Abbatacola: Garza Gets First Victory At Wrigley
The division-leading St. Louis Cardinals and a 53-minute rain delay weren't enough to stop Matt Garza who earned his first victory at Wrigley Field.
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The division-leading St. Louis Cardinals and a 53-minute rain delay weren't enough to stop Matt Garza who earned his first victory at Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs out-hit the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night, but weren't able to convert those hits into enough runs to get a victory.
In his five season with the Chicago Cubs, Ryan Theriot became one of the more popular players among the fans. But when he returns to Wrigley Field with his new team, he might not get such a warm reception.
Second-year shortstop Starlin Castro got off to a great start to the 2011 season. He's been better than anyone could have expected. But as Castro exceeded expectations, the Cubs moved him into the three-hole in the lineup.
The Chicago Cubs and Matt Garza are both trying to build off recent momentum. The Cubs are going for their first three-game winning streak of the season, and Garza looks to build off his first victory as a Cub.
Joe DiMaggio holds the Major League Baseball record for longest hitting streak, with his 56-game run from 1941. Los Angeles Dodgers' Andre Ethier is half way to that mark.
It's no secret that at 10-19, the Chicago White Sox have underperformed so far this season. And as White Sox fans look for answers as to why, and solutions to fix the team, manager Ozzie Guillen's name often comes up.
Darwin Barney singled up the middle to score Geovany Soto in the top of the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Saturday night.
The Chicago Cubs most recent homestand was marred with bad weather and postponed game, now the Cubs will head to warmer weather in hopes of changing the fortune of the team and starter Ryan Dempster.
Game 3 in the series was postponed due to the forecast of rain the rest of the afternoon and throughout Wednesday evening. The game has been rescheduled for Monday, June 27th at 1:20 p.m.
The Colorado Rockies nearly failed to record a hit during Jhoulys Chacin's most recent start. He didn't need much help from the offense in his last outing against the Chicago Cubs.
When the Chicago Cubs took on the Colorado Rockies in Denver last weekend, Troy Tulowitzki didn't have any trouble showing why he's an All-Star shortstop.
Don't despair, Cubs fans. The North Siders will win tonight. It's Tuesday's game that you have to worry about.
The Chicago Cubs have added another arm to their tired bullpen, recalling right-hander Justin Berg from Triple-A Iowa.
It was downhill pretty quick for Cubs starting pitcher Casey Coleman as Chicago took on the Dodgers at Wrigley Field.
Before the baseball season started, I was—to put it nicely—a little "hard" on the Chicago Cubs and their chances of competing for the National League Central crown.
It's a beautiful day for a ballgame somewhere, just not here in Chicago. This weather is ideal for tailgating at Soldier Field, not watching a ball game from the bleachers at Wrigley Field.
He waited at the plate and watched the bomb he hit to left center field that gave his team a six-run lead. It was the 22nd home run of his career.
In his opening day post-game press conference, Mike Quade told us that Ryan Dempster made "two mistakes and they left the ballpark."
The Milwaukee Brewers got off to a slow start at home this season, they've turned that around and will go for their fourth straight home win. But the Chicago Cubs have also had a lot of success in Miller Park.
Cubs manager Mike Quade has won the respect of a sports columnist in Des Moines for choosing the 'L' as his mode of transportation to work.
Tyler Colvin will make his first career start at first base when the Chicago Cubs take on the Arizona Diamondbacks today. Carlos Pena suffered a sprained thumb in Monday's win.
The Chicago Cubs are going for their first consecutive wins of the young 2011 season. Alfonso Soriano, like he has so far this season, could play a big factor in that.
Randy Wells thinks that his rocky 2010 season is a thing of the past. The Chicago Cubs and the right-hander will look to get their 2011 campaigns off on the right foot, after a disappointing loss on Sunday.
Mike Quade called it a roller coaster game and he was absolutely right as the Cubs came from ahead to lose to the Pirates 5-4, Sunday.
Only two baserunners advanced past first base for Chicago, which had its three-game winning streak halted.
Several people were killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, local authorities said.
It was part of ICNA Relief Chicago's annual giveaway.
An injury-riddled season forced Jaylon Johnson to miss 10 games last year.
People from different backgrounds joined for a journey towards peace.
The U.S. and Israel plan to hit Iran's energy infrastructure as soon as this weekend, although no final decision has been made, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on "addictive algorithms" that keep kids glued to their screens.
A judge sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday, ruling that state law does not allow absentee voters to change their ballot after it has been returned — a setback for Democrats amid a scrambled governor's primary field.
Barnes withdrew from the Democratic primary less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election, on the same day a newspaper reported it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior reviewed by the state party.
For years, Deborah Witzburg sounded the loudest alarm when uncovering hundreds of cases of corruption and fraud inside Chicago city government.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
The Pro Bowl cornerback dealt with groin and core issues but is back to feeling 100% and is happy to be healthy after undergoing surgery in September.
Sources tell CBS News the U.S. military is now contemplating a harsh attack against Iran’s energy infrastructure amidst concerns that Iran waged a cyberattack against seven U.S. states earlier this week.
The American Lung Association says nearly 125,000 people are expected to die this year alone from the disease. A new national survey found only about a third of people were aware of quick, low-dose c-t scans available for people at highest risk of the disease.
The event featured free fitness demonstrations including dancing, yoga and aerobics. Residents also took advantage of free medical screenings and got connected with local health resources.
Community leaders passed out more than 600 backpacks to immigrant, migrant, and refugee children.
The festival will be delayed until 3 p.m. due to "current and overnight heavy rains," according to the Lollapalooza website.
A boy was found safe after a car was stolen on Chicago's West Side.
Several people were killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, local authorities said.
The body of a man who went missing along Des Plaines River in Libertyville, Illinois, has been recovered.
A woman was shot during an attempted carjacking in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
Only two baserunners advanced past first base for Chicago, which had its three-game winning streak halted.
An injury-riddled season forced Jaylon Johnson to miss 10 games last year.
The Sky ended its seven-game losing streak against the defending champions.
Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night.
Founded in a garage in 2009 and later based on 16th Street, Boxing Out Negativity is now opening a significantly larger facility at Lawndale Plaza in North Lawndale.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family have been "in agony and despair ever since" her mother Nancy's disappearance in February.
A popular Little Italy neighborhood bar was the target of an early morning break-in this week. While the owners said they are upset, they are responding with some levity.
Three men accused of attacking a CBS News Chicago crew during a crime spree last month pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
Two Mundelein-area men are facing charges connected to the murder of a man who disappeared last November.
