The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

Christopher Nkunku a doubt for Liverpool clash in blow to Chelsea ahead of Premier League opener

Forward was spotted donning ice pack on knee after limping off in Chicago

Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023

Gabriel Slonina sits, Chelsea scores late to tie Dortmund 1-1

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino wanted to play incumbent starting goalie Kepa Arrizabalaga for the full 90 minutes in the team’s final preseason friendly, which drew 48,183 to Soldier Field.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2023

Chelsea player ratings vs Borussia Dortmund: Levi Colwill brilliant but Raheem Sterling offers little

Blues end first pre-season under Mauricio Pochettino unbeaten after draw in Chicago

Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023

Mayor praises Chicago cops for ‘great deal of restraint’ after teen takeover in South Loop: ‘That is a system of care’

Brandon Johnson says his team has made an effort to dissuade young people from wreaking havoc, and it’s paying off. But 40 arrests were made Sunday in the South Loop after groups of teens stormed a convenience store.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2023

Slow down, Chicago Bears? Johnson won’t be rushed into deal to keep team in the city: ‘We’ll get there’

Mayor Johnson has not yet offered an alternative stadium site to the Bears if the team is determined to leave Soldier Field. He says he’s using this time for relationship building.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2023

Immigrant and local youth train with Borussia Dortmund World Cup winner: ‘It’s all about becoming Chicagoans’

Dozens of kids from an independent immigrant shelter and others in transitional housing trained with coaches from the German professional soccer team as a way of fostering community.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2023

Shane van Gisbergen to make NASCAR oval debut in Trucks

Van Gisbergen, who won the Chicago Street Race in his Cup Series debut last month, will compete in the Aug. 11 Truck Series race at IRP driving Niece Motorsports’ No. 41 Chevrolet.

Motorsport · Aug 2, 2023

Bulls star DeMar DeRozan listed as 10th-best free agent in 2024

Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan was recently labeled the 10th-best free agent in the 2024 class.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 2, 2023

A mom’s grief from losing two children to gun violence should move us to action

Having two children murdered in shootings is a scathing indictment on the pervasiveness of gun violence, in Chicago and elsewhere.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2023

‘The Fugitive’ no less thrilling after 30 years

Made in Chicago and full of tense scenes and quotable lines, the Harrison Ford action film still exhilarates audiences.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2023