Dodgers win World Series, defeat Blue Jays in Game 7 classic
The Dodgers become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees
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The Dodgers become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees
They're partying like it's 2005 on the South Side. The White Sox are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2005 World Series title all weekend long, and one of their players got a special gift from the team's most famous fan, Pope Leo XIV.
It marks the Rangers' first World Series in their more than 60-year history.
The title puts a bow on what has been a dominant season which saw the team win an American League-best 106 games.
A piece of history from the 1919 World Series was just pulled from the walls of the Tribune Tower.
The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time since 1995. The Braves won the 2021 World Series on Tuesday, defeating the Houston Astros in Game 6 to take the series, 4-2.
According to the Citizens Police Data Project, an online database of police misconduct files obtained by the Invisible Insitute, there have been 73 complaints registered against the officer, including 18 use of force complaints.
"La Russa and Connie Mack are the only two managers to win World Series titles in three different decades and to win pennants in four decades. La Russa, who was named Manager of the Year in 1983, 1988, 1992 and 2002, is one of only four managers to receive the honor in each league."
The World Series moves to Game 6 in Houston, where the Astros, coming off of three strong wins, look to clinch over the Nationals.
The 2019 World Series features the AL champion Houston Astros and the NL champion Washington Nationals in a historic pitching matchup.
Joe Maddon is under contract for one more year after Epstein and the Cubs decided against offering him an extension over the winter.
The league's TV ratings were on a downward trend heading into the World Series and a L.A.-Boston matchup did little to help reverse that.
After a pair of games in Boston, the Red Sox hold a 2-0 World Series lead over the Dodgers and look every bit the best team in baseball.
The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers face off in the 2018 World Series. Who's favored and what are the odds?
WBBM's George Ofman recently shared that view and thoughts from Ricketts about his team's chances to win another World Series, Anthony Rizzo's stature and how the Cubs will navigate a star studded free agent class for 2019.
The Dodgers ace gave a historical pitching performance in Game 1, while Game 2 set some offensive records.
The Chicago Cubs are raising questions about the auction of a 2016 World Series ring marking the end their 108-year championship drought, contending it may not be authentic.
When the Cubs won the World Series, some Cubs fans celebrated by making more Cubs fans. Now, nine months later, they've arrived.
The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years, and entered this season as favorites. But nearing the break, the team is a mess.
FanGraphs.com has computer simulations that believe the Cubs will turn around their shaky start.
The Chicago Cubs' World Series trophy was reportedly damaged early Sunday at a charity concert sponsored by Cubs' President Theo Epstein in Boston; but the trophy was quickly repaired in time to be displayed Sunday night at the game against the Boston Red Sox.
Winning the World Series in 2016 was priceless for the Cubs and their fans, but memorabilia has been selling for big bucks online.
Today will be a day that 20 lucky Cubs fans won't forget, as they present players and coaches with their World Series championship rings.
The Cubs raised the championship banner to celebrate their World Series title.
The home opener starts at 7:05 pm, and Hall of Fame players Ryne Sandberg, Ferguson Jenkins, and Billy Williams will help raise the banners.
A man was shot and killed in Chicago's Roseland community Saturday night.
A multi-vehicle crash shut down the outbound express lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway south of 35th Street early Sunday.
Teams from the National Weather Service on Sunday will be surveying damage caused by severe storms that brought tornado touchdowns to the Chicago area and other parts of northern Illinois last week.
Only a couple of nights after severe storms brought 11 tornado touchdowns to northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, another storm system was to blame for even more damage.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on the first pitch of the game and the Chicago Cubs hit two more home runs in a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that restricts the sale of intoxicating hemp products to the same ages as recreational marijuana.
A federal appellate court denied a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to stop the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center on Friday.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of documents and videos related to UFOs, or UAPs, with 72 more documents, images and recordings.
Multiple floors of the Pentagon were locked down for several hours Thursday morning and hazmat crews were deployed for what authorities had described as a "hazardous materials incident."
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
The Centennial Park Aquatic Center in the southwest Chicago suburb of Orland Park has been closed to the public after two recent cases of E. coli infection.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Visitors will soon be able to check out the set from CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in Chicago, at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27, the first Bear ever to grace the primary cover of the massively popular video game.
Meteorologist Carl Lam has your 6 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Sunday, June 14, 2026.
A multi-vehicle crash shut down the outbound express lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway south of 35th Street early Sunday.
Teams from the National Weather Service on Sunday will be surveying damage caused by storms that brought tornado touchdowns to the Chicago area and other parts of northern Illinois last week. Asal Rezaei reports.
A tree was completely uprooted near 156th Street and Burnham Avenue in Calumet City.
Key mediators in Pakistan say details are expected to be finalized within 24 hours, and a signing ceremony is still scheduled for Sunday. Iran's foreign minister says Sunday is unlikely but expressed optimism that they could work out a deal in a matter of days.
Teams from the National Weather Service on Sunday will be surveying damage caused by severe storms that brought tornado touchdowns.
Only a couple of nights after severe storms brought 11 tornado touchdowns to northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, another storm system was to blame for even more damage.
According to the alderman's office, Sigcho-Lopez and his three children were asleep inside the home at the time.
A man was shot and killed in Chicago's Roseland community Saturday night.
A multi-vehicle crash shut down the outbound express lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway south of 35th Street early Sunday.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
The Obama Presidential Center has been built with sustainability literally in its foundation. But its infrastructure for clean energy, environmentalism and climate change resiliency will also help the communities around it on Chicago's South Side.
A driver in Carol Stream says a band of hungry squirrels caused nearly $30,000 in damage to three different luxury vehicles because of plant-based parts they view as a tasty snack.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on the first pitch of the game and the Chicago Cubs hit two more home runs in a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
The New York Knicks captured their first NBA championship since 1973 with a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night.
The 27-year-old Yamamoto struck out seven in his fourth consecutive victory. He threw 109 pitches, 74 for strikes.
NBA star James Harden was booked into jail and released on bond less than 2 hours later.
Chase Meidroth had three hits and two RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the depleted Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 in a matchup of division leaders.
A man was shot and killed in Chicago's Roseland community Saturday night.
It's the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.
A fourth man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries targeting video gambling terminals in Chicago's west and southwest suburbs since late last year.
A man has been charged with multiple acts of mail theft and burglary in the Chicago area dating back up to three years.
