The Chicago Bulls are opening the 2026-27 season around No. 4 overall draft pick Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old forward from North Carolina who headlines a roster rebuilt through the draft and key trades. Head coach Tiago Splitter enters his first full season leading the franchise’s youth movement.
MLB has relocated Saturday’s Cubs-Red Sox regular-season finale from Fenway Park to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg due to a forecast nor’easter, with the game to be played Sunday at 2:05 p.m. CT. The contest carries significant NL Wild Card seeding implications for Chicago.
The Chicago White Sox clinched a 2026 postseason berth Thursday with a 9-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals, marking the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2021. The win caps a stunning turnaround from three consecutive 100-loss seasons, including a record 121 defeats in 2024.
Rush University graduate student Madison Moore was rushed to the emergency room during spring break 2025 after being diagnosed with a hemorrhaging liver tumor, but was able to continue her studies in Speech Language Pathology with the support of faculty and the university’s Office of Student Accessibility Services. Her story highlights a dramatic expansion of student support resources at Rush, which has grown from 37 active accessibility cases in 2016 to 417 today.
Bears offensive coordinator Press Taylor praised veteran quarterback Case Keenum’s readiness Friday as Keenum prepared for a potential Monday Night Football start against the Eagles with both Caleb Williams and Tyson Bagent sidelined by injury. Keenum, 38, has not started an NFL regular-season game since 2023.
The Chicago Bears named Wheaton North senior quarterback Moriah Herr as the Week 4 Girls Flag Football Player of the Week after she threw for 679 yards and nine touchdowns across three conference games. Herr has totaled 2,211 yards this season, helping the Falcons to a 10-2 record.
John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights has been named a 2026-2028 RULER Spotlight School by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, recognizing the school’s commitment to embedding social-emotional learning into daily instruction. The honor places Hersey among a select national cohort recognized by the Yale center.
Munetaka Murakami blasted two home runs to raise his season total to 35 as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-1 Friday at Rate Field, maintaining pressure on the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central title race. Ace Sean Burke also delivered a strong outing, capping a breakout 2026 campaign.
A powerful nor’easter has triggered states of emergency across New York and New Jersey, bringing coastal flooding, severe beach erosion and travel disruptions through the weekend. Fox Weather correspondent Katie Byrne reported from Ocean City, N.J., where wave action has carved a 3-to-4-foot cliff of sand along the shoreline.
The Chicago White Sox clinched a 2026 postseason berth Thursday with a 9-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals, ending a five-year playoff drought. Chicago became the first team in MLB history to reach the postseason after consecutive 100-loss seasons.