PHOTOS: 7th Annual Woody's Winter Warm-Up
For another year coming off a great Chicago Cubs season, fans joined Kerry Wood for the Wood Family Foundation's 7th Annual Woody's Winter Warm-Up event.
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For another year coming off a great Chicago Cubs season, fans joined Kerry Wood for the Wood Family Foundation's 7th Annual Woody's Winter Warm-Up event.
To reach the Hall of Fame, candidates must be named on 75 percent of the the ballots.
West and Maddon had a heated confrontation in Chicago's 4-1 win at St. Louis on Monday night.
When pitcher Kerry Wood retired a Cub, he knew he wanted to stay in Chicago and give back.
Ten years in the making, the Kerry Wood Cubs Field now shines bright on Chicago's North Side.
Wood reflects on the Cubs of the past and present, including a memorable 2003 season.
When pitcher Kerry Wood retired a Cub, he knew he wanted to stay in Chicago and give back.
Rose's health struggles remind of some of Chicago's greatest unfulfilled talent.
Check out the priceless things to do this week in Chicago, week of August 18th-24th.
Acquiring pitching will be Chicago's main offseason objective.
Clayton Kershaw had 15 strikeouts and the second-best game score of all time.
"I can't say who the leader will be here, but that will happen on its own," reliever Jose Veras says.
Some view it as the greatest game ever pitched.
Kerry Wood was dispatched to see 18-year-old fireballer Tyler Kolek in Texas.
Gale Sayers had a historic six-touchdown day on Dec. 12, 1965.
Celebrating 100 years of losing just feels weird.
Fergie's final masterpiece and a wild brawl will never fade from the memory.
Cubs fans swallowed a bitter pill that they haven't coughed up in the decade since.
As for Sammy, the door back to to Wrigley can remain dark. And he can build his own statue somewhere else.
Former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood reportedly discovered a man's body floating in the water in Belmont Harbor.
Kerry Wood is in uniform.
There was plenty of fanfare as the Rickett's family and the former Cubs pitcher broke ground on the new Kerry Wood Cubs field back in October.
Wrigley Field is a terrible place for children. It's been mostly a terrible place for adults, too, but not so much due to the park's amenities.
Kerry Wood may have retired from the Cubs, but his name will live on.
A man was in custody after a woman was found strangled to death on Thursday night in northwest suburban Schaumburg.
The FBI and police in west suburban Naperville were investigating an armed robbery at a Bank of America branch on Friday morning.
A man was charged after loaded guns and drugs were found inside a Country Club Hills home on Tuesday.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.
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.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Skyrocketing property taxes continue to be a hot-button issue in Cook County — particularly since last fall, when many residents saw their tax bills increase by 100% or more.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
Activists worldwide will commemorate "May Day," also known as "International Workers' Day," on Friday.
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.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
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.
A total of 18 people have now died this year in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That puts the agency on track for an all-time high of detainee deaths.
The FBI and police in west suburban Naperville were investigating an armed robbery at a Bank of America branch on Friday morning.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
Ted Lasso star Brendan Hunt is bringing his one-man show to Chicago. Here's a preview.
Head to Woodfield Mall for the Great Big Game Show.
As many as 150,000 Illinois SNAP participants will lose their benefits on Friday due to new, stricter eligibility rules in the Trump Administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
Activists worldwide will commemorate "May Day," also known as "International Workers' Day," on Friday.
A second man was charged in the dollar store robbery that led last weekend's shooting at Swedish Hospital.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
A man was in custody after a woman was found strangled to death on Thursday night in northwest suburban Schaumburg.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
There are so many issues with the DNA evidence in the case that Payne's conviction has been overturned, and a retrial has been ordered.
The Kentucky Derby will see a full field of 20 horses in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown.
Seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins has only been with the Sky for about three weeks, but it's clear she's already one of the leaders of the team.
The Cubs have won 12 of their last 15 games.
Reese is all smiles as she returns to Chicago to face her former team, the Sky, in preseason action on Wednesday night.
Rookie Sam Antonnaci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and Colson Montgomery had a winning single in the 10th, lifting the Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles 3-2 for a three-game sweep that extended the Angels' losing streak to six.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
