The Chicago Bears named Prospect High School junior Claire Happ as the Week 3 Girls Flag Football Player of the Week after she recorded 15 catches for 181 yards, two touchdowns and 22 flag pulls during a four-game winning streak. Happ, who discovered the sport as a sophomore, said she hopes to continue playing at the college level.
The Chicago Cubs fell 6-4 to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night after losing a sixth-inning lead, but remain in National League Wild Card contention at 85-69 with fewer than two weeks left in the regular season.
The Chicago Bears host the Minnesota Vikings in a high-stakes NFC North showdown Sunday at noon at Soldier Field, with both teams entering at 1-0 and first place in the division on the line.
Miguel Vargas led the Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday at Rate Field, helping the club rebound from a painful Friday loss and keep pace with the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central race.
Rich Township High School District 227’s STEM Campus received an Honorable Mention in the Illinois Association of School Boards’ 2026 Exhibition of Educational Environments, placing it among nine projects recognized statewide from 22 submissions. The campus, designed by STR Partners, features a new engineering and robotics wing and renovated science facilities.
The Chicago White Sox pounded the Detroit Tigers 8-1 Sunday after a nearly four-hour rain delay, maintaining a three-game edge over Atlanta and Toronto for the third American League Wild Card spot. Sam Antonacci’s two-run double was the big blow as Chicago claimed three of four games against Detroit this weekend.
Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman sustained multiple facial fractures Sunday after a foul ball struck him in the on-deck circle during Chicago’s 9-1 victory over the Reds. He is not expected to require surgery and could return for postseason play.
A three-way tie among the Cubs, Padres and Phillies for the National League Wild Card is mathematically in play entering the final week, and MLB’s tiebreaker rules would award Chicago the No. 4 seed and home-field advantage in a best-of-three Wild Card Series.
With six games left in the regular season, the Cubs face critical questions about their bullpen depth, rotation and lineup depth as manager Craig Counsell prepares for a postseason run in a loaded National League field.
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong swept all 38 first-place votes in MLB.com’s final 2026 NL MVP poll, cementing his status as the overwhelming favorite ahead of the official BBWAA announcement after the postseason.