3+ hour, 53+ min ago   (163+ words) Amateur scouting director Mike Shirley resigned and is no longer with the Chicago White Sox organization, the team announced Saturday. The Athletic reported Saturday evening that the resignation came after an internal investigation into allegations of verbal harassment. According to…...

16+ hour, 23+ min ago   (259+ words) A 'high alert' for bird migration over the Chicago area remains in effect through Sunday night as tens of thousands of birds continue to fly over the region each night. The alert comes as millions of birds migrated over Illinois…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1211+ words) CHICAGO — Mike Lang was mid-high-five when he heard a faint ping against the bow of his boat. Then came a clunk, as his wedding ring dropped 27 feet to the bottom of Lake Michigan. Lang, 44, had been watching the U.S. Air…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago   (177+ words) Chief Keef's tour kickoff performance in Chicago was postponed just 30 minutes before the South Side native was set to take the stage on Saturday. Chief Keef concert, tour kickoff in Chicago postponed 30 minutes before showtime "All previously purchased tickets will…...

20+ hour, 55+ min ago   (352+ words) Mexican Independence Day festivities will bring a weekend full of culture, flavor and music to downtown Chicago this weekend. El Grito Chicago returns to Grant Park's Butler Field both Saturday and Sunday, encouraging attendees to "dance, eat, and feel that…...

16+ hour, 16+ min ago   (714+ words) Despite the Chicago Bears turning their attention to northwest Indiana, Arlington Heights officials have re-upped with their lobbyists who are still trying to secure the team’s relocation to the northwest suburbs. The village’s new $5,000-a-month agreement with Mac Strategies Group…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (737+ words) The Duke Blue Devils will meet the Illinois Fighting Illini in their second game of the season for the second straight year. Around this time last season, the narrative was similar for Duke. It had a chance to make an…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (852+ words) The Duke Blue Devils take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in Champaign, IL. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1. Illinois is favored by -6 points on the spread with a moneyline of -230. The total is set at 51.5 points. Here's my Duke vs....

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (356+ words) “It’s about celebrating youth across Chicagoland that are doing phenomenal things in the community,” Walker-West said. “We have categories celebrating kids for dancing, singing, being scholars, athletes, humanitarians. There’s award events for adults, but we don’t have anything for kids....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (892+ words) Jessica Rule, 18, entered Illinois State University this school year ready to step into musical theater as a major. Javon Phillips, 18, left his Austin community for Northern Illinois University with his eyes on a future that includes computer science. The pair…...