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Bryan Ramos lines out to right field during a Cactus League game at Scottsdale Stadium on March 3, 2024. (For the Sun-Times/John Antonoff)

An employee at a Humboldt Park business was shot during an attempted robbery Friday night on the West Side.

A man was found shot to death early Saturday on the West Side.

Sun-Times file photo

A man was found shot to death early Saturday on the West Side.

Around 1:50 a.m., the man, whose age wasn’t immediately known, was found shot in the head on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of West Flournoy Street, Chicago police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

No one was in custody.

A man was shot and killed Saturday morning on the West Side.

Sun-Times file photo

A man was shot and killed early Saturday in East Garfield Park on the West Side.

Just after midnight, a 49-year-old man was standing in the street in the 3000 block of West Warren Boulevard when someone exited a white sedan and opened fire, Chicago police said.

The man was shot in the head and died at the scene, police said.

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Blas Lara holds his Indiana record yellow perch, caught April 21 in Hammond.

Kellyn Acosta and the Fire haven’t scored a goal in almost a month.

Courtesy of the Fire

The Fire are in the middle of a home-heavy stretch of their schedule, playing four of five matches at Soldier Field. Before it began, they stressed the importance of maximizing this portion of their season to set themselves up for a potential run at the playoffs.

But to take advantage, the Fire need to score goals. They haven’t done that.

Two weeks ago... Читать дальше...

Bulls center Nikola Vucevic still has two years left on his current deal, but the organization was expected to shop him this offseason and see what’s out there.

When the Red Stars drew 25,000 fans to their doubleheader with the Fire in 2022, skeptics had a lot to say.

Waubonsie Valley point guard Tyreek Coleman likely will garner a lot of interest.

Xavier Tate, charged in the killing of Officer Luis Huesca, as he was being arrested Wednesday at an apartment in Glendale Heights.

Don Sharko.

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Don Sharko pretended not to notice when his 7-year-old son hid in the back seat of his Chrysler as he slid into the driver's seat and pulled away from his South Shore home to head to work at his little restaurant down the street from the U.S. Steel South Works plant.

It was a Saturday habit for the boy, also named Don, who hardly ever got to see his dad because he took just two days off a year — Christmas and Thanksgiving. Читать дальше...

The boarded-up Northerly Island Visitors Center is undergoing repairs following a fire last November.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is not ruling out a tax on services as the Chicago area’s mass transit system faces funding issues.

Lukas Reichel won’t have much leverage in contract negotiations with the Blackhawks this summer.

“I can tell you that we reached out to everybody,” Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said of an investigation of police officers with ties to extremist groups.

A soldier participates in the Norwegian Foot March at Fort Ord National Monument, in Monterey County, California, in a 2022 file photo. Mounting evidence shows that to kill pervasive poison oak and other weeds at Fort Ord — a former Army base that closed in 1994 — the military sprayed and experimented with the powerful herbicide combination Agent Orange as far back as the 1950s.

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 2 to 4 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Pisces into Aries.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is a favorable day for you. It's safe to say that you will enjoy yourself no matter what you end up doing. Nevertheless, do be aware of the moon alert and avoid spending money on anything other than food and gas during that time. Enjoy your day!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is a great day to schmooze with... Читать дальше...

Two people were shot, one fatally, near this spot in the 6900 block of North Glenwood Avenue on April 9.

St. Louis Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado (28) run the bases after hitting a two-run double against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP)

Michael Sneed (left) interviews a protester in Flamingo Park in Miami, Florida, in 1972.

In River North, diners eat outside on a sidewalk patio for the restaurant The Smith on Clark Street.

Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Vaughn hits a sacrifice fly against the Tampa Bay Rays Friday, April 26, 2024, in Chicago. (AP)

Cubs pitcher Adbert Alzolay falters late as the Cubs lose 3-1 vs. the Brewers. |Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images

Craig Counsell is in his first season as manager of the Cubs after nine with the Brewers.

Edith Huesca, mother, of Officer Luis Huesca, holds onto a Chicago flag during her son’s funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on Monday.