White Sox
Bichette slam, Kirk HR as Blue Jays beat Chisox, avoid sweep
Lucas Giolito (4-4) allowed seven runs on a season-high 11 hits in five innings. He has a 9.47 ERA in his last five starts.
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Chicago News
May heat wave deaths prompt new cooling rules in Chicago
A month after three women were found dead inside their stifling hot apartments at a Chicago senior housing facility, the City Council on Wednesday passed new cooling requirements for residential buildings.
White Sox
Harrison lifts White Sox over Blue Jays 7-6 in 12 innings
Luis Robert matched a career high with four RBIs and made a sliding grab in center field in the top of the 12th, helping the White Sox (33-33) win for the sixth time in eight games. The reigning AL Central champions returned to .500 for the first time since beating the crosstown Cubs on May 29.
Cubs
Rookies Madris, Contreras lead Pirates to 7-1 win over Cubs
Jason Heyward had two hits for the Cubs, who lost for the 13th time in 15 games. Patrick Wisdom accounted for their lone run with a 461-foot leadoff homer into the bullpens in center field leading off the fourth inning.
Chicagoland News
Ex-Illinois state senator Thomas Cullerton gets prison in embezzlement case
Thomas Cullerton, a Democrat from the Chicago suburb of Villa Park, was sentenced on a federal embezzlement charge for fraudulently receiving salary and benefits from the Teamsters union.
Chicago Journal
Andrew Vaughn gets 4 hits as White Sox beat Blue Jays 8-7
Vaughn matched a career high with four hits, including a solo homer, and the Chicago White Sox celebrated Tim Anderson's return with an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
Chicago Journal
Newly promoted Cruz, Madris spark Pirates, rout Cubs 12-1
The Cubs scored their run in the seventh on Ian Happ’s single. Happ, Rafael Ortega and Nico Hoerner had two hits apiece. Both teams came into Monday having lost 11 of their last 13 games.
Chicago Journal
Chicago police unveil long-awaited foot pursuit policy
Supt. Brown said he expects the new policy will make officers and the public safer, as has happened in other cities that have put in place similar policies. He told reporters he expects the policy will be in place by the end of the summer after all officers receive training.
Chicago Journal
US pools close, go without lifeguards amid labor shortage
Chicago, which boasts one of the nation's largest aquatic programs — 77 public pools and 22 beaches that serve a population of nearly 2.75 million — pushed opening day for pools back to July 5 from June 24.
Chicago Journal
Kellogg to split into 3; snacks, cereals, plant-based food
The snack company, which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales, will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
Chicago Journal
Matijevic homers for 1st MLB hit, Astros beat White Sox 4-3
Kopech yielded a season-high seven hits with four runs and four strikeouts in five innings in his return after leaving his last start last Sunday in the first inning with discomfort in his right knee. It was the second time this season he'd allowed two homers in a game.
Cubs
Anderson, Olson lead Braves over Cubs, avoid 1st 3-game skid
While Anderson breezed through Chicago's lineup for much of the day, Kyle Hendricks (2-6) struggled for the Cubs. The right-hander dropped to 1-4 with a 6.81 ERA in eight career games against Atlanta.