Naperville Central graduate gets dream of playing for White Sox, giving back to community
This July, the infielder is introducing his inaugural Softball Charity Classic.
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This July, the infielder is introducing his inaugural Softball Charity Classic.
Jenks is also teaming up with another Chicago baseball figure with a wealth of knowledge to help his team.
The Windy City Thunderbolts, a minor league baseball team, has a new manager who is very familiar to Chicago baseball fans. Bobby Jenks pitched in some of the biggest moments in White Sox history. He's now onto his next career working as a manager, which has brought him back to the Chicago area to lead the Windy City Thunderbolts in Crestwood
David Hamilton homered and doubled, shaking off an early error at shortstop to help the Boston Red Sox rally past the Chicago White Sox 6-4 in 10 innings Sunday.
Gavin Sheets hit his first career grand slam, and the Chicago White Sox won their second straight after a franchise-record 14-game losing streak, beating the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Saturday.
Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings as Chicago posted its first win since a 5-0 victory at Toronto on May 21.
The White Sox surpassed a mark set by the 1924 team while extending baseball's longest slide this season.
Mike Tauchman hit a game-ending homer for the Cubs.
Storms passing through the area Tuesday night put a pause on the first night of the Cubs-White Sox Crosstown Series at Wrigley Field. But morale and demand weren't very high to begin with.
Happ's third hit of the game, lined to the right-field corner off Jordan Leasure, drove in Cody Bellinger and Christopher Morel to erase a one-run White Sox lead.
Storms passing through the area Tuesday night put a pause on the first night of the Cubs-White Sox Crosstown Series at Wrigley Field. But as CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports, demand and morale weren't too high to begin with.
The Chicago Sports Network, or CHSN, will launch in October with Blackhawks and Bulls preseason games, the teams announced.
The Sox have also lost 13 out of 14, falling to 15-43.
Trevor Richards and Toronto's bullpen delivered after Alek Manoah departed because of elbow discomfort, and the Blue Jays beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 3-1.
Davis Schneider had three hits and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the sliding Chicago White Sox 7-2 on a rainy Tuesday night.
The Chicago White Sox have placed right-hander Mike Clevinger on the 15-day injured list and brought up right-hander Jake Woodford from Triple-A Charlotte.
Gavin Sheets homered in the eighth against Erik Swanson for the only run for the White Sox.
Kyle Bradish struck out 11 in seven no-hit innings, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Sunday for a sweep of their four-game series.
Ryan O'Hearn, Anthony Santander and Jordan Westburg homered during Baltimore's five-run eighth inning, and the Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Saturday.
Eloy Jiménez was just starting to feel good at the plate when he got hurt again.
The White Sox fell to a major league-worst 15-37 with their seventh loss in eight games.
White Sox general manager Chris Getz and Pedro Grifol have had a discussion with MLB officials about the interference call.
Trailing 8-2 entering the bottom of the ninth inning, the White Sox scored four runs and closed within 8-6.
Toronto was held to two hits when the Sox beat them 5-0 Tuesday, but responded with a seven-run, two-out rally in the second inning Wednesday.
Jimenez pulled up limping as he rounded third on a run-scoring play in the fifth inning Tuesday night in Toronto.
The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox will face off in the first Crosstown Classic series of this summer with three games at Rate Field this weekend.
A small plane crashed into a sign during an aborted takeoff attempt on Wednesday morning at DuPage County Airport.
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.
Illinois Senate Democrats are set to unveil a new plan aimed at protecting state residents from the risks of artificial intelligence.
Three lawsuits have been filed after an explosion and fire last week at a Des Plaines condo building.
President Trump said Americans' financial situation isn't motivating him to make a deal, "Not even a little bit," and that he is only focused on preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
A month after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an attempt to halt any future scheduled pay hikes for tipped workers in Chicago, the City Council advanced a compromise to instead pause those raises for two years.
The operator of the Dali, a container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six people, is facing federal charges.
Democratic National Committee officials visited Chicago on Monday as the city made its official bid to host the party's 2028 convention – a rare move after having just hosted the event in 2024.
A nonprofit group is suing to block the Trump administration's blue resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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.
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.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The largest U.S. health insurer said it will eliminate approval requirements for some treatments, including select outpatient surgeries and other procedures.
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.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
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.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the extended forecast.
A small plane ended up on the grass at the end of a runway on Wednesday morning at DuPage County Airport.
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.
Meetings between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to kick off on Thursday. Natalie Brand reports.
Three lawsuits have been filed after an explosion and fire last week at a Des Plaines condo building.
A CTA bus was hijacked and the driver held at knifepoint and made to drive for miles overnight, Chicago police said.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said it is investigating a potential case of hantavirus in an Illinois resident, that they said is not linked to the deadly cruise ship outbreak.
An American Airlines flight from Miami landed at Chicago's O'Hare Airport with two flat tires.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
A man was killed after a hit-and-run crash on Chicago's Southwest Side on Tuesday night.
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.
Illinois lawmakers are trying to decide what should happen when artificial intelligence leads to serious destruction or even death, and two of the most influential AI companies in the world are backing opposing state bills trying to answer that question.
The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox will face off in the first Crosstown Classic series of this summer with three games at Rate Field this weekend.
The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game set between the National League's top teams.
Chicago has come from behind in nine of its 20 wins. Kansas City has lost four of six following a five-game winning streak.
One of the best high school softball pitchers in the state takes the mound of a small school just south of Chicago.
It's on to the Grand Rapids Griffins, a team Wolves' head coach Spiros Anastas used to work for.
Alex Murdaugh was convicted of his killing his wife and his son at the family's home in 2021.
Chicago police on Wednesday morning were looking for two people who broke into a restaurant in Printer's Row in the South Loop.
One person was killed and two others were seriously wounded in a shooting late Friday morning in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police across Chicago and the northern suburbs were investigating a string of overnight smash-and-grab burglaries targeting businesses.
A teenager has been charged with shooting and killing his father inside their home in southwest suburban Oak Lawn following an argument on Monday.
