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(Springfield, IL) -- Republican lawmakers are pushing for a suspension of the state gas tax to provide relief to motorists. State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (D-Barrington Hills) says Republicans are on bo...

DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years. The Boston-based sports gambling company said it had decided to discontinue sportsb...

The Cubs dropped two of three over the weekend against the White Sox, thanks in part to an extra-innings loss on Sunday. Earlier in that game, Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong failed to corral ...

(CHICAGO) -- In a brief Q&A session with reporters after an event Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker suggested that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson didn't have a complete plan to keep the Chicago Bears in t...

The City of Chicago's population grew to more than 2.73 million people in 2025, an increase of more than 5,000 since the previous year, according to the latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau. By...

He said he visualized the moment the night before. White Sox catcher Edgar Quero walked off the team's crosstown rival Sunday with a 10th-inning, two-run home run off Cubs reliever Ryan Rolison, cappi...

(Washington, D.C.) -- China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026. That level will continue...

On the runway to Thursday's NFL schedule release party, the league put out a social media post that served as a warning to Chicago. Based on the 2025 win-loss records of opponents, the Bears enter the...

McDonald's and Chicago Fire Football Club today announced a historic naming rights partnership that will see the Major League Soccer club's new $750 million privately-funded stadium named McDonald's P...

Anti-Cruelty's BARK walk for Chicago pets returns on May 30 this year. The goal is to fundraise $150,000 for Anti-Cruelty Chicago. The 2-mile dog-friendly charity walk ends with a party in the park. T...