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Kyle Hendricks opposes Jake Peavy tonight at AT&T Park.
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Kyle Hendricks opposes Jake Peavy tonight at AT&T Park.
It happens every year: A solid productive player on your fantasy baseball roster gets traded to a team that just plans on using him as a backup. If you're lucky, one of your backups is the benefit of such a trade, too. However, every fantasy owner needs to make adjustments after July 31 to make sure their rosters are still competitive and productive. If not, it's a slow crawl to the end of September and sixth place in your league.
Peavy's deal is for two years and $24 million.
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Jake Peavy will oppose Edwin Jackson tonight at Wrigley Field, assuming there aren't tarp troubles.
Jose Quintana opposes Jake Peavy this afternoon at AT&T Park.
Jake Arrieta opposes Jake Peavy tonight at Fenway Park.
Erik Johnson had his best outing of the young season in Tuesday's win.
The fantasy baseball experts at CBSSports.com break down who to start and who to sit for the upcoming week.
The trade deadline was just step one in a multi-tiered process, and the part that we can't know yet is how the White Sox plan to behave this offseason.
John Danks expected a good outing from former teammate Jake Peavy. He got a weak effort from himself.
Jake Peavy charges through baseball at one speed, throttle wide open, pedal to the metal. Always has.
If you would have asked me several months ago — and many of you did — whether this White Sox team would execute a bevy of trades before the season came to an end, I would have told you — and I did — that I'd be surprised if they made more than a deal or two.
Something good is happening, and it's visible in the hard numbers.
If you were expecting blockbuster trades, exploding rosters, and all-new faces on the White Sox today, the past few days might have seemed just a little anticlimactic to you.
To fill the roster spot of Jake Peavy, who was traded to the Red Sox on Tuesday, the White Sox have called up outfielder Jordan Danks.
White Sox general manager Rick Hahn looks to have the guts needed for a gut rehab of a team grown old, stale and bad
The Red Sox also got reliever Brayan Villarreal from the Tigers. They shipped Iglesias to Detroit and three minor leaguers to the White Sox as part of the trade. Chicago also received prized prospect Avisail Garcia from Detroit.
Over the next 24 hours, trade rumors will be flying all across Major League Baseball.
Though he's currently on the disabled list and hasn't pitched in a game since June 29, Jesse Crain is reportedly close to being traded to the Rays.
Thousands of participants hit the pavement at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, starting in Grant Park and making their way around the Loop.
It happened around 4:17 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of I-290 and Wolf Road in Hillside.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call of a traffic accident and found a blue sedan crashed into an apartment building.
It's the second reported robbery on the university's campus this month.
It's the biggest race in Chicago that celebrates St. Patrick's Day.
The Regional Transportation Authority, the umbrella agency overseeing CTA, Metra, and Pace, is calling the situation potentially devastating.
A former Trump Tower Chicago board member is suing the Trump Organization, alleging racketeering, wire fraud and retaliation, including having him arrested in the tower's spa facilities.
A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to "activist judges" two weeks before the state's pivotal Supreme Court election.
Tense negotiations have been going on for months over pension payments for Chicago Public Schools employees and raises for teachers.
CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelans the Trump administration deported to El Salvador.
Mark Aiello's winning bets banked $389,000 — enough for his daughter's future college education. But a moment was about all it lasted, as all his bets were suddenly canceled as if he'd never made them.
This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
We're looking for Chicago's Top Dog, and we need your help. Nominate your favorite Chicago institution serving up Chicago-style hot dogs, and it might show up in our brackets.
A couple in DuPage County are opening a co-op grocery store they hope can address the strain of ever-rising food costs.
Rosemont, Illinois, is putting the brakes on installing electric vehicle chargers inside parking structures, more than a year after an EV caught fire.
In research published last month, UChicago scientists created a hydrogel out of husks from the malva nut.
Five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, people who are still vulnerable to the virus have found safe ways to be in community.
The U.S. has seen the most measles cases in a single year since 2019, with the vast majority of cases confirmed from an outbreak in Texas and neighboring New Mexico.
About one in five newborns in the U.S. start out on infant formula, making it a crucial source of nutrition.
A musician from Chatham has written a song to help find a kidney donor, a musical plea to end his yearslong wait for a transplant.
The owners are waiting to see if the federal grants they lost are reinstated.
A total of 30 employees agreed to resign after accepting a buyout from ownership.
The building is at the corner of 79th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue — an area with a history of violence. The church that has purchased it hopes to bring new life to the area.
CBS News Chicago checked in with Momentum Coffee owner Nikki Bravo on Wednesday to see how she was doing with the uncertainty in the market.
This threat was a response to the EU's 50% tariffs on American whiskey, which are set to go into effect next month.
Lollapalooza announced the daily lineup for the 2025 festival in Grant Park July 31 through Aug. 3. Tickets are going fast.
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The Lollapalooza 2025 lineup is here, featuring Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, and Olivia Rodrigo among the headliners.
Lollapalooza is an essential part of summer in Chicago, and a new book has created a record of the oral history of one of the city's most defining festivals.
You can't celebrate St. Patrick's Day without a bit of Irish dancing, and Monday you could get some lessons right from the pros.
Doctors say the pope will need continued speech therapy after prolonged use of high-flow oxygen. He will need at least two months of rest and rehabilitation after he returns to the Vatican.
In honor of National Puppy Day, Suzanne Le Mignot and Ed Curran introduce their dogs, Lucy, Daisy, and Genius.
Berkely fire officials did not say how long the lanes will be closed but did say the crash was significant.
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With today's race, there are many closures in the downtown area, mostly around Grant Park.
It happened around 4:17 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of I-290 and Wolf Road in Hillside.
Police said, shortly after 11 a.m., a 26-year-old man was standing in the 4700 block of South Evans Avenue, when three men ran up and shot him multiple times.
Thousands of participants hit the pavement at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, starting in Grant Park and making their way around the Loop.
Chicago police said officers responded to a call of a traffic accident and found a blue sedan crashed into an apartment building.
It's the second reported robbery on the university's campus this month.
From inside command centers, first responders would be able to deploy a drone as soon as a 911 call is made to provide an eye in the sky before police can get there.
A new report revealed scammers stealing Illinois SNAP funds from EBT cards have made off with nearly $21 million since October 2022.
The new documentation shows how bodies were being handled at the Heights Crematory in south suburban Chicago Heights dating back years.
Mendoza's office has suspended Heights Crematory and has also filed a complaint to revoke the license permanently.
A mother has filed a lawsuit against the State of Illinois and others her son's death by suicide. Internal documents and emails show missteps that may have led to her son's death.
"I've done everything I could in this league," an emotional Maroon said discussing his decision after St. Louis defeated Chicago 4-1 Saturday. "I have no regrets."
Illinois wants to ride the wave from another sea of orange and blue in the stands in Milwaukee against one of college basketball's Big Blue blood brands.
Alexey Toropchenko had a goal and an assist and goalie Joel Hofer made 26 saves, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
In the South Loop, Illini fans took over Weather Mark Tavern, where the drinks were flowing and a sea of orange and blue overshadowed everything.
Illinois led throughout the last 33 ½ minutes and went 18 of 18 from the free throw line and 12 of 30 from 3-point range. The Illini also outrebounded Xavier 45-25.
Police said, shortly after 11 a.m., a 26-year-old man was standing in the 4700 block of South Evans Avenue, when three men ran up and shot him multiple times.
A group of four to five people broke into at least 15 vehicles in the Norwood Park and O'Hare neighborhoods
Irving Martinez-Hernandez, 30, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of 34-year-old Juan Carlos Tello-Suarez.
Federal prosecutors said seven foreign nationals falsely promised significant returns on investments in their company, and dumped their own shares of stock after the price went up.
A high-ranking Venezuelan street gang member who was wanted for a triple shooting in Chicago in January that killed two women and injured another has been arrested in Georgia, federal agents said.
