Business
The drugstore chain hopes to close on the remainder of the company by the end of the year. Walgreens started building a minority investment in the privately held Shields in 2019 and that stake reached about 70% last year.
Chicago News
The Chicago Fire department is on the scene of a reported building explosion at the intersection of N. Central Avenue and W. West End Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood.
Cubs
Bryan De La Cruz hit a grand slam in the third inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 10-3 on Monday night.
Crime
A father of two was found dead after a fight this weekend along the Lake Michigan shoreline near Fort Sheridan Beach and one of the men he was in the confrontation with has been taken into custody on a weapons charge unrelated to the incident, authorities said.
Politics
Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran and suburban Lombard native who had spent more than a decade in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020 and was believed to have been held since then by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
Chicago Journal
Two people are dead and there are an additional four people in critical condition as well as a seventh victim wounded in two separate shootings that happened five minutes apart on the city's south side Sunday night, authorities said.
Bears
Aaron Jones rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown and caught a scoring pass from Aaron Rodgers, who continued his domination of the Chicago Bears by leading the Green Bay Packers to a 27-10 victory on Sunday night.
Cubs
Randal Grichuk had two hits and two RBIs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday for a rare second straight win on the road.
White Sox
Andrew Vaughn hit his first career grand slam, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 11-5 on Sunday.
Chicago Journal
Power Five Northwestern loses to FCS Southern Illinois, Nebraska trounced by the Sooners, Michigan State loses to Washington, Penn State crushes Auburn. These are the B1G stories of the week.
Crime
An armed offender was shot and wounded by a Chicago Police tactical officer early this morning on the city's south side, authorities said.
White Sox
Yoan Moncada hit a tiebreaking single in a two-run 11th inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 4-3 on Saturday night after losing to the Tigers in extra innings in the series opener.