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Danny Mendick lands on IL; White Sox recall Bryan Ramos

Bryan Ramos lines out to right field during a Cactus League game at Scottsdale Stadium on March 3, 2024. (For the Sun-Times/John Antonoff)

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Employee of Humboldt Park business wounded in shootout during attempted robbery

An employee at a Humboldt Park business was shot during an attempted robbery Friday night on the West Side.

Man found shot to death on West Side

A man was found shot to death early Saturday on the West Side.

Man shot and killed in East Garfield Park

A man was shot and killed Saturday morning on the West Side.

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Chicago outdoors: Record yellow perch, cemetery green herons and morels & Morel home run

Blas Lara holds his Indiana record yellow perch, caught April 21 in Hammond.

Fire waiting for offense to spark

Kellyn Acosta and the Fire haven’t scored a goal in almost a month.

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Bulls position breakdowns: Moving Nikola Vucevic center of attention?

Bulls center Nikola Vucevic still has two years left on his current deal, but the organization was expected to shop him this offseason and see what’s out there.

Six area junior basketball players to keep eye on during recruiting period

Waubonsie Valley point guard Tyreek Coleman likely will garner a lot of interest.

Red Stars using game at Wrigley as an opportunity to 'direct their own future'

When the Red Stars drew 25,000 fans to their doubleheader with the Fire in 2022, skeptics had a lot to say.

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How the Blackhawks benefit from burning entry-level contract years

Lukas Reichel won’t have much leverage in contract negotiations with the Blackhawks this summer.

Slain Chicago cop's handcuffs were placed on his accused killer following a tradition to honor fallen cops

Xavier Tate, charged in the killing of Officer Luis Huesca, as he was being arrested Wednesday at an apartment in Glendale Heights.

No extremism in the Chicago police ranks? We need more convincing.

“I can tell you that we reached out to everybody,” Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said of an investigation of police officers with ties to extremist groups.

Is a tax on services in Illinois' future? Gov. Pritzker no longer rules it out.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is not ruling out a tax on services as the Chicago area’s mass transit system faces funding issues.

As workers repair its fire-damaged visitors center, it’s time to re-think Northerly Island

The boarded-up Northerly Island Visitors Center is undergoing repairs following a fire last November.

Don Sharko dead: South Side restaurant owner was 94

Don Sharko pretended not to notice when his 7-year-old son hid in the back seat of his Chrysler as he slid into the driver's seat and pulled away from his South Shore home to head to work at his little restaurant down the street from the U…

'The Bear' hid its Chicago location shooting behind the name 'Kubelik.' Here's why.

Rafael Kubelík was the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director in the 1950s. More recently, his last name has been a code name for the FX kitchen drama “The Bear.”

Exposed to Agent Orange at U.S. bases, veterans face cancer without VA compensation

A soldier participates in the Norwegian Foot March at Fort Ord National Monument, in Monterey County, California, in a 2022 file photo. Mounting evidence shows that to kill pervasive poison oak and other weeds at Fort Ord — a former Army…

Dear Abby: Soon I might meet boyfriend's brother, out from prison, and I'm scared

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Will," and I have been together for seven years. We get along great. I love his close-knit family and adore his parents. He's the youngest of five brothers, most of whom I get along with great. The only brother I…

Handicappers make their picks for the Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby hopeful Forever Young, a Japanese bay colt, has won all five of his races heading into Saturday.

Candace Parker's career is a master class on timing and the beauty that lies in deciding for yourself

No gluttonous goodbye tour, packed news conference, TV special or even a single interview for Candace Parker, a future Hall of Famer whose career warrants all of the above.

Illinois needs to invest more in higher education — and keep graduates in the state

More funding of grants for low-income students will help keep Illinois residents in the state for school and jobs after they graduate.

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Horoscope for Saturday, May 4, 2024

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 2 to 4 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Pisces into Aries.

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2 men charged in deadly Rogers Park shooting

Two people were shot, one fatally, near this spot in the 6900 block of North Glenwood Avenue on April 9.

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White Sox shut out for ninth time, fall to 1-14 on road in loss to Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado (28) run the bases after hitting a two-run double against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP)

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Memories of protest reporting in 1972: Pickets, parks and pepper spray

Michael Sneed (left) interviews a protester in Flamingo Park in Miami, Florida, in 1972.

Chicago's outdoor dining program kicks off, while Clark Street closure awaits approval

In River North, diners eat outside on a sidewalk patio for the restaurant The Smith, 400 N. Clark St.

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White Sox' Andrew Vaughn says he (finally) got his timing back

Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Vaughn hits a sacrifice fly against the Tampa Bay Rays Friday, April 26, 2024, in Chicago.

Adbert Alzolay blows major-league-leading fifth save as Cubs lose 3-1

Cubs pitcher Adbert Alzolay falters late as the Cubs lose 3-1 vs. the Brewers. |Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images

Craig Counsell's Cubs debut against the Brewers went … not so well

Craig Counsell is in his first season as manager of the Cubs after nine with the Brewers.

Picture Chicago: 13 photos from this week in news

Edith Huesca, mother, of Officer Luis Huesca, holds onto a Chicago flag during her son’s funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on Monday.