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MILWAUKEE — So, how many games should the White Sox win this season? Sixty-plus? Seventy-plus? Dare I go on? But the question itself is a fair one, even if Sox general manager Chris Getz and manager Will Venable still treat any discussion of total wins and losses as a rhetorical third rail. You just
Fearing President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is “ignoring its founding principles,” a prominent group of former Chicago federal prosecutors invited more than 300 fellow alums this week to join them in moving “from handwringing to action” to preserve the agency’s integrity. The 14 signatori
Cash-strapped Chicago is crafting a plan to chip away at its $35.8 billion pension crisis that is likely to offer city employees the option of buying out a portion of their future pension benefits in exchange for a lump-sum payment upfront. Acting Chief Financial Officer Steve Mahr said Thursday he
Logan Reilly’s group chat with his friends was lighting up Thursday, the same as every year, for Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. But this time, the chatter was about which bets to place. “Three years ago, we're just talking about who we think’s going to win,” Reilly said outside Wrigley Field a
Keli McGregor couldn’t have foreseen his daughter Taylor’s career in broadcasting before he died at 48 on April 20, 2010. The idea was still new to Taylor, who was a junior at Golden High School at the time. But her father, who had been the Rockies’ president since 2001, posthumously gave her a nudg
Los murales y monumentos de César Chávez continúan siendo retirados en Chicago tras las alegaciones que surgieron la semana pasada de que el activista por los derechos civiles latinos había preparado y agredido sexualmente a niñas y mujeres. Las alegaciones fueron reveladas en una investigación del
Mars Snacking plans to invest $100 million to expand its global headquarters in Chicago and create more than 600 jobs. Mars Snacking, a division of Virginia-based Mars, announced the investment Wednesday with Gov. JB Pritzker. The company will receive about $43 million in tax incentives, as part of
For about 50 years, what Bernie Bluestein did during World War II remained classified. If you asked, he might open an old cigar box in which he kept a piece of shrapnel, his dog tags, a swastika patch and a pocket knife. But later, even after the U.S. government lifted the veil of secrecy, the Hoffm
Today: We play a pair of interviews from the CERAWeek energy conference, sports analyst Charlie Pallilo breaks down Houston's major sports day today, and our hosts share their latest Current Obsessions.
A 26-year-old man was shot and critically wounded Thursday morning in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The man was standing outside in the 3600 block of West Grand Avenue when a gunman jumped from a vehicle and opened fire at him, hitting him multiple times, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospi
Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised to freeze the rent on nearly a million regulated apartments as a signature part of his campaign. “Freeze the rent” became a call-and-response chant during rallies and a pitch his army of canvassers made to voters when knocking on doors. But his rent-freeze promise rests
A Thursday autopsy found that a 65-year-old man who was shot last year in the Roseland neighborhood died this week of complications from multiple gunshot wounds. Claude Dixon, 65, was shot on Nov. 20 about 6:20 a.m. at 68 W. 112th Place, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Dixon
PHILADELPHIA — During the Blackhawks' stretch of 21 games in 40 days between Christmas and the Olympics, coach Jeff Blashill tried to give his players as many breaks as possible, but the young roster still got worn down by the gantlet. At that time, Blashill was already thinking ahead to a spring ga
The Charging Bull bronze sculpture is a landmark and symbol for Wall Street and Financial District as well with aggressive financial optimism and prosperity. The average bonus paid to employees of the securities industry in New York City was about $247,000 last year, according to state Comptroller T
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Texas Rep. Greg Casar want communities to be able to buy a sports team before "billionaire owners" try to move it, very pointedly bashing the Chicago Bears' effort to relocate to Indiana, which Casar repeatedly likened to "negotiating with a gun" to the head. While it's typic
In 1889, the American correspondent for the Allahabad Pioneer arrived on the shores of Lake Michigan and was momentarily impressed. “I have struck a city — a real city — and they call it Chicago,” Rudyard Kipling, 23, informed his readers in northern India. "The other places do not count." But initi
The board named King a finalist for the permanent job of CEO earlier this month.
Now that the WNBA’s new collective-bargaining agreement has been ratified, teams can finally start building their rosters. During a hectic couple of weeks in April, the Sky will attempt to add talent around returners Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso and Courtney Vandersloot. Broadcaster Ryan Ruocco is c
Police and emergency management officials did block rideshare dropoffs in East Hyde Park through Wednesday night, Ald. Desmon Yancy said. However, city officials "inadvertently" announced it would extend through Monday, he said.
Visitation for Altman, who died from injuries sustained battling a Rogers Park fire, is still on for Thursday afternoon. But the funeral for the firefighter, originally scheduled for Friday, will be rescheduled.
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