The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

The New York Liberty hadn’t won a playoff game since 2015 before Wednesday’s 98-91 first-round victory over the reigning champion Chicago Sky. Now, they’re going for the sweep. They’re looking to make it two-and-done to advance to the second round for a semifinal matchup against the winner of the series…

The champs are on the ropes.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs on Friday began a stretch of 14 games in 17 days against the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals, facing off against the two teams battling for the National League Central crown.

CHICAGO — Jurors in R. Kelly’s federal trial watched graphic clips Friday of three separate videos allegedly showing the R&B superstar sexually assaulting his young goddaughter in the late 1990s.

CHICAGO — Joe Girardi’s connection to the Chicago Cubs traces to his childhood.

CHICAGO — Two years ago, as the city of Chicago reeled from a bloody battle between police officers and protesters over a prominent statue of Christopher Columbus, Mayor Lori Lightfoot launched an ambitious review of public monuments she said would be “a racial healing and historical reckoning project.”

CHICAGO — Jurors in R. Kelly’s federal trial watched graphic clips of three separate videos allegedly showing the R&B superstar sexually assaulting his goddaughter in the late 1990s, when she was as young as 14.

The location becomes the seventh in the Chicago area to align with Workers United, part of the Service Employees International Union.

CHICAGO — Already a game down to the New York Liberty, the Chicago Sky took another blow Friday when star Kahleah Copper exited practice with what appeared to be a non-contact injury ahead of Saturday’s elimination game.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Danny Golden was released a month after the Beverly shooting that left him paralyzed. He was greeted by cheers from dozens of supporters and loved ones.