Automated ball-strike calls can add excitement and make umpires accountable, players say. But the system can also remove part of the human element of the game.
They’ll play the entire AFC South before facing an NFC North foe for the first time — in Week 11. They have a stretch of three consecutive home games followed by three consecutive road games. What gives?
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The Cubs’ home stadium was available for college games, but not until November, when the baseball playoffs will have ended.
No. 7 overall pick Angel Reese is a projected starter Wednesday night.
Reed won a new trial in 2021, the year Gov. J.B. Pritzker commuted his life sentence because of coronavirus pandemic health concerns. “It’s been a long, long process to get vindication,” says Elliot Zinger, his lawyer.
Jareli Reyes, 32, is accused of fraudulently obtaining $41,666 in loans in 2021 through the federal Paycheck Protection Program that was established to provide relief to businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reyes, who resigned last year, is charged with theft, income-tax fraud and wire fraud.
A board of managers authorized the specialty grocers to file for bankruptcy during an April 23 meeting — the same day Dom’s and Foxtrot announced the immediate closure of its stores.
Empathetic to the late singer’s ex-husband and father, film seems to be a response to the defining, Oscar-winning doc ‘Amy.’
Before its Google glow-up, the Thompson Center housed notable artworks from Jean Dubuffet, Richard Hunt and the Hairy Who. They’ve all been evicted.
Olivia Savicz, turning 2, earned Morel of the Week.
Stars from Steve Carell to Amy Schumer to Matt Damon lend their voices to animated imaginary friends in a fable that turns downright grim at times.
Trashing the polls as wrong when they’re bad for him, lauding them when they’re good, and refusing to accept where he is in the race doesn’t bode well for the president.
About 5 a.m., Arturo Cantu was found shot multiple times in the 7300 block of West 79th Street, Bridgeview police said.
“I am deeply proud of the incredible strides we have made this past year,” Mayor Brandon Johnson writes about his administration’s accomplishments since his 2023 inauguration.
Richard Globensky of Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to one criminal charge, for which he faces a maximum of 10 years behind bars.
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‘We have been patient despite believing there is more than enough evidence to move forward with an arrest,’ said the family of Abnerd Joseph, who was shot to death last year at the luxury high-rise where he lived.
What a shame that a wealthy man can buy the name of one of our city’s greatest institutions. Will our entire lakefront someday be named after a billionaire with big riches and an even bigger ego?
Zet Rodríguez-Lara, quien tenía una hija de 6 meses, es recordado como un “gran padre, amigo y hermano” por su familia en su página de GoFundMe. Hasta el martes se habían recaudado más de $28,000.
Luisette Kraal, originaria de Curazao, vive en Estados Unidos gracias a una visa religiosa que se le ha vencido. Desde hace dos años es una figura clave para ayudar a los recién llegados a adaptarse a la ciudad.
El refugio ubicado en el edificio de la que fuera la escuela Wadsworth, en el 6420 S. University Ave., fue “desmantelado” recientemente y todos los residentes fueron trasladados a otros refugios temporales o han encontrado una vivienda permanente, dijeron funcionarios de la Municipalidad.
Featured on an HGTV spinoff series, the “Windy City Rehab” star spent $1.2 million to convert the former warehouse space into a live/work property with Parisian touches.
Alka Lyall, a pastor at the church, said she “felt sad not only for the damage that we’re experiencing, but also for the person feeling so under-resourced that they have to resort to this level.”
Northwestern University President Michael Schill is expected to be grilled by lawmakers next week about his decision to negotiate with students.
The Chiefs declined to comment on Butker’s comments.
Ethan Hawke directs daughter Maya in haunting mood piece about the writer’s struggles for peace.
A great dessert to enjoy and share, they’re enough to make your toes curl.
Century-old buildings may be torn down to make way for another logistics and distribution site, adding pollution, nuisance to a West Side Black community.
A tug engineer’s quick actions exposed a cheating bass angler, against whom charges have yet to be filed.
Sage bested six other finalists to claim the best in show award at the United States’ most illustrious canine event.
Zet Rodriguez-Lara, who had a 6-month-old daughter, remembered as a ‘great father, friend and brother,’ by family on his GoFundMe page. More than $28,000 has been raised by Tuesday.
Mr. Pollock taught political rhetoric and communication for more than two decades and was a friend and mentor to a flock of former students as well as an expert on the German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt.
Experts say the pandemic disrupted the pathways that helped teens get a job or an education after high school. Young adults are “discouraged” about not getting hired, a youth mentor says.
The encampment at the Lincoln Park campus had been been in place since April 30. The action came after school officials said they had reached an impasse with the protesters.
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To name the Museum of Science and Industry after Ken Griffin, who repeatedly badmouths our city and fled to Florida with his company, is a shameful stain on a once-beloved institution.
Over two dozen patients in Chicago between January and August last year reported symptoms typically associated with untreated or undiagnosed syphilis, the study said.
The Justice Department plan approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland does not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.
From the opener at home against a rebuilding Titans team under a rookie head coach, Caleb Williams & Co. will have opportunities for early success. The toughest part of the schedule comes in the final eight games.
The CTA said it recorded its highest ridership day since 2020 on May 8, with more than a million rides. The rosy news comes amid growing calls for CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. to step down.
EA’s first college football game in more than a decade will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S this summer.