Chicago Journal
Second-year Bears quarterback Justin Fields made a brief appearance and led a field-goal drive. Backup Trevor Siemian threw a touchdown pass, and Elijah Hicks recovered a muffed punt for a Chicago TD.
Chicago Journal
Willson Contreras hit a pair of homers, Adrian Sampson pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Thursday.
Crime
An elderly woman was injured this afternoon after an unknown person(s) opened fire on her house on the city's south side, authorities said.
Crime
Police charged a man from the Clearing neighborhood with murder this afternoon and say he was the person who shot and killed another man at a party in the Logan Square neighborhood last month.
College Sports
The Big Ten announced it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS, and NBC to share the rights to conference football and basketball games. The deals go into effect in 2023 and eventually will allow the conference's soon-to-be 16 member universities to share more than $1 billion per year.
Chicago Journal
The AL West-leading Astros hung on after squandering eighth-inning leads in the first two games of the series. The White Sox trail AL Central-leading Cleveland by two games.
Chicago Journal
Yan Gomes hit a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning against his former team and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday to win the three-game series.
Chicago Journal
A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart over the way the national pharmacy chains distributed opioids to their communities.
Chicago Journal
A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot in the Woodlawn neighborhood this afternoon.
Crime
Police said a 9-year-old girl was at a grocery store shopping with her grandmother when an unknown man grabbed the girl and started running away with her.
Crime
A gas station security guard in the River North neighborhood fired shots at a car thief who took a woman's car while she was filling her tank yesterday evening, authorities said.
White Sox
The Chicago White Sox came into the season with huge expectations and their sights set on a deep postseason run. Though it hasn't gone the way they envisioned, they are rolling at the moment — and closing in on the AL Central lead.