Banana Ball is coming to Chicago in 2026. The Savannah Bananas and the Firefighters will face off in a series of three games at Wrigley Field the last weekend of July 2026.

By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO (Reuters) -On a chilly morning outside Nash Elementary School in a working-class Chicago neighborhood, teachers greeted students with the usual high-fives and hugs, while handing out sheets with red-bolded words proclaiming in capital letters: “Defend your rights under the threat of occupation.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed for failing to defend ICE officers.

"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]" Officers!" President Trump posted. "Governor Pritzker also!"

A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer,

Residents at the building targeted by federal agents blame the owner and property manager for “inhumane” conditions that city efforts did little to improve and that predate the arrival of immigrants.

Ian Happ’s playoff moment had been nine years in the making. The longest-tenured Chicago Cubs player had endured a rough return to the postseason. Entering Thursday’s elimination game, Happ had only two hits and struck out 11 times in 21 at-bats.

A federal judge in Chicago has temporarily prevented the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to the city. Judge April Perry heard arguments Thursday from the federal government and the state of Illinois.