Cubs Beat Brewers 5-2
Joe Maddon sent starting pitcher Jon Lester to the plate to hit for reliever Pedro Strop (2-0).
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Joe Maddon sent starting pitcher Jon Lester to the plate to hit for reliever Pedro Strop (2-0).
When the series with Milwaukee concludes on Sunday, the Cubs will have opened the season with nine games on the road.
The White Sox were leading 7-4 when he drove a 3-2 fastball from Joakim Soria out to right-center to cut the lead to one.
Shohei Ohtani is a special talent, and his pursuit of something that hasn't been done in 100 years should be applauded.
After a rough spring training, the Angels prized offseason acquisition looked good in his regular season debut.
Kyle Schwarber had a pair of hits for the Cubs, who stranded 10 runners on Sunday and 42 runners for the series.
Lucas Giolito kept the White Sox in the game against a stingy Ian Kennedy, turning over a 3-1 deficit to his bullpen.
The Cubs bullpen has allowed just two runs in 22 innings over the first three games of the series for a 0.82 ERA.
The teams went through 14 pitchers, had 119 at-bats and combined for 34 strikeouts and 33 runners left on base.
Both teams wore patches to honor those killed, and Anthony Rizzo plans to host four families of the victims at Friday's game.
The San Francisco Giants had high hopes for the 2018 season, but injuries to two key pitchers within the last week could derail their playoff hopes.
Grab your peanuts and crackerjacks, ballparks officially open for the season this week!
The Dodgers top prospect is the headliner of a talented group of prospects out west.
The Angels Shohei Ohtani struggles on the mound and at the plate; Astros Jose Altuve signs a lucrative contract extension.
The Angels made a big splash this off-season adding a big, young talent to their team.
Luis Castillo, Jameson Taillon, Josh Hader head the division's crop of flourishing arms all looking to try and chase down the Cubs.
The free agent pitcher finally gets a deal done and the league adds a new broadcast partner.
Byron Buxton, Francisco Mejia, Michael Kopech can make mark in a division with a couple of rebuilding teams.
It's always a part of the game, but never fun to see players sidelined with injuries before the season starts.
Ronald Acuna, Victor Robles, Rhys Hoskins highlight a division loaded with young stars.
Astros open as win-total favorites, while MLB looks to speed up games, as Spring Training moves into its second week.
Gleyber Torres, Rafael Devers, Vlad Guererro Jr. There's a lot of young stars waiting to break out in the AL East.
Chicago Cubs single-game tickets go on sale to the general public Friday morning, and Cubs executives say this year is feeling a lot like a couple of years ago.
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 2016 and are even more stacked now with Yu Darvish in the starting rotation.
The new rules include a general limit of six mound visits per nine-inning game without a pitching change.
A man was seriously injured and Metra trains in the north suburbs were facing extended delays, after a freight train hit a car late Friday morning in Lake Forest.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action.
The man charged in a deadly boat crash on the Fox River last month pleaded not guilty to murder and DUI charges on Friday.
An alternative measure of unemployment that accounts for wages suggests the U.S. labor market is weaker than it looks.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stay that will remain in place until the Supreme Court takes further action.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday told a judge they aren't yet ready to say whether they'll retry the lead defendants in the "ComEd Four" case who were convicted in 2023 of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
The Democratic National Committee is on the hunt for the best host city for the 2028 Democratic convention.
There was a big turnout in Springfield on Wednesday to celebrate retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois).
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign confirmed on Tuesday that it recieved a letter from the Department of Defense, which has announced "research security audits" at 30 universities nationwide.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Illinois is one of 46 states that have reached a $15.5 million settlement with a Pennsylvania-based mortgage servicer for improperly imposing new insurance policies on homeowners who already had insurance.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered some information on how space travel affects — or actually doesn't affect — the heart.
As people age, it becomes crucial to do whatever possible to protect from issues like memory loss. But leading neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter said the process actually starts well before advanced age.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is not adopting new federal child vaccine guidelines and will continue following recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to redevelop Ford City Mall into an industrial complex, despite objections from some neighbors.
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore opened in the heart of downtown Chicago on Wednesday, while separately, a building that used to house an old Barnes & Noble store in the Gold Coast was being demolished.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
The Shops at North Bridge on the Magnificent Mile announced plans Thursday for a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
Madonna leads all artists with 11 nominations at this year's MTV VMAs, and a full sweep would tie her with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for the most VMA wins in history.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Culture Ball this weekend.
Bal Khabra is the author of the four-part series "Off the Ice," a college hockey romance collection that is wrapping up at just the right time.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
Learn more about the American Blues Theater with Vince Gerasole.
Despite the ongoing power outages, the GEO Foundation School in Gary, Indiana, is providing meals to the community in neeed.
Severe weather is moving into the Chicago area on Friday.
As tens of thousands of Northwest Indiana residents remain without power following recent storms, a class action lawsuit has been filed against NIPSCO, the region's electrical utility.
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Thunderstorms return to the Chicago area on Friday.
A tornado siren was unintentionally activated for the second time this week in DuPage County.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Thousands of people in Northwest Indiana who recently got power back after last week's severe storms have lost service again.
The man charged in a deadly boat crash on the Fox River last month pleaded guilty on Friday.
Who you gonna call if someone locks you out of your own charity? That's the question members of a Ghostbusters-themed nonprofit say they're asking.
Residents of Ogleby Towers on Wednesday morning spoke out about the system that constantly changes their rent, which they say makes it hard to budget.
CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, Harley Johnson, gave CBS News Chicago an exclusive look inside the new park in South Chicago.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation last inspected South Chicago Chapel funeral home in October, 10 months before 56 decomposing bodies were found there.
The discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple with a history of mishandling human remains has raised questions about how Illinois regulates the funeral home and crematory industries.
Grant Holmes took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Austin Riley doubled and singled to drive in Atlanta's runs, and the Braves topped the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday to end a three-game slide.
The Franklin County Coroner's Office says Jack Pugh died March 30 from acute bronchopneumonia caused by cardiomyopathy, a disease that weakens the heart's ability to pump blood.
José Urquidy pitched six innings of crisp, two-hit relief, rookie Braden Montgomery drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox topped the crosstown Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series at Wrigley Field.
Crow-Armstrong is the first player in MLB history with two leadoff home runs and a walk-off in a two-game span, and the 13th since 1900 to follow a walk-off homer with a leadoff shot.
NASCAR is calling off plans to bring its street race back to downtown Chicago in 2027, but is holding out hope for the event to return in the future.
The man charged in a deadly boat crash on the Fox River last month pleaded not guilty to murder and DUI charges on Friday.
Jurors heard Duane "Keffe D" Davis tell detectives his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
Authorities in Kenosha County, Wisconsin apprehended three people this week after a pursuit that crossed state lines into Illinois.
Chicago police released surveillance video Thursday of a suspect in a shooting that left a CTA switch worker dead in the Roseland community back in June.
A Kane County, Illinois, man stood charged Thursday with gathering real pictures of children and using artificial intelligence to make them into pornography.
