Crime

The Cubs suffered a 3-0 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday night, making for sour debuts for new manager Joe Maddon and ace Jon Lester. Here’s Lester discussing his outing: … Continued

A woman was killed and a man was critically injured when a car struck a light pole early Saturday in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood on the Far South Side. About … Continued

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A year ago at this time, Brad Richards was the de facto captain of the captainless New York Rangers, leading his team to the Stanley Cup Final, … Continued

A teenage boy was found shot to death Saturday afternoon in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, police said. Officers responding to a call of shots fired in … Continued

For whom the bells toll . . . At 2:15 p.m. Thursday, church bells will ring throughout the city of Chicago in honor of a moment that happened 150 years … Continued

Two people were critically injured when a car struck a light pole in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood on the Far South Side early Saturday. The single-car accident happened about 3:40 … Continued

BY NORMAN CHAD For the Sun-Times New Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred wants baseball to move into the 21st century — Couch Slouch disagrees with him right there; the … Continued

There will be a landing spot for Derrick Rose sometime before the regular season comes to an end. Tom Thibodeau sounded confident of that before watching his team withstand a … Continued

Metra is suing to stop a broadband Internet service provider from installing a cable next week under railroad tracks in the northwest suburbs. The suit was filed Friday in Cook … Continued

Voters in two South Side wards have more to sift through than the candidates’ pitches and platforms as they prepare to cast a ballot in this month’s runoff election. The … Continued