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White Sox
Cease went 6-1 in his final 11 starts of last season, and manager Tony La Russa sees a carryover. Cease (1-0) allowed one run and two hits in five-plus innings with eight strikeouts and three walks. He is 9-0 against the Tigers.
Bulls
Coming off convincing losses to Miami, Milwaukee, and Boston, the Bulls never put up a fight against Charlotte. At one point in the third, they trailed by 37.
White Sox
Javier Báez wound up with a winning RBI single on a game-ending replay reversal in his Detroit debut, and the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Friday.
Illinois Politics
The move recalls a darker fiscal period in the early 2000s when feuding Gov. Rod Blagojevich and House Speaker Michael Madigan cobbled together state spending with “fund sweeps,” taking what appeared to be large unspent balances in special funds to shore up the operating budget.
Blackhawks
During a video tribute in the first period, the Blackhawks announced they will retire Hall of Fame forward Marian Hossa’s jersey No. 81 next season. The 43-year-old Hossa signed a one-day contract with Chicago and officially retired as a member of the team in a pregame ceremony.
Chicago Journal
Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, Nico Hoerner hit the majors' first homer of 2022, and Kyle Hendricks pitched neatly into the sixth.
Crime
Lyons Police Chief Thomas Herion said Michael Lelko, 45, was not charged in the deaths of 79-year-old Jean Lelko and 44-year-old Jennifer Lelko, since the medical examiner's office could not determine how either one died.
Health
This time it's Oregon suing Illinois-based Center for Covid Control. Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum sued the CCC, and its testing partner, Doctors Clinical Laboratory, for deceptively marketing testing services and for violating Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
Chicago Business
After Apple Inc. faced a similar proposal in March, Chicago-based McDonald's is the next major corporation facing a civil rights audit from a shareholder advocacy group that supports union pension funds.
Chicago Journal
Merminga currently serves as the director for the Fermilab's Proton Improvement Plan II, or PIP-II. She said her goal as director will be to successfully see the U.S. lead the way in global particle physics research.
Bulls
DeRozan did all he could to carry Chicago, with two-time All-Star Zach LaVine sidelined because of ongoing soreness in his left knee. Patrick Williams added 18 points. Nikola Vucevic struggled, going 3 of 19 and scoring seven points.
Bulls
Donovan said the next step will probably be a “meeting of the minds” in the next day or two. And the possibility of Ball missing the remainder of the season is “on the table."