in midair, then plummeted to the ground at the air show southwest of Boise.
The Volo Museum in Illinois got a lot of attention for a speeding ticket from New York City for “K.I.T.T.” from “Knight Rider.” Now, the talking car, or at least the actor behind it, is proclaiming its innocence.
A woman appeared in court Sunday on charges that she stabbed her 2-month-old daughter to death in a home on Chicago's Southwest Side.
One person was killed and five others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago's western suburbs early Sunday.
A fire at the vacant old Balmoral Park racetrack in Crete, Illinois, sent smoke billowing over several south Chicago suburbs Sunday morning.
Organizers for Lollapalooza are helping fund the next generation of headliners.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Edgar Quero hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 9-8 on Sunday in the rubber game of their first crosstown series this season.
Murakami added his 17th homer in the fifth, a two-run shot to center off Jameson Taillon that traveled an estimated 428 feet.
Chris Brady had six saves for Chicago and has six shutouts this season.
Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their crosstown rival.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
A court hearing was held Sunday for a woman charged with stabbing her 2-month-old daughter to death in a home on Chicago's Southwest Side.
A motorcyclist was found with a gunshot wound on the Eisenhower Expressway on Chicago's West Side Saturday night.
The ages of the victims range from 19 to 55, according to Chicago police.
A Davison Township police chief released body camera video showing how a senior "water wars" prank brought an officer within milliseconds of opening fire on a student.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
