Former Chicago Cubs star-turned-ambassador has announced he is running the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon -- and in true Rizzo fashion, he's doing it all for a good cause. Rizzo announced the news on social media Thursday, the same day the marathon revealed it set a fundraising record in 2025. "In 2025, the...

A new baseball team is coming to Chicago, and tryouts are coming up soon -- and if you juggle, play the tuba, or can do a backflip, the Chicago Snowballs want to chat. Launching in spring, 2026, the Chicago Snowballs, pro baseball's first co-ed "sportstainment experience" will blend baseball, performance and ...

Chicago Bears and cold weather are a match made in football heaven. And this Sunday's game at Soldier Field is shaping up to be a frigid frenzy. The Bears will face the Cleveland Browns with a noon kickoff. WGN's Mike Janssen is forecasting a kickoff temp of 10-11 degrees. The average high for this time of year is 37 d...

Need a break from holiday shopping? How about a puppy snuggle? At one suburban mall this weekend you can do just that -- and you could even take a pup home. This Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter in suburban Riverwoods will pop-up at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills as part of...

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Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is now accepting applications for a lottery drawing for the first marriage of 2026. Applications will be accepted through Friday, December 19. The lottery will then be held on December 22. The wedding will take place on Friday, January 2, the first day of official business in Cook County...

As the Chicago Bears' drive to reach the NFL playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season intensifies, the team announced Tuesday that it will begin selling tickets for possible postseason home games this Thursday, Dec. 11. Single-game tickets for a potential NFC Wild Card home game and a potential NFC Divisional ...

Self-driving cars have been popping up across the country, but it's unclear how soon - if ever - we'll see them in Illinois. Waymo calls itself the world's first autonomous ride-hailing service and the "most experienced driver." It operates in five cities - Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Phoenix and Aus...