Hoerner gets 3 hits as Cubs stop slide by topping Mets 3-2
Nico Hoerner's liner landed in the grass in center field. Willson Contreras raced home, and David Robertson closed it out.
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Pete Alonso, New York Mets sweep lowly Cubs with 4-3 victory
Eduardo Escobar yelled as he pounded on his chest in celebration, and then brought Pete Alonso in for a quick hug.
Cubs-Mets game on Friday postponed due to rain
The game has been rescheduled for Saturday night, as part of a split doubleheader.
Carrasco, Mets hand Cubs 7th straight loss
Carlos Carrasco pitched six sharp innings, Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso homered, and the New York Mets handed the Chicago Cubs their seventh straight loss on Thursday night.
Javy Baez A Bit Emotional After Saying Goodbye To Cubs As He Makes Debut With Mets
Javy Baez has arrived in Queens and he made his debut with the New York Mets Saturday night.
MLB Trade Deadline: Cubs Send Javy Baez, Trevor Williams To Mets For Outfield Prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong
Nicknamed "El Mago" for his stellar defense and elite base-running ability, Baez was one of the most popular players on the team.
Kyle Hendricks Wins 7th Start In A Row, Cubs Blank Mets
Kyle Hendricks flummoxed the Mets for six innings Thursday night to win his career-best seventh straight start and lead the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets.
Cubs Lose To Mets Again; Mets Pitcher DeGrom Leaves With Arm Injury
Jacob deGrom was pulled from a second straight start with an arm injury, this time leaving after three perfect innings with right shoulder soreness, but the New York Mets bullpen stepped up to finish a three-hitter in a win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
Javy Báez Hits 15th Home Run, But Cubs Go On To Lose To Mets
Taijuan Walker struck out a career-high 12, Pete Alonso drove in three runs and the surging New York Mets threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the ninth inning of a victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
5-Game Winning Streak Snapped As Cubs Lose To Mets
David Peterson pitched one-hit ball over six innings for his first win in two months, and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs at home for the first time in exactly four years Monday night.
Cubs Beat Mets On Heyward's Single In 10th For Three-Game Sweep
Jason Heyward had a game-ending, pinch-hit single in the 10th after Dan Winkler stranded the bases loaded in the top of the inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.
Javy Báez Hits Grand Slam, Cubs Clobber Mets
Javier Báez hit a grand slam and the Cubs took advantage of a season-high four errors by the New York Mets in a romp on a chilly Wednesday night at Wrigley Field.
Arrieta Pitches Cubs To Win Over Mets On Cool Night At Wrigley
Jake Arrieta pitched five effective innings, Craig Kimbrel escaped a jam in the ninth and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets on Tuesday.
Mets Fire GM, Jared Porter, Over Explicit Texts Reportedly Sent To Female Reporter While Working For Cubs
Porter sent graphic, uninvited text messages and images to the reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs in their front office, ESPN reported Monday night.
Tom Seaver, Hall Of Fame Pitcher Who Led 'Miracle Mets' To Overtake 1969 Cubs, Dies At 75
Baseball Report: Let The October Baseball Begin, MLB Playoff Field Is Set
October baseball is here with the Wild Card games getting started on Tuesday.
Caratini Homers Twice Off DeGrom, Cubs Sweep Mets
Victor Caratini homered twice off Mets ace Jacob deGrom, including a tiebreaking, three-run drive in the seventh inning that powered the Chicago Cubs past New York Thursday night for a three-game sweep.
Schwarber, Castellanos, Happ All Hit Homers Against Syndergaard As Cubs Top Mets Again
Kyle Schwarber hit one of Chicago's three homers against a stunned Noah Syndergaard, and the Cubs built an early nine-run lead before closer Craig Kimbrel held off the New York Mets in the ninth inning for a victory Wednesday night.
8 Great Innings For Darvish, 2-Run Homers For Baez, Russell As Cubs Top Mets In Queens
The Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets Tuesday night to take the opener of a pivotal three-game series in the National League wild-card race.
Mets Complete Sweep Of White Sox With 4-0 Win
Chicago has dropped eight of nine and is 4-16 since the All-Star break.
Mets Score 3 In 9th, White Sox Lose
Todd Frazier hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, Michael Conforto added a two-run single and the New York Mets beat the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night for their season-best sixth straight victory.
Syndergaard Strikes Out 11, As Mets Beat White Sox 5-2 In 11 Innings
Chicago starter Reynaldo López allowed two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. The White Sox have lost six of seven. They were 41-42 before play on July 4 but are 5-16 since.
Baseball Report: Cubs, Braves, Astros Each Get 7 MLB All-Star Finalists
The MLB All-Star voting process moves from the Primary to the Starters Election, which is scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Baez Hits Game-Winning HR As Cubs Beat Mets 5-3
Javier Baez hit the 100th homer of his career, a three-run drive in the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs overcame another home run by Pete Alonso to beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Sunday.
Alzolay's Strong Debut, 6-Run 3rd Lead Cubs Over Mets 7-4
Whether rookie Adbert Alzolay stays in the majors for the remainder of the season is a question for another day. The 24-year-old from Venezuela showed he belongs Thursday night.
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"Donald was very responsible, respectful, reliable. He would give you the shirt off his back."
"Batman was going to get the bad guys": Son comforts mom as they hide during Six Flags shooting
"I just wanted to keep my boys safe, but I didn't know what was going to happen," Ashley Blanck said.
'I thought I was going to die' - Woman recalls boat accident in Lake Michigan's 'Playpen'
The incident happened when a boat reversed and collided with a raft that was caught underneath.
Jury selection begins in R. Kelly's federal trial; some potential jurors say they can't be impartial
The singer is charged with child pornography and obstruction of justice.
5-year-old girl with special needs forced to sleep in DCFS office for six nights
"This is a child who is in DCFS's care due to concerns about abuse and neglect; and what does DCFS say to the little girl? Here. Here's an office. Go sleep on the floor of this office," Cook County Public guardian Charles Golbert said.
Chicago First Alert Weather: Sunny skies and breezy Tuesday
Highs will be in the low 80s in Chicago, but mid to upper 70s along the lakeshore.
Highland Park City Council passes resolution calling for state and federal bans on assault weapons
The proposal also calls for bans on body armor and high-capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines.
Judge allows price-fixing lawsuit to proceed against Northwestern, UChicago, other prominent colleges
The lawsuit, filed in February, accuses the schools of taking part in a price-fixing formula that reduced or eliminated financial aid.
Moncada, Cueto lead White Sox past Astros 4-2
Johnny Cueto pitched eight masterful innings, and Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's four-run eight inning to win the opening game of a 3-game set against the AL-best Astros.
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"Donald was very responsible, respectful, reliable. He would give you the shirt off his back."
"Batman was going to get the bad guys": Son comforts mom as they hide during Six Flags shooting
"I just wanted to keep my boys safe, but I didn't know what was going to happen," Ashley Blanck said.
'I thought I was going to die' - Woman recalls boat accident in Lake Michigan's 'Playpen'
The incident happened when a boat reversed and collided with a raft that was caught underneath.
Jury selection begins in R. Kelly's federal trial; some potential jurors say they can't be impartial
The singer is charged with child pornography and obstruction of justice.
5-year-old girl with special needs forced to sleep in DCFS office for six nights
"This is a child who is in DCFS's care due to concerns about abuse and neglect; and what does DCFS say to the little girl? Here. Here's an office. Go sleep on the floor of this office," Cook County Public guardian Charles Golbert said.
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Offer to buy timeshare for over $1 million turns out to be elaborate scam
The timeshare owner says the business sent him elaborate emails and documentation, but the requests for money went on and on – until he was out more than $300,000.
$33.5 million verdict ordered against Village of Dolton in deadly 2016 crash involving police
Attorneys say it all started with a driver rolling through a stop sign.
New motion in R. Kelly case claims deceptive practices by former lead prosecutor
With the Chicago federal trial for R. Kelly and two of his associates set to begin in less than two weeks, attorneys for one of the defendants – Derrell McDavid – filed a bizarre motion in court Wednesday.
Englewood building residents go for 12 days without water service
That length of time made for a rough situation for people living in the building, and raised questions about why it took so long.
How did a driver end up going the wrong way on I-90, causing crash that killed six?
The Illinois Secretary of State's office said the women, Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville, had a valid driver's license and no offenses on her record.
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Highland Park City Council passes resolution calling for state and federal bans on assault weapons
The proposal also calls for bans on body armor and high-capacity ammunition cartridges and magazines.
CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller on Mar-a-Lago search: an arrest warrant doesn't necessarily follow a search warrant
"Getting a search warrant is the first step toward gathering evidence," Miller said. "There might not be any crime committed and the document just sits in a file and that's the end of the story."
Mar-a-Lago search warrant released, reveals FBI seized top-secret classified documents
The Justice Department is investigating the former president for potential Espionage Act violations.
Trump lawyers agree to public release of Mar-a-Lago search warrant
The Justice Department asked a federal court to unseal the warrant, citing public interest in the case, and Trump said he encouraged its release.
DOJ moves to unseal search warrant used to seize docs from Trump's home
Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed he "personally approved" the extraordinary decision to seek the warrant.
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Thefts of Kias and Hyundais are skyrocketing, up 767% this summer in Cook County
In light of the crime trend, law enforcement wants everyone to know what's going on and how best to protect themselves and their cars.
Judge finds Walgreens contributed to San Francisco's opioid crisis
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said, for more than a decade, Walgreens pharmacies in San Francisco dispensed hundreds of thousands of opioid prescriptions without performing enough due diligence.
Illinois AG warns of scam using phony websites to target banking customers
The scammers make the websites look real as they trick customers to enter their information to create a bank account.
Are we in a recession? An expert says yes, but there's a sliver of good news about falling prices
The GDP a measure of total spending on goods and services across the economy, fell at an annual rate of 0.9 percent, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Inflation is at 40-year high, and one expert says cost of living is even worse than numbers say
The Consumer Price Index reports the price of gas skyrocketed nearly 60 percent over the last year – and it's of course far from the only commodity affected.
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Capri Sun juice pouches recalled over possible cleaning solution contamination
"Diluted cleaning solution, which is used on food processing equipment, was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of our factories," Kraft Heinz said.
2 million infant swings, rockers recalled after 10-month-old dies
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
After he and his partner had monkeypox, fitness trainer warns 'how much of a joke this isn't'
The pain was so excruciating that a prescribed opioid didn't even help – that was Carson Twitchell's experience after he contracted monkeypox last month.
Chicago expecting 20,000 more monkeypox doses in coming weeks.
Chicago's top health official says the rush is on to get more monkeypox vaccine doses to those who need them, as infections continue to rise.
Chicago launches public health plan for monkeypox
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
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Hyde Park native to open Illinois' first Black-owned cannabis company
The artist is launching "93 Boyz" this weekend.
Neighbors push back against proposal for gun shop, shooting range in Long Grove
The Long Grove village manager said he has received hundreds of emails about the proposal for a Range USA shop
Groupon lays off 500 employees
The departments affected include technology and sales.
Camp Aramoni brings boutique camping experience to site less than two hours away from Chicago
In the town of Tonica – less than two hours away from Chicago and right next to Starved Rock State Park – a hidden treasure sits on 96 acres of preserved land.
New 'first class' theatre at Wheeling Town Center hopes to draw back in-person crowds
Operators of the new theatre hope enhancing the experience will draw back crowds not since since before the pandemic.
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Moncada, Cueto lead White Sox past Astros 4-2
Johnny Cueto pitched eight masterful innings, and Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's four-run eight inning to win the opening game of a 3-game set against the AL-best Astros.
Nelson Cruz's eighth-inning homer lifts Nationals over Cubs 5-4
Ian Happ hit two solo homers for the Cubs, giving him three in his past three games.
No driver's license? No problem for Naperville teen making a name for himself as a race car driver
"You go into a corner you go a little bit faster or you risk going into the wall. Adrenaline goes right up and it's awesome. That's why I love it."
Bears rookie Kyler Gordon to make preseason debut against Seahawks, in homecoming of sorts
Gordon, a star for the Washington Huskies in college, expects to make his NFL debut in his home state.
Pollock, Vaughn homer, White Sox beat Tigers 5-3
AJ Pollock and Andrew Vaughn homered, Lance Lynn threw six solid innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
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Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after crashing into Mar Vista home, rep says
Actor Anne Heche was placed in a medically induced coma a few days after crashing her car into a Mar Vista home last Friday.
Olivia Newton-John, beloved singer and actress, dies at 73
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
Elton John stops to see preview of Broadway In Chicago's 'The Devil Wears Prada'
A preview performance of Broadway in Chicago's new show "The Devil Wears Prada" had a very special guest in attendance this week.
Ambulance transports, arrests at Lollapalooza down this year compared with last
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications said 68 people were transported by ambulance from Lollapalooza this year, compared with 102 last year.
Lightfoot announces 10-year deal extension to host Lollapalooza in Chicago
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
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Chicago First Alert Weather: Sunny and tranquil stretch ahead
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest 7-day forecast.
Highland Park City Council calling for state and federal bans on assault weapons
City leaders in Highland Park are calling on Congress and the Illinois General Assembly to ban semi-automatic assault weapons.
Mom recalls hiding with sons during Six Flags shooting; "they were super brave"
A Kenosha County mom is reliving the moments she and her two youngest kids were forced to hide inside a staff kitchen at Six Flags Great America, after gunshots rang out in the parking lot Sunday night.
Family members plead for answers after deadly hit-and-run
We're learning more about the victims in the horrific hit-and-run in South Shore over the weekend, as Chicago police hunt for the driver who plowed into a group of people, killing three men.
Illinois State Fair hosts "Senior Day"
Monday was "Senior Day" at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Adults 60 and older received free admission and enjoyed activities just for them.
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