The Cubs haven’t drafted a pitcher in the first round since they selected Cade Horton out of the University of Oklahoma with the seventh pick in the 2022 draft. In that draft, they selected four pitchers with their first five picks. In the subsequent three drafts, they selected a combined four pitchers in the first five rounds.
NEW YORK (AP) — A Delta Air Lines flight and a high-flying firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holida...
An Aurora man faces driving under the influence and other charges in connection with a head-on crash Saturday that killed a 71-year-old Geneva woman and critically injured her son, authorities said.
The city of Elgin has received a second $400,000 state grant for its Unsheltered Pilot Project to house and feed homeless people at the Lexington Inn and Suites.
The Cubs beat the Cardinals 6-4 on Sunday.
The White Sox regained sole possession of first place in the American League Central on Sunday after a 7-6 victory against the Cleveland Guardians in front of 22,616 at Progressive Field.
NASCAR returned to the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet for the first time since 2019. Chase Briscoe held off a late charge from Christopher Bell to get the victory.
The whole world thought the United States would have to be without its star striker, Folarin Balogun, for its crucial World Cup round-of-16 game against Belgium.