High School Sports

West Aurora’s Hannah Beatus shuts down Romeoville

By rzamudio

Blackhawks pitcher Hannah Beatus isn’t a seasoned veteran.

But after splitting time in the circle with Kaylee Hayton last season on varsity, the sophomore right-hander had considerably more experience to draw on than the six freshmen in the Spartans lineup.

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Movies and TV

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Coronavirus

Aiming to predict COVID, future pandemics better, CDC opens infectious diseases forecasting center

Suburban Chicago

Joliet farmers wrangle cows thrown from semitrailer after crash on Interstate 80

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A man allegedly attacked a woman on a CTA train Oct. 13, 2021, in the Loop.

Crime

Woman shot near CTA Red Line stop in Princeton Park

The woman, 27, was not on the Red Line platform when she was shot, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas.

Nation/World

Texas school shooting kills 18 children, 3 adults; gunman dead

A local man opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.

By Associated Press

Cubs

Cubs catching depth dwindles: Yan Gomes scratched from lineup vs. Reds Tuesday

Cubs catcher Willson Contreras has been out of the starting lineup with a hamstring injury for three games.

By Maddie Lee

Chicago

More cops and stricter curfews are not the answer to curb summer violence, groups say

Anti-violence activists and community leaders called on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to address the “root causes” of crime, rather than relying on punitive measures that they don’t believe work.

By Cadence Quaranta

Bears

Bears’ Teven Jenkins upbeat as move to right tackle looks increasingly likely

Whereas former GM Ryan Pace almost certainly would’ve insisted on making it work at left tackle to justify picking Jenkins so high, Ryan Poles doesn’t have to. He just wants to find a way to use him. It’s better to flourish at right tackle than fade at left.

By Jason Lieser