College Sports
Loyola Chicago Basketball Pioneer Jerry Harkness Dies at 81
Harkness led of one of the greatest Chicago sports teams of all-time.
Chicago Journal
Cubs
Cubs Top Rockies to End 13-Game Wrigley Field Losing Streak
"I don't think I've smiled after a game in a while," said Cubs manager David Ross, whose team is 5-18 since the trade deadline. "It was nice."
Chicago News
Officer Carlos Yanez, Jr. Moves to Rehab
Officer Yanez was left partially paralyzed in the shooting that killed his partner, Officer Ella French.
Education
Loyola University-Chicago President Announces Retirement
Rooney is the first female and lay president at Loyola-Chicago.
Chicago News
Documents Detail New Cost for Obama Presidential Center
Construction, which began last Monday after years of delays, is expected to take about five years.
Chicago Journal
Lawsuit: Teens Sexually Assaulted in High School Team Hazing
The lawsuit names the three Plainfield Central High School coaches and the school district.
Chicago Journal
Crews Search for Missing in Tennessee Deluge that Killed 22
The 17.02 inches (43.2 centimeters) of rainfall smashed the state's 24-hour record of 13.6 inches (34.5 centimeters) from 1982, according to the National Weather Service in Nashville.
Chicago Journal
Michigan Art Installation to be Dedicated to Hemingway
Originally from Oak Park, Hemingway and his family spent summers at their cottage on Walloon Lake.
Chicago Journal
The Illinois Service Men and Women Killed in Afghanistan
No comment. No politics. Just names.
MLB
Opinion: The Field of Dreams Game is the Best Thing MLB has Done in Years
And they could keep doing it, forever...as long as they do it right.
Chicago Journal
Chicago Journal Podcast: At the End of an Era
On this episode of the Chicago Journal podcast, it's been a tough year and, for some Chicago sports fans, it just got a lot worse. Craig revisits what may one day be remembered as one of the saddest moments in Chicago sports history.
Weather
A Social Media Roundup of Last Night's Chicagoland Tornadoes
While there was some property damage, luckily, no one was hurt.