Melton: Numbers Will Be There For Dunn
When slugger Adam Dunn signed with the Chicago White Sox in the offseason, he brought with him big expectations. But so far this season, Dunn hasn't quite been the player the White Sox were hoping for.
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When slugger Adam Dunn signed with the Chicago White Sox in the offseason, he brought with him big expectations. But so far this season, Dunn hasn't quite been the player the White Sox were hoping for.
As Chicago Blackhawks fans watch Game 7 on Tuesday night hoping their team can pull off one of the biggest comeback in NHL history, the Vancouver Canucks fans will be watching, hoping to avoid embarrassment.
On Monday, a judged lifted the NFL's lockout of the players union, in essence opening back up the business of the NFL. It's decision considered to be a win for the players, and a decision that prompted a response from Roger Goodell.
Kyle Korver has hit some big shots so far in the Chicago Bulls' first round series against the Indiana Pacers. Down the stretch, when the Bulls have needed a big three-point basket, Korver has been there.
After losing seven straight games, the Chicago White Sox desperately need a win, not only for their own sake, but to calm a fan base beginning to wonder about the future of the club.
With the Chicago Cubs leading 1-0 in the ninth inning of the first half of Wednesday's Cubs doubleheader, Carlos Marmol walked Cameron Maybin, who would eventually score on a sacrifice fly to tie the game.
Going into Tuesday night's game there didn't seem to be much hope in Chicago that the Blackhawks could come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the series. But after a 7-2 rout, things are starting to look brighter.
Over the first nine games of the 2011 season, the Chicago White Sox were 6-3 and averaged 6.9 runs scored per game. However, over the last seven games they've gone 1-6 and scored just 2.6 runs per game.
The Chicago Bulls' 104-99 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday wasn't the team's prettiest win of the season. It took 39 points from Derrick Rose and another 18 from Luol Deng to get past the eighth seeded Pacers.
In his eighth season as manager of the Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen has a 607-543 record, two division titles, two playoff appearances and one World Series title.
Derrick Rose, once again, found a way amaze everyone watching as his 39 points and numerous highlights led the Chicago Bulls past the Indiana Pacers in game one of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
The Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat are top two seeds in the Eastern Conference, and if the seeding holds up over the first two rounds, they'll meet each other in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Blackhawks dropped the first game of their opening series with the Canucks. While the two teams played a pretty even game the Blackhawks were clearly missing something fans have grown used to seeing.
The Chicago Bulls ended the regular season with the best record in the NBA. Coming into the season no one saw this kind of a jump from the 41-win team that lost in the first round of the playoffs last season.
The Stanley Cup playoffs are one of the most exciting postseason tournaments in all of sports. In the history of the playoffs, eight seeds have upset the top seeded teams roughly 30% of the time.
The Chicago Bears will play one of their 2011 regular season games in London, as the NFL continues to try and build a fan base in Europe.
The Chicago White Sox have one of the most powerful offenses in the American League, as well as one of the best pitching staffs. But their defense has committed 13 errors on the season, and led to them losing games.
While center Dave Bolland traveled with the Chicago Blackhawks to Vancouver, and practiced with the team on Tuesday, his status for the opening game against the Canucks is still uncertain.
The Chicago White Sox have played 10 games this season, but bench player Brent Lillibridge has nine total at-bats on the season. Even with so few plate appearances, Lillibridge was able to achieve a milestone for the franchise.
The Chicago Bulls are just one game behind the San Antonio Spurs for the best record in the NBA. Head coach Tom Thibodeau has made it clear that he intends on trying to catch the Spurs.
For the third straight season, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks will play each other in the playoffs. One of the keys to the Blackhawks eliminating the Canucks in the first two matchups was traffic in front of the net.
At 21-years old, Starlin Castro has reached the major leagues far sooner than anyone would have reasonably expected. It was his offensive talent that got him to this point, but his defensive abilities aren't too far behind.
Gordon Beckham's disappointing 2010 season has been attributed to losing his confidence at the plate, but there's also reason to believe that getting away from his approach contributed to it as well.
Wednesday will begin the third straight year that the Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks have met in the NHL's Western Conference playoffs.
There are a lot of different scenarios that could play out over the final two games of the Chicago Blackhawks' season that could impact their playoff hopes. But all the Blackhawks can do is win, and hope that's enough.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
A Chicago bus driver is out of a job after he was caught on camera with his hands off the wheel and his eyes glued to his cell phone.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
The city of Aurora is kicking off Black History Month by honoring a living legend, one of the last remaining Negro Leagues baseball players.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
A Chicago bus driver is out of a job after he was caught on camera with his hands off the wheel and his eyes glued to his cell phone.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
Police in Chicago's south and southwest suburbs are teaming up to target thieves targeting video gambling machines, which have become an increasingly popular target for burglary crews.
An eagle-eyed drone pilot helped spot a missing foster puppy who had been out in the cold for more than two weeks in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
A source close to the investigation said the woman worked for the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
A federal judge in Chicago has ruled key evidence in the Marimar Martinez shooting, including bodycam video and text messages, can be released.
Chicago helped shape the nation in so many ways, including the pioneering of skyscrapers – the big, beautiful buildings the city of big shoulders introduced to the world.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
Caleb Williams certainly had plenty of big throws to celebrate in 2025, but it wasn't hard to pick his most memorable one after he launched a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore to beat the Packers in overtime in Week 16.
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, Immanuel Quickley had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 123-107.
Chicago Bears guard Joe Thuney was named the NFL's top offensive lineman of 2025 on Thursday, winning the inaugural Protector of the Year Award.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.
