• Samardzija hopes to extend domination of Bucs

  Jeff Samardzija finally picked up his second win of 2013 in his last outing. His next start will come against the team he beat for victory No. 1. The Cubs right-hander is scheduled to toe the slab at PNC Park on Wednesday opposite Pirates lefty Francisco Liriano. On Opening Day, Samardzija dominated the Bucs -- as he's been known to do -- allowing two hits and striking out nine over eight ...

• Rookie Chicago cops walking tough beats www.privateofficer.com

  Flashlights in hand, the five rookie Chicago cops were walking along a darkened stretch of the gang-infested South Side neighborhood on a recent night when their radios crackled with a call of a battery in progress. One behind the other, the five jogged the next block over, joining up with four other young officers already huddled around a man who said the two mothers of his children had just ...

• Auditioning for rotation job Santiago eyes sweep

  When John Danks returns to the White Sox rotation, there will be room only for Hector Santiago or Dylan Axelrod -- not both. With ace Chris Sale scratched from Wednesday's series finale as a precautionary measure because of mild tendinitis in his left shoulder, Santiago will pitch on three days' rest as the White Sox look to sweep aside the Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. Boston will ...

• White Sox clarify Reinsdorfs plans for future

  Jerry Reinsdorf, pictured with manager Robin Ventura, has run the White Sox since January 1981. (Getty Images) CHICAGO -- At 77 years old, Jerry Reinsdorf is going strong and plans to be around for quite a while longer. In an article this week in the SportsBusiness Journal, Reinsdorf speculatively mentioned that he recommended that his sons keep the Bulls but sell their interest in the White ...

• Quintana dominates as White Sox beat Red Sox

  Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh before David Ortiz broke it up with a one-out broken-bat single, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Tuesday ...

• Bullpen spoils Garzas stellar 2013 debut

  CHC@PIT: Garza knocks in a pair with an RBI double PITTSBURGH -- Before Tuesday's game, manager Dale Sveum was asked about the importance of having Matt Garza back in the rotation. "To have the ability to have guys who have no-hitter type stuff going out there is always a nice asset to have," Sveum said. Garza nearly lived up to the pre-game hype, but Travis Snider spoiled ...

• Chicago Communities Wary of Chicago School Closures

  Tzia Ford, 9, at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School, on the West Side of Chicago. It is one of 53 "underutilized" public schools set to be ...

• Des Plaines Police Looking For Cop Impersonator

  DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) — Police in the northwest suburbs tonight are searching for a man impersonating a police officer. Yesterday morning a female student at Maine East says the fake cop stopped her near River and Ballard roads, and that’s not ...

• Garza’s Return Not Enough As Cubs Fall To Pirates 5-4

  PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Garza allowed one hit over five shutout innings in his first outing in 10 months, but the Pirates pounced on a Chicago bullpen that is 10th in the National League in ERA by ...

• Memories Of Tornado Prompt Plainfield Man To Build Shelter

  PLAINFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Here in the Chicago area some tornado survivors have installed tornado shelters just in case. CBS 2′S Brad Edwards went inside a shelter in the southwest suburbs that’s given one resident peace of mind for a lifetime. It was the day that Duane Johnson moved in, the day in the annals of local storm stories: The Plainfield Tornado. "I came back ...

• Phil Jackson using Raptors as pawns to secure top job with Lakers MAY 21

  Raptors thought they had a good thing going when NBA legend Phil Jackson was attached to their team, but it turns out they may have just been a pawn in Jackson's game to secure a top job with ...

• Beckham practicing between second and short

  Email CHICAGO -- Those following Gordon Beckham's rehab start with Triple-A Charlotte on Monday might have done a double take at the starting lineup. The second baseman, who's recovering from a fractured hamate bone, slid over to the left side of the infield and played shortstop for the Knights. On Tuesday, manager Robin Ventura debunked any rumors that Beckham could be making a ...

• Danks champing at bit to join White Sox rotation

  Email CHICAGO -- There's still no word on whether starter John Danks will return to the rotation later this week. The 28-year-old met with manager Robin Ventura and general manager Rick Hahn before Monday night's game and tried to plead his case for a speedy return. Danks threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and said he felt no discomfort in his shoulder. "I'd throw tonight ...

• Sale scratched from start due to shoulder tendinitis

  Email CHICAGO -- White Sox ace Chris Sale was scratched from his scheduled start in Wednesday's series finale against the Red Sox as a precautionary measure due to mild tendinitis in his left posterior shoulder. Left-hander Hector Santiago will pitch on three days' rest in Sale's place. Santiago lasted only 3 1/3 innings against the Angels on Saturday, surrendering three earned ...

• Big Hurt to represent Sox at Draft

  Email CHICAGO -- Five-time All-Star and two-time American League MVP Frank Thomas will represent the White Sox at the First-Year Player Draft on June 6. Thomas will join two other MVPs, three World Series-winning managers and another 24 All-Stars as representatives for baseball's 30 teams. White Sox manager of youth baseball initiatives Kevin Coe will join Thomas in Secaucus, N.J., where ...

• Police Man Killed In Jump From Gold Coast Building

  CHICAGO (STMW) — A man jumped to his death early Tuesday from the Gold Coast high-rise building where he lived, authorities said. Police responded about 1 a.m. to the 0 to 100 block of East Chestnut Street and found that a man had jumped from the 32nd Floor, police News Affairs Officer Joshua Purkiss ...

• Former Elgin Deputy Police Chief Charged With ID Theft

  ST. CHARLES, Ill. (STMW) – Elgin's former deputy police chief was indicted Tuesday for illegally accessing emails and using police resources for personal research. A Kane County grand jury indicted Robert Beeter, 51, of Elgin, on 16 counts of felony identity theft and four counts of official misconduct, according to a statement from the Kane County State's Attorney's ...

• Boy 17 Fatally Shot In Back Of The Yards

  CHICAGO (STMW) – A teenage boy was fatally shot in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday evening, police said. Police responded to the intersection of 43rd Street and Paulina Avenue about 5:20 p.m. and found the 17-year-old unresponsive, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines ...

• Stan Van Gundy doesnt plan to coach in 2013 MAY 21

  Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy has pulled himself out of consideration. Van Gundy, in an interview with 1080 The Team in Orlando, plainly stated that he would not be an NBA coach in 2013-2014. This announcement came on the heels of a report by Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojanarowski that placed Van Gundy as "unlikely" to coach next season, but on the heels of interviews with ...

• Former Elgin deputy chief accused of misconduct identity theft

  A former Elgin deputy police chief was indicted and arrested Tuesday on charges of identity theft and official misconduct. Robert Beeter, 51, of Elgin was arrested at his job as Stockton police chief in western Illinois after a Kane County grand jury indicted him on 16 counts of identity theft and four counts of misconduct, prosecutors ...

• Cubs prioritize Vitters development over Stewart

  Ian Stewart was projected as the Cubs' regular third baseman for 2013 before he was injured in Spring Training, and he is now playing for Triple-A Iowa. However, Stewart is not high on the organization's depth chart at third base. According to Stewart, president of baseball operations Theo Epstein told him that Josh Vitters, the team's No. 1 Draft pick in 2007, would be getting ...

• Wilmette School Claims Record For Most Twins In Single Grade

  WILMETTE, Ill. (CBS) — Teachers, students and staff at a Wilmette school are seeing double, and with good reason. The fifth grade at the Highcrest Middle School is claiming the world record for the most twins in one grade of a single ...

• Man sentenced for mailing pipe bombs threats

  A former machinist from Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced by a federal judge Tuesday to 37 years in prison for mailing pipe bombs and threatening letters to investment firms, including some sent from Rolling Meadows and Palatine. John P. Tomkins, 48, known as "the bishop" for how he signed his letters, mailed the bombs and threats between 2005 and 2007, federal authorities said in a ...

• Reinsdorf Says He Won’t Be Selling Sox Anytime Soon

  (CBS) — In an interview with the Sports Business Journal, White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdaorf said that he has no immediate plans to sell the team and plans, saying he plans to be at the ballpark for the 2033 MLB All-Star Game. In a statement by the White Sox, Reinsdorf, 77, said he recommends the Sox go up for sale when he dies, but acknowledges that it won’t be his decision to make. ...

• Police Man Touches Woman’s Leg At South Loop CTA Station

  The suspect is described as a 20- to 30-year-old Asian man with a medium build and short black hair, police said. He wore glasses, blue jeans and carried a backpack.(Credit: Police News ...

• Briggs On Bears’ Turnover ‘I Miss Everybody’

  HALAS HALL (CBS) Bears linebacker Lance Briggs is still getting used to life without his old buddies. Brian Urlacher is gone. Israel Idonije is gone. Lovie Smith and Rod Marinelli are gone. ';I miss everybody, you guys,'; Briggs said Tuesday when asked specifically about Idonije. ';I miss everybody.'; Briggs hasn’t said much publicly since Smith was fired and Marc ...

• State Poison Control Center In Jeopardy Of Closing

  (CBS) – Every year, the Illinois Poison Control Center handles nearly 82,000 poison related cases. Nearly half of them involve children. Dr. Michael Wahl says each year, they lose more funding. ';We’re actually running a loss right now. We are losing at about a half a million dollars a year. We are looking at closure in 2014 unless we can increase revenue somewhere,'; said ...

• Dow Jones industrial average posts 22nd high of the year

  Federal Reserve presidents and sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its 22nd high of the year Tuesday. Regional Fed Presidents James Bullard ...

• LeBron James Just call him THE FLOPPER... MAY 21

  I just realized that in all the time you blab away on here, you hardly(if ever), do a thread on the Spurs you claim to support..You are too busy hanging on Lebron, Kobe or Tebow's jockstraps to actually say something insightful on your team.Do you even know their roster...? Ohthere you go to google ...

• Ex-IRS Commish Withdraws Bid for CBOE Board Seat

  CBOE Holdings Inc. said former IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman has withdrawn his bid for election to the company's board days before its annual meeting as he prepares to testify before Congress about allegations that the IRS targeted conservative groups with extra scrutiny. Shulman, 45, was a new nominee to the 15-member board. He was the head of the Internal Revenue Service from ...

• Guilty plea in slaying of Lake Villa Township Bears fan

  Nick Viverito, left, with close friend William Christopher Pettry. The men were in Jacksonville, Fla., to watch the Bears when Pettry was killed in a bar the night before the ...

• Fire chief says search almost complete in Oklahoma at least 24 killed

  A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...

• Knicks Unsure About Stoudemire’s Role

  Searching for ways to improve next season, the New York Knicks could use a reliable second scorer and dependable low-post option. They have no way of knowing if Stoudemire can provide either because of his ...

• Break Down Of Kyle Long’s Contract

  (CBS) The Bears inked first-round draft picked Kyle Long to a four-year contract over the weekend with an option for a fifth year. In total, the No. 20 overall pick out of Oregon will earn$8,300,952 through the first four years of the deal. Here is a break down of the disbursement, as compiled by the Chicago ...

• Hoge’s Observations From Bears’ OTAs Trestman Running A Tight Ship

  HALAS HALL (CBS) As the Bears broke into groups for special teams drills at Tuesday’s OTA practice, safety Tom Zbikowski, a noted boxer, went over to the tackling dummy and gave it a few jabs and an uppercut. Linebacker Blake Costanzo then came over and playfully threw Zbikowski onto the padding that was placed on the ground. Little did they know that they had caught the eye — and ...

• Janelle Monae and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Rock the Windy City

  Phish 's Trey Anastasio noodled on his guitar alongside several metropolitan city orchestras on a cross-country tour a few months prior. However, few have slid so comfortably into such a hit-or-miss experiment as Janelle ...

• Todays MLB starting lineups May 21

  Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

• Wood Lockhart representing Cubs at Draft

  Email PITTSBURGH -- Kerry Wood will be one of the Cubs' representatives at the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, to be held June 6 at MLB Network's Studio 42 in Secaucus, N.J. Wood, who was the Cubs' first-round pick in 1995 and the fourth player taken overall, will be joined by Chicago area scout Keith Lockhart, a former big leaguer himself whose son, Daniel, was the Cubs' ...

• Cubs claim Sanchez off waivers from Cards

  Email PITTSBURGH -- The Cubs claimed right-handed pitcher Eduardo Sanchez off waivers from the Cardinals and assigned him to Triple-A Iowa. Sanchez, 24, had one save and a 3.72 ERA in nine relief appearances for Triple-A Memphis, giving up four earned runs over 9 2/3 innings. He has spent part of the last two seasons in the big leagues with the Cardinals, combining to go 3-2 with five saves and ...

• Florida man admits guilt in fatal stabbing of Chicago Bears fan

  A Jacksonville man who stabbed a Chicago fan at the Landing last year before a Bears/Jaguars football game pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder. Matthew Reid Hinson, 28, will be sentenced by Circuit Judge Suzanne Bass at a later date and could get life in prison. Hinson slashed William "Chris" Pettry's neck with a pocket knife at Fionn MacCool's, an Irish-themed ...

• Utica Mayor Worries About Scammers Thieves In Oklahoma

  CHICAGO (CBS) — The mayor of an Illinois town that suffered from a killer tornado nine years ago, has a warning for those in Moore, Okla.: They’ll see both the best and the worst of human nature as they struggle to pick up the ...

• Rapper Chief Keef Arrested In Georgia Hotel After Staff Smells Marijuana

  DUNWOODY, Ga. (STMW) – Chicago rapper Chief Keef makes no secret of his fondness for marijuana. The staff at the swanky LeMeridien Atlanta Perimeter hotel doesn't share that fondness. Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was arrested for disorderly conduct, after security at the hotel "observed smoke and a smell of marijuana from a room," according to Dunwoody, ...

• Florida Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Of Bears Fan

  (CBS) A Florida man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Bears fan who traveled to Jacksonville to see his favorite team take on the Jaguars in ...

• Kenosha Police Seeking Info On Man Wanted For Questioning On Shooting

  KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS) — The Kenosha Police Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of Lamarkous D. Washington. The 28-year-old Washington is wanted for questioning in regards to a shooting in 4500 block of 29th Ave. in Kenosha on May 14 where two adult men were shot multiple times, according to Kenosha Police Anyone having information on this case is asked to call Detective ...

• Del Negro Out As Clippers Coach

  According to a report from Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, the Clippers will not offer Del Negro a new contract. Despite his team’s regular season success, the Clippers were bounced in the first round of the playoffs this ...

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