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The small, relatively poor South American country has received four times more Venezuelans than the United States but offers a path to integration. We went to see it.
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While Paul DeJong, Andrew Vaughn, Lenyn Sosa and Korey Lee homered, Erick Fedde worked out of trouble, all to navigate through six innings and provide one of the Sox’ most satisfying victories in an otherwise dismal first half.
From Garrett Crochet to Jake Eder, Bannister is watching a dominant development with the lefties in the organization.
Could the Sky’s starting lineup see a change Sunday against the Fever? Either way, Chennedy Carter will be a huge factor in their rematch with the Fever.
It might be prudent for the Sox to start monitoring Crochet’s innings, even with the dominance he has shown.
In addition to 10 pitmasters vying for rib supremacy, among the featured attractions new this year at the 24th annual rib extravaganza is a bigger kids area and a whiskey tasting.
“He takes it upon himself to go out there in the seventh with 100-plus pitches and give us everything that he’s got, and that’s why everybody loves him,” catcher Yan Gomes said.
Piping plovers Imani and Searocket have produced four eggs in a protected area of the beach.
“We got a big hit and a little bit of exhale for sure,” manager Craig Counsell said. “It’s a game changer.”
While local events are energetic and entertaining, many participants also say they take time to reflect on Black history and teach younger generations about the realities of race in America.
The 30-year-old man, and the woman, 31, were in a car about 2:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Cicero Avenue when someone in another car fired shots.
Firefighters responded to the fire, which broke out in an apartment on the top floor of a building in the 2400 block of East 78th Street around 2:30 a.m.
According to Chicago police, the building in the 3100 block of South Green Street caught fire when someone threw an incendiary device through the window around 2:20 a.m.
In celebration of the holiday, the Juneteenth Jumpoff, an annual cabaret-burlesque show, takes the stage on two nights — Tuesday and Wednesday — at the Baton Show Lounge and the Den Theatre, and allows Black performers to express themselves for “Jubilee Day.”
It’s not a great draft class, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t gems to be found. Considering the recent state of the Bulls and the confusing direction of the organization, exec Arturas Karnisovas & Co. need to hit it big.
It doesn’t seem like Shannon is going to personally have a problem putting the falsehood and what he had to go through because of the falsehood behind him. Unknown is whether the rest of the world finds the ability to do the same.
The Fire scored two goals for the first time since April 6 and generated 11 shots, but had an open week following the win over LA.
After a memorable five-plus-year run for our “Sports Saturday” editions, we’re shifting the best, thickest sports section in town back a day. Get ready for “Sports Sunday.”
Paul Vriend’s photograph of a lively fawn at Rosehill Cemetery and Todd Cook explaining cicada-imitating flies working on Salt Creek are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
After the Sharks take Macklin Celebrini at No. 1 overall, the order gets a lot murkier. Here’s a rough guess for how all 32 first-round picks will play out, including the Hawks’ No. 2 and No. 18 selections.
Bet on it: Following in the footsteps of her father and grandfather, she has become a handicapper to watch
Keith Zerbian writes that he used to enjoy going out in Boystown not for the drinks but for the camaraderie, which would often end with a late-night coffee. He talks about what it’s like to get a coffee today as a gay man at his suburban Dunkin’ Donuts.
The Greater Chicago Sudanese American Association was started to help underprivileged communities in Sudan and Sudanese refugees in the United States. The nonprofit’s immediate goal, however, is to feed the hungry amid the African nation’s latest conflict.
Council members made a forward-thinking move by approving bonds to create apartments in four LaSalle Street corridor buildings. We urge the council to move forward on a plan to bring back coach houses and other accessory dwelling units.
She’s not just a friend, she’s also a business associate, and she keeps spilling details about her involvement with a married man.
The treatment Clark is getting in her debut season “has persuaded me to return to my longstanding policy of total indifference to the WNBA,” columnist Gene Lyons writes.
‘‘That was a rough one,” said Flexen, who had posted a 3.00 ERA over his last three starts. “I thought my stuff was terrible. Terrible execution, especially in big moments. That’s one I’ll try to flush.”
“You get an MVP one night and an All-Star the next night,” Mystics coach Eric Thibault said. “Especially at the position that Angel and Aaliyah are playing, you don’t get many breaks.”
The last time Chicago saw a seven-day streak of low temperatures above 70 degrees was in 1933, just months after Franklin D. Roosevelt was first sworn in as president, and Chicago was hosting its last world’s fair.
State Sen. Napoleon Harris III has been chairman of the Illinois Senate’s Insurance Committee for several years. He recently became an “investor” with insurance brokers in the southwest suburbs. He denies any conflict of interest.
John Mieszala’s 30-inch-plus walleye and Eugene NeSmith’s 27-inch walleye, both from Pistakee Lake, share Fish of the Week honors.
New guidance and a ruling includes plans to stop “partnership basis shifting” — a process by which a business or person can enter into a series of transactions to avoid taxes.
From parties, street festivals, family fun and much more, here’s what’s on Chicago’s Pride 2024 calendar.
A 15-year-old girl was among 5 wounded in Humboldt Park around 12:45 a.m. Monday. In total, more than 20 people were shot in Chicago in a little more than four hours early Monday.
The 39-year-old was shot multiple times in the 7700 block of South South Chicago Avenue early Monday morning, police said.
Classical ensemble will add ‘incredible bombast’ to tracks from the rockers’ first album, bassist says.
More than 20 people were shot in Chicago in little more than four hours early Monday, including another mass shooting in Englewood that wounded seven people.
If Grandma won’t store the 4-year-old’s stuff at her place, the only alternative is to start donating and trashing.