Cubs
Sampson strong again as Cubs beat Reds for 5th straight win
Adrian Sampson threw seven efficient innings, Nico Hoerner drove in three runs and the Chicago Cubs won their fifth straight, 6-1 over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.
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Crime
3-year-old boy shot and killed in West Lawn
According to statistics provided by HeyJackass.com, the boy is the 10th child age 12 & Under to be shot and killed this year. An additional 29 have been wounded. He is the 47th child age 17 & Under to be killed. An additional 256 have been wounded.
Crime
Three juveniles charged with armed carjacking and killing woman while fleeing police
Three juveniles were charged with armed vehicular hijacking and one was charged with murder as their fleeing stolen vehicle killed a 55-year-old woman when they crashed in the Little Village neighborhood. One adult from suburban Crystal Lake was also charged with misdemeanors.
Preps
Week 5: 2022 Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll
The biggest change this week came after Hersey's big win over Prospect that catapulted them from #9 to #2 in Class 7A. Catch up on the latest Illinois High School football rankings before tonight's games.
Crime
Former Crestwood mayor to be released early from prison
Former Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta took the money in exchange for helping the company, SafeSpeed LLC, put more cameras in the southwest suburb as well as increase revenues from existing cameras by approving more violations.
Crime
Missouri health executives plead guilty in widespread fraud
Two former executives of a Missouri health nonprofit, who are a couple, were executives at a nonprofit that provided services such as substance abuse treatments and counseling to people in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Illinois.
White Sox
White Sox stop 8-game losing streak with 4-3 win vs. Twins
Mark Payton had two hits and an RBI and sparked an eighth-inning rally by reaching on an error in a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
Cubs
Phillies lose 5th straight, Cubs sweep season series 6-0
Struggling to end an 11-year playoff drought, the slumping Phillies lost their fifth straight game Thursday as the Chicago Cubs swept the season series from Philadelphia with a 2-0 victory.
Chicago Journal
Wallner's 3 RBIs help Twins send Sox to 8th straight loss
Wallner drove in a career-high three runs, and Gio Urshela and Jake Cave each had three hits as the Twins beat Chicago 7-4 on Wednesday night, sending the White Sox to their eighth straight loss.
Chicago Journal
Nola gives up key homer as Phillies lose 3-1 to Cubs
Aaron Nola surrendered Christopher Morel's three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
College Sports
Northwestern unveils plans for new football stadium
Northwestern unveiled plans Wednesday to build a new Ryan Field and replace the current 97-year-old football stadium with a state-of-the-art facility featuring a reduced seating capacity and greater emphasis on the fan experience.
Chicagoland News
Smith & Wesson sued over link to July 4 parade mass shooting
The lawsuits filed by people wounded while attending the Highland Park parade and the estates of several victims are the latest bid by victims of mass shootings to hold gun manufacturers accountable, despite broad protections for the industry in federal law.