Cubs send reliever David Robertson to Phillies for pitching prospect Ben Brown
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Velázquez hits 2 HRs, drives in 5 as Cubs rout Phillies
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Frank Schwindel Hits 2-Run Homer, But Cubs Lose To Phillies
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Wisdom, Rivas Homer As Cubs Beat Phillies
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Cubs Lose Again, This Time In Shutout To Phillies
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11th Straight Loss For Cubs As They Drop Another Game To Phillies
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Cubs Manager Ross Ejected From Game Against Phillies
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Darvish Strikes Out 10, Phillies Give Up 5, Rizzo And Schwarber Homer -- But Cubs Still Lose
Bryce Harper blasted a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning, capping a six-run rally that sent the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs Thursday night for a three-game sweep.
Cole Hamels' Return Home Spoiled As Cubs Are Clobbered By Homer-Happy Phillies
J.T. Realmuto hit a grand slam, Bryce Harper went deep twice and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs in Charlie Manuel's first game as hitting coach, ruining Cole Hamels' return home Wednesday night.
Phillies' Realmuto Homers, Drives In RBI Double In Seventh, Cubs Lose
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Garcia Slam, Jimenez 3-Run Shot Leads White Sox To Big Win Over Phillies
Leury Garcia hit a grand slam, Eloy Jimenez added a three-run shot and Tim Anderson also went deep to lead the Chicago White Sox to a win over the Phillies on Sunday.
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.
Segura Helps Phillies Beat Lester, Cubs 9-7
Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber hit homers for Chicago, which had won three of four. Rizzo finished with four hits and three RBIs, but the NL Central-leading Cubs were unable to overcome a second consecutive shaky performance by Lester (3-3).
Hamels No Decision Against Old Club, Cubs Top Phillies 8-4
Cole Hamels struggled in his first start against his original team, Albert Almora Jr. hit his first career grand-slam and the Chicago Cubs rallied from an early three-run deficit with three homers, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Wednesday night.
Arrieta Gets Standing Ovation In Return To Wrigley; Phillies Beat Cubs 5-4 In 10 Innings
The memories came flooding back to Jake Arrieta as the fans showered him with cheers when he stepped to the plate for the first time.
Baseball Report: Is Bryce Harper Worth The Money To The Phillies?
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Baez, Lester Lead Cubs Past Phillies 8-1
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Cubs Beat Phillies 7-1
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Cabrera's Homer In 10th Gives Phillies 2-1 Win Over Cubs
Javier Baez hit his 29th homer for the NL Central-leading Cubs.
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Cubs Fly Past Phillies 4-3
The Cubs won for the fifth time in six games to close to a half-game behind idle first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Heyward Hits Walk-Off Grand Slam In 9th, Cubs Beat Phillies 7-5
The fans were already roaring when Jason Heyward stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. They just about came unglued when he delivered in the grandest fashion.
Spring Training Report: Arrieta Finally Signs, MLB Signs Broadcast Deal With Facebook
The free agent pitcher finally gets a deal done and the league adds a new broadcast partner.
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$20 million in federal funds awarded for Englewood Nature Trail project
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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.
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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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Sources say thousands of officers could be affected.
Wilson wants to bring back CTA police force, calls Chicago elected leaders "totally out of touch"
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Trump says he took the Fifth in New York fraud investigation
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Tim Michels wins Wisconsin GOP governor primary, will face Gov. Tony Evers
Tim Michels, a wealthy businessman endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for Wisconsin governor on Tuesday and will face Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
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Illinois AG warns of scam using phony websites to target banking customers
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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
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It's a once in a lifetime chance for the major leaguers to be kids again.
Cueto allows three runs, nine hits as White Sox lose to Royals
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Excitement builds ahead of Cubs-Reds game at Field of Dreams
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Cubs, Reds RBI junior teams play on Field of Dreams ahead of big-league game
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Olivia Newton-John, beloved singer and actress, dies at 73
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Deerfield-based Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco's opioid crisis.
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that he personally approved the search of former President Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago. Two former federal prosecutors -- former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady and CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller -- join CBS 2’s Brad Edwards with analysis.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland asks just to unseal search warrant issued for Mar-a-Lago
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