CHICAGO - Compensating for the loss of slugger Anthony Rizzo will be as challenging for the Cubs as earning a playoff berth in the next 13 days An MRI on Monday showed that Rizzo suffered a Grade 2 lateral sprain of his right ankle. He will wear a bo

CHICAGO - The Cubs picked up the slack Monday night for the loss of Anthony Rizzo and for the ineffectiveness of left-hander Cole Hamels. Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run home run in the first inning and made a diving catch in left field to take away a

CHICAGO - The passage of time has been the Blackhawks' friend over the past year. Their prospects are starting to blossom, the front office has added considerable depth and talent, and the coaching staff has won over skeptical veterans. For Brendan P

Brandon Marshall was one of Jay Cutler's top targets when they played together for the Bears in 2012-14 and the Broncos in 2006-08. Cutler remains one of Marshall's favorite targets whenever Marshall gets in front of a camera or microphone. Marshall

CHICAGO - The words on the page reveal themselves first with a title and then a phrase at a time. "Poetry "I, too, dislike it: "There are things that are important beyond all this fiddle." That's how "Poetry," Marianne Moore's early 20th century poem

Twin Peaks' six-year progression from teenage garage-rockers to "Lookout Low" (Grand Jury) testifies to the Chicago quintet's old-school approach. Rather than going for a big viral splash and then struggling to live up to it, Twin Peaks stayed relati

CHICAGO - Chalonda White checked her phone and saw a strange and jarring email. It was just three sentences and 35 words, sent to the address on her Afro Beer Chick website, where White, a Chicago resident, has blogged about her love of craft beer si

Into our disheveled modern world, run by politically, morally and sartorially sloppy leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, the feature film version of "Downton Abbey" arrives just in time to tidy up. All brand names and franchises lean into the conc

At least one day a week, chicken factors into our dinner plans. Turns out, we are not alone. Chicken is the No. 1 source of protein in the U.S. and in 2018 we ate more than 93.5 pounds per capita, according to the National Chicken Council. Around our

I had to try it to believe it. Pabst Blue Ribbon, the maker of the original ironic hipster beer, has created a hard coffee beverage. Yes, you read that correctly, and, no, this is not your mother's white Russian. "We wanted to make something that tas

SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - Fat drops of rain tap out a mournful melody on the nylon ceiling stretched over my head. Peeking out from under a thick down quilt, I watch tiny rivulets of water drip down the sides of my tent and sigh. It's not suppos

A travel agent allegedly gamed Delta Air Lines' frequent flyer program designed for businesses, fraudulently accruing and redeeming more than 42 million points for flights and other benefits, according to federal prosecutors. Gennady Podolsky, 43, ma

CHICAGO - In the final moments of his life, Robert Zulauf administered CPR to his nephew and ordered bystanders to move away from the deadly power line that arced and bowed just a few feet from a Circle K parking lot. Flames danced around Jordan Zula

CHICAGO - Kris Bryant has hit more home runs in his first five seasons than Ernie Banks did. Let that sink one in for a minute. With 136 home runs going into Sunday's game against the Pirates, Bryant was tied with "Mr. Cub" for most home runs in a pl

CHICAGO - Anthony Rizzo sprained his right ankle during the third inning of Sunday's 16-6 win over the Pirates, putting a damper on a big milestone for Kris Bryant and the Cubs bagging their third straight game with at least 14 runs. Bryant knocked t

The Bears offense scored its first touchdown of the season. Their defense recorded its first takeaway. And the Bears escaped Denver with their first victory, a 16-14 win over the Broncos on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High. Bears kicker Eddy Pine

CHICAGO - The Cubs pounded four more home runs Saturday afternoon in a 14-1 rout of the Pirates before 39,928 at Wrigley Field, setting the franchise's single-season home run record. Ben Zobrist, Kris Bryant, Nico Hoerner and Victor Caratini all went

CHICAGO - Stan Mikita, the Blackhawks legend and Hockey Hall of Famer who died last year at 78, had the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, according to a postmortem study. Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston Univer

Craig Kimbrel was "feeling better" Saturday, according to Cubs manager Joe Maddon, but there still is no timetable for the closer's return from right elbow inflammation. Is it possible Kimbrel could miss the rest of the regular season? "Anything is p

CHICAGO - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's federal criminal case is long behind him, but a lawyer representing the man who is suing him for the unpaid balance of a $3.5 million hush-money pact hopes key admissions the disgraced politician m