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Red Stars rookie, Sarah Luebbert scored her first NWSL goal against the Washington Spirit Saturday Sept. 12 at Segra Field. | ISI Photos The Red Stars spent this week preparing for Sky Blue, whom they host at noon Sunday at SeatGeek Stadium. The game will be broadcast on CBS All Access. Red Stars rookie forward […]

Get the latest news on how COVID-19 is impacting Chicago and Illinois. Follow here for live updates. News 8:15 a.m. ‘I guess they’re waiting for us to die’ Nearly 7,000 Chicago hotel workers who remain laid off due to the pandemic are at risk of losing their health insurance at the end of the month. […]

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who’s projected to be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft, had a team-high 10 tackles, including three for loss, two forced fumbles and two sacks in the victory against Duke last Saturday. | Darron Cummings/AP Defensive rover Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah gets raves from Hall of Fame coach and current Irish analyst Tony Dungy after […]

Robert Beric and the Fire visit Orlando City on Saturday. | Courtesy of the Fire The dull edge hasn’t been the only culprit this season, but it’s played a part in the Fire’s struggles. The Fire should’ve beaten the Columbus Crew on Saturday. They led 2-0 after the first 15 minutes and had chances to […]

Sky players wore warmup shirts that said “Breonna Taylor” on the front and “Say her name” on the back for the team’s season opener against the Aces.  | Chicago Sky Despite the disappointing ending, the year was always bigger than basketball. Sky players raised more than $100,000 for Chicago organizations as part of their social-justice […]

Chris Tejeda, a Bridgeport native, grew up playing baseball and watching the White Sox. Now, he works as Tim Anderson’s personal photographer. | Annie Costabile/Sun-Times As Chris Tejeda developed his photography skills and established a unique style of editing, he formed a supportive relationship with Anderson which led to a photo op of a lifetime. […]

Surveillance image of the suspect in a bank robbery Sept. 11, 2020, at Royal Bank, 2740 W. 55th St. | FBI In each case, the woman implied she had a weapon and demanded money using a note, according to a statement from the FBI. Authorities are looking for a woman wanted in connection with a […]

Dylan Strome finished the regular and postseason with 41 points in 67 games. | AP Photo/Mark Humphrey Strome’s agent has had preliminary contract talks with Hawks GM Stan Bowman, but Strome and the Hawks first need to figure out his long-term role on the team. The Blackhawks spent much time trying to convert Dylan Strome […]

Hot-tempered, attention-seeking 12-year-old cousin would be a bad influence on the children of the house. DEAR ABBY: My husband and I and our children moved across the country away from our families three years ago. My 9-year-old daughter is extremely close to my mom and sister. Mom wants to take a road trip and spend […]

Even mid-week, there were plenty of campers utilizing Point Grove Campground at the confluence of the Iroquois and Kankakee rivers in Aroma Park. | Dale Bowman The surge in RV sales and an increase in camping keeps building during the pandemic. There’s a campground, rather peculiarly, in downtown Gibson City in Ford County along Route […]

Summary List Placement   HappySignals, the startup working to help businesses to improve their internal cultures, has raised more than $5 million in a Series A funding round backed by Nauta Capital. Founded in 2014, Helsinki-based HappySignals offers enterprises firms an “employee experience management platform,” helping them identify what needs to change so they can […]

Summary List Placement Trump administration officials are pushing for potential US buyers to own a majority share of TikTok as part of a sale the president has pushed for, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The Journal reported Tuesday that ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese-based parent company, had sought to keep its controlling share of the social media […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants wore their home cream color uniforms even though they were considered the road team. Seattle Mariners highlights were played on the big screen at Oracle Park just minutes before the start of the game. When the Mariners made plays, fake crowd cheers were piped in. Walkup music accompanied their batters […]

AP Photo/Mark Black Lester allowed two runs in five innings in the Cubs’ 3-2 victory. Javy Baez delivered the game-winning single with two outs and two strikes. Starting pitcher Jon Lester felt like he figured something out before his last start against the Brewers, and those corrections in his mechanics allowed him to throw six […]

ANAHEIM — Dylan Bundy’s breakout season hit a speed bump. Bundy, the most pleasant surprise on the Angels roster in this forgettable season, tossed a clunker in a 9-6 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night. Justin Upton #10 of the Los Angeles Angels is welcomed into the dugout after hitting a home rung […]

Summary List Placement On June 1, federal law enforcement officers used tear gas, rubber pellets, and other aggressive tactics to remove protesters from Lafayette Square in Washington, DC, so President Donald Trump could have his photo taken in front of a church near the White House. Hours before that, officials were busy trying to stockpile […]

People dance and party on Lake Shore Drive near Buckingham Fountain, as hundreds celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times The city has been blocking streets around downtown and Little Village since Sunday night, when car caravans began roaming the city in lieu of the annual Mexican Independence Day parade, which […]

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Unified School District on Wednesday announced it is extending distance learning through the end of the year, a decision officials say was influenced in part by COVID-19 case counts and inadequate testing and contact tracing. “This has been one of the most difficult decisions we have ever had to […]

Judge Michael Toomin at the Thompson Center in 2012. | Sun-Times file photo In a rare display of political independence at election time, judges voted 42-13 against donating to the party’s get-out-the-vote efforts as they typically would.  Cook County judges facing retention on the November ballot voted Wednesday night to forgo the long-established practice of […]