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Javier Baez departs game after being hit by pitch

ABC Chicago 6/17 9:50P

Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez left Sunday night's game against the Cardinals after being hit in the left elbow by a pitch from St. Louis starter Jack Flaherty in the top...

Elizabeth Brackett, veteran Chicago journalist, dies at age 76

ABC Chicago 6/17 8:07P

Elizabeth Brackett, a longtime Chicago journalist and broadcaster, died days after she sustained a serious injury and was in a coma due to a bike accident along Chicago's...

Chicago man celebrates first Father's Day after beating cancer

ABC Chicago 6/17 7:47P

Jay Patton and his wife were thinking about starting a family when he was diagnosed with glioblastoma in February 2015. Glioblastoma is the same type of cancer afflicting U.S....

Walgreens to move into Chicago's old main post office building

ABC Chicago 6/17 7:10P

Walgreens will move about 1,800 employees into the renovated old main post office in Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce on Monday.

Cards shutout Cubs in series finale

WGNtv.com 6/17 6:46P jliberatorewgntvcom

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Flaherty and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Matt Carpenter homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-0 on Sunday night....

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Brides Can Carry A Pizza Bouquet Instead Of Flowers

CBS Chicago (Best Of) 6/17 10:44A Best Of – CBS Chicago

(CBS)   Couples can now celebrate both their love for each other  and  their love of pizza on their wedding day. Pizza chain Villa Italian Kitchen is offering pizza-loving...

Keeping Fruits And Veggies Fresh In The Summer

CBS Chicago (Best Of) 6/17 10:34A Best Of – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS)   It s that time of year to get great summer produce from your local farmers market. But once you get it home, how do you keep it fresh? Joining CBS 2 s Suzanne...

Firing Up A Father’s Day Feast

CBS Chicago (Best Of) 6/16 10:49A Best Of – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS)   If you want to bring your grilling game into high gear, there are tasty tricks to make your meat flavorful and easy to prepare. Duce Raymond of Sweet Baby Ray...

Residents Take Joy in Activities at The Danish Home

The Doings Weekly (Community) 6/16 3:30A Community Contributor Ivy Market

She is 93 years old and willingly did something that would give people a fraction of her age pause. On a clear day May 24th, Shirley Spear, resident of The Danish Home of...

Father's Day with The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn

The Doings Weekly (Community) 6/14 6:50A Community Contributor photos14

The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn will be celebrating Father's Day with a few special gifts for dads all weekend long. On Saturday, June 16th, there will be a free guided...

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Stephanie Izard expanding into Los Angeles, opening 2nd Girl & the Goat

Chicago Tribune (Food & Dining) 6/15 8:20A Nick Kindelsperger

Since the day it opened, Stephanie Izard's Girl & the Goat (809 W. Randolph St.) has been one of Chicago’s busiest restaurants. Seriously, have you ever tried to snag a...

Review: Anticipation for Pacific Standard Time pays off with wood-fired excellence

Chicago Tribune (Food & Dining) 6/15 3:05A Phil Vettel

Pacific Standard Time is an odd name for a Chicago restaurant — if your reservation is for 7 p.m., that’s Central Time, right? — but that’s one of the few quibbles I have with...

'Hamilton' star to perform at Mariano's today for launch of epilepsy coffee campaign

Chicago Tribune (Food & Dining) 6/14 11:35P Louisa Chu

“Hamilton” fans, your star will sing at an unlikely venue Friday. Miguel Cervantes, who plays Alexander Hamilton in the Chicago production of the hit musical, will perform...

Why dry-aged steak is superior, and where to buy it in Chicago for cooking at home

Chicago Tribune (Food & Dining) 6/14 5:05A Nick Kindelsperger

Steak seems simple. Tell a group of bystanders that you're going to have a steak, and everyone knows exactly what it will look like: a hulking slab of beef served on a plate...

Hard Rock Cafe celebrates founding with 71-cent burgers Thursday

Chicago Tribune (Food & Dining) 6/14 12:20A Phil Vettel

The Hard Rock Cafe concept was founded on June 14, 1971, in London; today, there are Hard Rock cafes, hotels and casinos in an astounding 75 countries. To celebrate that...

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Six Cocktail Recipes to Try This Summer

Sequins and Stripes 6/16 12:28P Liz

Isn t it fun when you go over to a friend s house and they ve prepared a special cocktail for the evening? And of course—no one can compete with #DrinkingwithDave. This summer, I ve decided to be that...

Wells St. Market Brings Together Some of Chicago’s Star Chefs

Chicago Magazine 6/14 10:35A

Meet your new go-to lunch spot in the Loop.

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The Top 10 Things to Do This Week in Chicago

Chicago Magazine 6/14 7:22A

Craft Brews at the Zoo, David Blaine Live, Graham Lambkin and Joe McPhee, Renegade Craft Fair, That’s Weird, Grandma: Brand New Stories , and more

Q&A: Roger Bennett On His Love Affairs With Chicago and Soccer

Chicago Magazine 6/14 5:00A

Dreams of John Hughes movies and Studs Terkel interviews lured him to America, and the Men in Blazers co-host, creator of American Fiasco , and new U.S. citizen began his...

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Sox Fall To The Tigers 3-1

CBS Chicago (Sports) 6/17 11:19A Sports – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Nicholas Castellanos homered and Blaine Hardy pitched one-run ball into the sixth, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Sunday for their...

Mexico Shocks Reigning World Cup Champs Germany 1-0

CBS Chicago (Sports) 6/17 11:07A Sports – CBS Chicago

MOSCOW  Germany became the third defending champion in the last 16 years to lose its opening match at the  World Cup , falling to Mexico 1-0 Sunday. Hirving Lozano scored the lone goal in the 35th...

Cubs Rally Past Cardinals 6-3

CBS Chicago (Sports) 6/17 6:37A Sports – CBS Chicago

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Chicago Cubs got some key hits and effective pitching to get a big win. Jason Heyward and Addison Russell homered, and Ian Happ had a tiebreaking RBI...

Castellanos Powers Tigers Past White Sox 7-5

CBS Chicago (Sports) 6/16 11:36A Sports – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS)    Nicholas Castellanos homered twice and Jose Iglesias hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Detroit s two-run eighth, helping the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Saturday for their...

Cubs Rout Cardinals 13-5

CBS Chicago (Sports) 6/16 6:28A Sports – CBS Chicago

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A little rest did Kris Bryant a lot of good. Bryant ended a 24-game homerless drought, the longest of his career, and Ian Happ and Kyle Schwarber also went deep as the Chicago Cubs...

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Health Officials To End Industry-Funded Study Of Alcohol’s Possible Health Benefits

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/15 2:24P Health – CBS Chicago

(CBS) —  The U.S. government is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent  heart attacks , saying ethical problems with how the...

Kids In U.S. “Hotspots” Most Vulnerable To Vaccine-Preventable Disease, Research Finds

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/14 11:14A Health – CBS Chicago

(CBS)   A rise in non-medical exemptions from childhood vaccinations in certain areas of the United States has created several geographic hotspots where children are more...

IQ Scores Are Falling And Have Been For Decades, New Study Finds

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/14 8:18A Health – CBS Chicago

By Rory Smith, CNN (CNN) IQ scores have been steadily falling for the past few decades, and environmental factors are to blame, a new study says. The research suggests that...

Salmonella-Linked Pre-Cut Melon Now Found In 9 States

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/13 3:10P Health – CBS Chicago

(CBS)   Federal regulators have added Iowa to the list of states where pre-cut melon tied to an outbreak of Salmonella infections that has sickened 60 people more than half of...

Many Americans Taking Common Meds That May Cause Depression, Study Finds

CBS Chicago (Health) 6/13 3:02P Health – CBS Chicago

(CBS)   More than one-third of U.S. adults are taking  prescription medications  that may lead to depression, new research finds. The study, published in the Journal of the...

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