Chicago Journal
Former Crestwood mayor sentenced in red-light camera case
Presta, a Democrat first elected mayor in 2013, held back tears as he spoke during Monday’s court hearing, apologizing to his wife and village residents.
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Chicago Journal
Allen scores 27, Bucks beat Bulls 119-95 to take 3-1 lead
Allen is 18 of 24 from the field and 11 for 14 on 3-pointers over the past two games. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 24 points and 13 assists, DeMar DeRozan scored 23 and Patrick Williams finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Chicago Journal
Cubs score 3 touchdowns, beat Pirates 21-0
The Cubs finished with 23 hits in their most lopsided shutout win dating to at least 1901. Their 21 runs were their most since scoring 26 at Colorado on Aug. 18, 1995, and their 21-run margin was their largest since beating the Boston Braves 24-2 on July 3, 1945.
Chicago Journal
Buxton, Bundy lead Twins to 9-2 win over banged-up White Sox
The White Sox lost their sixth straight game, and this one was particularly costly. Outfielder Eloy Jiménez was carted off with a hamstring injury after trying to beat out a ground ball in the second.
Chicago Journal
Bucks rout Bulls 111-81, take 2-1 lead without Middleton
Grayson Allen made five 3-pointers and scored 22 points and Milwaukee dominated Chicago 111-81 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series without the injured Khris Middleton.
White Sox
Twins score go-ahead run in the eighth, White Sox lose 2-1
The loss for Chicago negated another strong start for Michael Kopech. Chicago’s 25-year-old right-hander tossed five scoreless innings and struck out seven. Kopech has allowed just one earned run in three starts this year.
Chicago Journal
Perez's 3 RBI, home run push Pirates over Cubs 4-2
The Cubs were held scoreless over the final seven innings by Pirates left-hander Jose Quintana and four relievers in a game that started nearly six hours late because of forecasted inclement weather.
Chicago Journal
Vogelbach's HR rallies Pirates past Cubs 4-3
The Cubs (6-7) have now dropped five of seven games to dip below .500 after a series loss to Tampa Bay earlier in the week.
Chicago Journal
DeRozan scores 41 as Bulls beat Bucks 114-110 to tie series
DeRozan scored a career playoff-high 41 points and the Bulls outlasted the Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday night in Game 2. Vucevic added 24 points and 13 rebounds, while LaVine had 20 points as the Bulls beat the Bucks for just the second time in their last 19 meetings.
Chicago Journal
Mejia homers, doubles: Rays rip Cubs 8-2 in shortened game
Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Wednesday night in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain.
Blackhawks
DeBrincat scores in last minute of OT, Chicago beats Arizona
Alex DeBrincat scored his 40th goal of the season with 37 seconds left in overtime. Jake McCabe, Dominik Kubalik, and Alex Vlasic also scored for Blackhawks.
White Sox
Ramírez slam, 5 RBIs as Guardians sweep White Sox 11-1, 2-1
In the first game, Ramírez’s slam highlighted a nine-run second inning against Dallas Keuchel, who was roughed up for a career-high 10 runs. The former Cy Young Award winner allowed eight straight hits opening the inning before being pulled with no outs.