Blackhawks center Connor Bedard becomes second-youngest captain in franchise history

Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain of the Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center. The 21-year-old Bedard is the second-youngest captain in the history of the storied franchise, behind Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks had gone without a captain since trading Nick Foligno t...

Pressing questions after the Bears’ season-opening win

Mike Ditka is back in Chicago, which still feels like home

Schmit: Who had the area’s top prep football performances of Week 4?

Lake County girls volleyball notes: Libertyville takes title at Effingham to stay perfect; Grant rebounds after slow start

Boys soccer notes: ‘More disciplined and resilient’ Maine West squad taking its game to next level

West Aurora’s Darius Stewart (0) and Richard Bell Jr (1) force a fumble against Bartlett during an Upstate Eight - West conference game in Aurora on Friday, Sep. 11, 2026. (Jeremy Toney / for the The Beacon-News)

Carlos Rivera, a safety who ‘backs down from nobody,’ tackles another challenge as West Aurora downs Bartlett

Don’t sell West Aurora’s Carlos Rivera short. A postgame scene Friday night in the south end zone of Ken Zimmerman Field at Ormond Stadium helped emphasize that point whi...

Bears wide receiver Kalif Raymond (14) takes the field before Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. (Brian Westerholt/AP)

Four things learned from the Bears, including CBs looking to bounce back

The Bears didn’t have to worry about rust coming into a new season. They were more concerned about melting.

The Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a two-run home run during the sixth inning of Monday’s win over the Atlanta Braves in Chicago. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Pete Crow-Armstrong hits his 42nd homer on a 4-hit night as Cubs beat Braves 7-3

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 42nd homer to match the Cubs record for a left-handed batter and finished with four hits and four RBIs to power Chicago past the Atlanta Brave...

The White Sox's Colson Montgomery (12), Randal Grichuk (34) and Chase Meidroth (10) walk back to the dugout after Montgomery and Meidroth scored and Gricjhuk was tagged out at home on a double hit by Kyle Teel in the sixth inning of Monday’s game in Cleveland. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Tristan Peters draws key walk after 18-pitch AB, White Sox down Guardians 7-3, stay atop AL Central

CLEVELAND — Tristan Peters fouled off 12 pitches in an 18-pitch at-bat that keyed Chicago's six-run outburst in the sixth inning and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guar...

White Sox general manager Chris Getz watches batting practice before a June game in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Getz foresees changes following scouting shake-up

The Sox entered Monday’s crucial series in first place in the American League Central, a half-game ahead of the Guardians. But they’ve been going through a tough stretch, losing five of six and 10 of 14 coming into the series.

High school scores for Sept. 14

Monday’s results Boys soccer Prairie Ridge 4, Grant 1 Leyden 4, St. Viator 2 Sycamore 4, Kaneland 0 Lyons 2, Marmion Academy 0 South Elgin 5, Riverside-Brookfie...