With the trade deadline approaching, are the Chicago Cubs primed to make a major acquisition for a front-line starting pitcher?

In the midst of a heavyweight battle for first place in the National League Central, the Chicago Cubs are still scouring the landscape for help before Thursday's MLB trade deadline. On their wish list: two starters,

Chicago Cubs pitcher Rick Sutcliffe stole home. He became the first Cubs pitcher to do so since Jim “Hippo” Vaughan in 1919. Drew Peterson at Pontiac Correctional Center in February 2013. (Illinois Department of Corrections) 2016: Former Bolingbrook police Sgt.

Johnson should have been “more proactive in meeting the moment we knew was coming” when $1.9 billion in federal pandemic relief funds dried up, says Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson, adding, “This is the budget that will define the mayor’s first term.

The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to once again pitch a property tax hike – which the City Council unanimously rejected for 2025​ – the mayor said Tuesday he's looking at creative ways to raise tax dollars.

As he calls on Chicago’s “billionaires and ultra rich” to “put more skin in the game,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said a per-employee head tax is “an option.”

The Chicago Cubs announced the death of Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg on Monday night. Sandberg was 65 years old.

On Monday, the Chicago community lost one of its all-time great sports icons. Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg has died at the age of 65, according to the franchise. WGN's Dana Rebik caught up with those who appeared outside Wrigley Field Tuesday to pay respects to one of Chicago's greatest athletes.

Ian Happ left the Chicago Cubs’ game with the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night after fouling the ball off his body in the eighth inning. Happ appeared to hit either the top of his left foot or