Cardinals Down White Sox 3-2
Chicago has dropped four straight and 13 of 17. The White Sox fell to a season-low 12 games under .500.
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Chicago has dropped four straight and 13 of 17. The White Sox fell to a season-low 12 games under .500.
The White Sox wasted a good start by James Shields, who pitched six strong innings after giving up a leadoff home run.
Jon Lester was dominant through six innings of two-hit ball in his 100th start as Cub, Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer and Chicago defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 on Thursday.
The total matches 2007 for the most weather-related postponements through April since Major League Baseball started keeping records in 1986.
Rizzo had been sidelined by lower back tightness. He got the start for Tuesday's series opener against St. Louis.
With light snow falling and the temperature around 30 degrees, Monday night's game was postponed about six hours before the scheduled first pitch.
The Cubs are once again the NL Central favorite after two straight division crowns.
The Brewers upgraded their lineup by acquiring Christian Yelich and signing Lorenzo Cain.
Ever since the Cubs won a championship, there's a different feel to petty feuds.
Contreras said he can be better than Molina, and the Cardinals catcher responded back to his Cubs counterpart.
Both Chicago and St. Louis are trying to fortify their starting rotations.
The White Sox have held conversations about moving Abreu or Garcia for prospects.
At the end of the month, the library will select one story about the Cubs and one about the Cardinals for special prizes.
Taylor Davis hit a go-ahead double in the top of the 11th.
The Cubs are making their third straight playoff appearance, the first time they've done that since 1908.
Pham believed he was hit by a pitch intentionally in the sixth inning of the Cardinals' win Tuesday night.
The Cubs' magic number to clinch the NL Central remains at one after a late rally fell short in an 8-7 loss.
Chicago can wrap up the NL Central with a win against St. Louis on Tuesday or a loss by Milwaukee against Cincinnati.
Jason Heyward hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the seventh, and the Cubs swept the Cardinals.
Hendricks pitched effectively into the eighth inning, and Russell homered.
"It was a nice little spark for us," Kris Bryant said of John Lackey and Willson Contreras getting tossed.
Lackey was ejected in the fifth inning of Chicago's come-from-behind 8-2 win against St. Louis.
Kris Bryant had three hits, including his 27th homer.
The fifth inning got heated at Wrigley Field as the Cardinals caught a break and took the lead.
"I enjoy this a lot," Cubs manager Joe Maddon says of the playoff race. "The games will be exciting."
Juan Espinoza Martinez will stay behind bars as the federal government moves to deport him.
A dead body was found in the South Branch of the Chicago River Thursday afternoon.
Two drivers were injured in a crash in Huntley, Illinois, northwest of Chicago on Thursday morning.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.
Friday is the deadline for Congress to strike a deal to keep the U.S. Department of Homeland Security funded, and .S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) is calling for ICE to be "dismantled."
Friday is the deadline for Congress to strike a deal to keep the U.S. Department of Homeland Security funded, and .S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) is calling for ICE to be "dismantled."
Inexperienced prosecutors are testing FACE Act in their case against Don Lemon. But the law has constitutional problems that make it untenable to charge misconduct in a house of worship.
The Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, paving the way for another partial government shutdown without a last-minute breakthrough.
Early voting for the 2026 primary began Thursday morning for anyone who lives within the Chicago city limits.
The Trump administration says greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants will no longer be regulated by the federal government.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the Daily Herald, the newspaper of record for suburban Chicago.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
Mild temperatures and cloudy with a sprinkle or two possible in the afternoon Thursday. Highs in the low 40s.
The original American Girl dolls are getting an upgrade.
Border czar Tom Homan announced Trump administration is ending the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to thousands of arrests, violent protests and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens over the past two months.
For a Chicago-based pilot, it wasn't just a routine day in the air. Instead, he was carrying extra special cargo.
A diner in Bridgeport is reclaiming the site of painful and personal history, bringing something good to a corner where its co-owner’s family experienced great pain.
As Congress works to pass a DHS funding bill, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley is calling for ICE to be "dismantled."
The Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, paving the way for another partial government shutdown without a last-minute breakthrough.
A man and woman found dead inside a home in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on Wednesday night have been identified.
Juan Espinoza Martinez will stay behind bars as the federal government moves to deport him.
Anyone can talk to AI about anything, and young people are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to fill a void for human connection and romantic relationships. As chatbot use rises, experts are becoming more concerned about AI psychosis as well.
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
After Iowa, Portage, and Gary joined the talks for the Bears' new stadium, leaders in Arlington Heights say this is now, more than ever, about keeping the team in Illinois.
Cade Horton, who won't have the innings restrictions like he did last year, when he still finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
The tournament has a rich history in Chicago, but this year's event has added significance for the athletes.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murders of two brothers — both of them U.S. Marines — in Cicero, Illinois, more than three decades ago.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing and beating a CTA passenger on board a Red Line train last fall.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district, and the car that was stolen might have been used in a deadly shooting a short time later in Bronzeville.
Police said the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old resident of the community where the school is located, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
