Chicago Journal
Man critical and woman injured after mid-day shooting in Bronzeville
Police said a 28-year-old male and a 21-year-old female were sitting in a vehicle when an unknown person approached and fired shots into the car.
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Benches clear after 5HBPs and Cubs bash Brewers 9-0; Suzuki 3 RBIs
Seiya Suzuki drove in three runs for his first big league RBIs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0 Saturday for a testy win during which five batters were hit by pitches and the benches cleared.
Chicago Journal
Dylan Cease leads White Sox to 5-2 win over Tigers
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.
Chicago Journal
Police credit the help of a Good Samaritan in recovering kidnapped 7-year-old girl in South Shore
A woman allegedly saw the girl with the man, got on the phone with police, followed the offender, and helped direct responding officers where they needed to go to find the girl.
Chicago Journal
Bulls crushed by hot Hornets, lose 133-117
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.
Chicago Journal
Báez single, game-ending review lifts Tigers over 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.
Chicago Journal
Video shows Illinois trooper's shooting of homicide suspect
An officer repeatedly tells Cobb to “put it down” and “don’t do it” but Cobb makes multiple attempts to aim the gun at officers, prompting the trooper to fire additional gunshots before the video ends with Cobb motionless on the pavement near the truck.
Chicago Journal
$1.8B state tax-break deal reached, with fund-diversion help
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.
Chicago Journal
Man arrested in South Shore for indecent act and kidnapping 7-year-old
At approximately 5:37 p.m., officers allegedly observed a 23-year-old male on a second-floor balcony of an apartment complex engaged in what officials reported as an "indecent act in the presence of a female victim."
Chicago Journal
Blackhawks lose to Kraken 2-0, 6th straight loss
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.
Cubs
Cubs beat Brewers 5-4 on opening day of 2022 MLB season
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
Man suspected of burying mom, sister in backyard arrested
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.