Without playing in a major league game, outfielder Eloy Jimenez agreed to a six-year deal worth a guaranteed $43 million with the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, multiple outlets reported.
Right-hander Yu Darvish allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out six in 4 2/3 innings for a Chicago Cubs split squad in a 6-4 spring training win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday at Mesa, Ariz.
The Illinois Supreme Court denied a rare bid by Illinois' attorney general and a special prosecutor to get the justices to toss a lower court's sentence.
Chicago's Large Lot Program is promoting positive change in inner-city neighborhoods by enabling residents to buy and repurpose vacant lots that currently attracted crime and other problems.
A woman who's been dubbed a serial stowaway was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to sneaking past Chicago airport security last year, boarding a plane and flying to London without a ticket.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by the state attorney general to resentence former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke in the murder of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
