Black Men Are Vanishing From HBCUs. Here’s Why, Chicago

Chicago White Sox Take Their First Pitcher Of 2025 MLB Draft In Fifth Round

The White Sox selected 6-foot-9 right-handed pitcher Gabe Davis out of Oklahoma State University in the fifth round.

Chicago-area officials are bracing as summer storms roll in following Texas tragedy and weather service budget cuts

The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...

Angel Reese's Physical Appearance Change Prompts New Nickname from Lisa Leslie

Chicago Sky star forward Angel Reese has been on a tear of late. In fact, ever since the Sky's June 22 game against the Atlanta Dream (where she recorded 10 po ...

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The University of Wisconsin hasn't had baseball since 1991, but an ex-Badger just got drafted into MLB

A former Badgers athlete just got drafted by the Chicago White Sox. Yes, you read that right, even though UW hasn't had a ...

The Chicago Cubs drafted Kade Snell in the 5th round, 151st pick of the MLB Draft.

Big dreams became reality for Kade Snell on Monday, a Dothan, AL native, who was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round (151st overall pick) of the 2025 MLB Draft.

Diamond Miller dazzles off the bench as Lynx shine on

Diamond Miller has provided a lift for the surging Lynx, running the floor in transition and defending well enough to earn ...

Chicago was supposed to warn residents about toxic lead pipes last year. Most still have no idea.

Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.

Alabama outfielder Kade Snell selected in fifth round of 2025 MLB draft

After right-handed pitcher Riley Quick was selected Sunday night, a second Alabama Crimson Tide baseball player has now heard ...

Extremely Local News: Lincoln Square history found during construction

Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Jon has details on: Lincoln Square Construction ...

UChicago Spinout OrisDX Prepares to Launch Saliva-Based Oral Cancer Test

The company's next-generation sequencing-based test is used to aid the detection of cancers in patients with indeterminate ...

Black Men Are Vanishing From HBCUs. Here’s Why

Black male enrollment at HBCUs is at a 50-year low. This essay explores how the loss of Black teachers after Brown v. Board ...

LIVE: Draft Day 2 is underway for Cubs

After focusing exclusively on college players during Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Cubs spent two of the first three ...

Chicago Cubs’ 2025 draft: OF Ethan Conrad at No. 17, OF Kane Kepley at No. 56 and a RHP at No. 90

For the fifth consecutive year, the Chicago Cubs opted to go the college route with their top draft pick. The Cubs selected Wake Forest outfielder Ethan Conrad at No. 17 in the first round of the 2025 ...

Chicago White Sox Take Their First Pitcher Of 2025 MLB Draft In Fifth Round

The White Sox selected 6-foot-9 right-handed pitcher Gabe Davis out of Oklahoma State University in the fifth round.

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Corona High School makes history with record-breaking MLB Draft class

Corona High School cemented its place into baseball history as the first high school to have three players selected among the ...

CPS to hold first of five public budget meetings amid layoffs

Chicago Public Schools officials will hold the first of five community budget feedback sessions Monday evening as the district works to close a $700 million deficit.

CPD working to determine motive after 17-year-old boy shot near West Ridge soccer game

Was it a dispute over a soccer game or a robbery? CPD is trying to determine the motive behind a shooting that seriously injured a 17-year-old boy on Sunday afternoon.

Teen shot during robbery in West Ridge; second incident involving scooter-riding gunman over weekend

The 17-year-old boy was shot by a gunman riding a scooter over the weekend in the West Ridge neighborhood. It's the second ...

Chicago White Sox Select Landon Hodge In Fourth Round Of 2025 MLB Draft

CHICAGO –– The White Sox continued a similar trend with their fourth-round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. By selecting Landon Hodge 106th overall, the White Sox added their third high school hitter in ...

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LIVE: White Sox select prep C Hodge to open Day 2 of Draft

The White Sox began their second day of selections in the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday morning after taking three position ...

Fiesta Bowl's preseason All-Arizona high school tackle, flag football teams

Fifty student-athletes were selected to be honored prior to the 2025 high school football season on Aug. 15 at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.

Chicago Cubs select Alabama outfielder in fifth round of MLB draft

Kade Snell’s baseball journey finally will take him to a team outside of Alabama after the Chicago Cubs selected the Crimson ...

Checking in on how these local Major League Baseball stars are doing at the All-Star break

Looking at how St. John's Sean Burke (White Sox) and Ian Seymour (Rays) and Worcester Academy's Matt Shaw (Cubs) are faring ...