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Miguel Vargas inició el ataque con un batazo hacia el bullpen del jardín izquierdo, y después de eso los White Sox nunca se detuvieron.Para cuando terminaron, igualaron la segunda mayor cantidad de carreras en la historia de la franquicia. Fue una noche de ese tipo para ellos.Vargas y Jacob González jonronearon en una tercera entrada de 10 carreras, y […]

Authorities are seeking a food delivery driver who became embroiled in an argument with a worker for a third-party vendor at Amazon and fatally shot the 26-year-old worker late Sunday in south suburban Matteson, police said. The worker, who has not been identified, is from south suburban Glenwood, police said. Police responded to a call of shots fired about […]

South Shore Line trains continue to run on a holiday schedule through Friday after a June 24 freight train derailment and power loss near East Chicago, Ind.The Lakeshore Corridor and Monon Corridor will maintain a holiday train schedule through July 3, according to a South Shore Line service update. July 4 and 5 will remain holiday service as previously […]

I never thought I’d be able to swim a mile, let alone so soon and, gosh, with such surprising speed!Folks, that’s what’s known as a humblebrag.I’d never been much of a swimmer. No swim teams in my youth. No swim caps or goggles buried in a drawer. The truth is I didn’t even own a bathing suit six weeks ago.But at 55 and still large enough to pin a […]

Good morning, Chicago. ✶🔎 Below: Some Chicago boaters are calling for stricter rules following a fatal crash Thursday that they say is all too common.🗞️ Plus: South Siders call for housing protections after the Obama Presidential Center opens, the Pride Parade marches on and more news you need to know.📝 Keeping score: The Cubs beat the […]

A shooting on the Far South Side early Monday has left a 57-year-old man dead. The shooting happened at 4:15 a.m. in the 9900 block of South State Street, Chicago police said. The victim, an unidentified 57-year-old man, was taken to Advocate Christ Center in Oak Lawn, initially in critical condition, but he was pronounced dead there, according to police. […]

A crash in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood overnight left a man and a woman dead, officials said. The wreck happened about 12:30 a.m. in the 4700 block of South State Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. The names of the woman, 22, and the man, 25, have not been released, according to the medical examiner's office. The Major […]

DEAR ABBY: My 20-year-old nephew, "Conrad," has anger issues. His girlfriend recently broke up with him. He was upset and went to see his grandma, my mom. When Conrad pulled into her driveway, my mom's boyfriend, "Rob," was standing outside. Conrad told Rob to "stay out of the house."Conrad's girlfriend was there talking to my mom. Conrad was visibly upset […]

In 2024, more than 600,000 people turned to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s specialized LGBTQI+ youth service in moments of crisis. For many, it meant reaching affirming counselors who understood what they were facing when they needed help most. In July 2025, the Trump administration shut down the lifesaving service, claiming it promoted an […]

In 1956, when I was a boy growing up in Garfield Park, the city was invaded by what we called locusts. Today, I know they were cicadas, but to us kids they were locusts, and they were everywhere. One morning, the neighborhood looked normal. A few days later, it was as if the Earth had come alive.They covered the sidewalks, streets and playgrounds. On hot […]