A couple of months ago, former White Sox manager Gene Lamont was happy to take a phone call and share thoughts and stories about best friend Jim Leyland, who was about to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. With this year’s Sox at 27-72 coming out of the All-Star...

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The lunar eclipse in Pisces peaks at 9:34 p.m. Chicago time). Aries (March 21-April 19) Right off the bat, be aware that your confidence might not be strong today. Furthermore, you’ll feel challenged, especially at work. It won’t be easy to get people to agree with you or to advance your agenda. Go gently. (And don’t worry about second-guessing yourself.)

A host of questions surrounded left-hander Shota Imanaga as he entered his rookie season. How would he handle all that came with the transition from Japan to the United States? How would his stuff play against MLB hitters? How would he adjust to a different ball, strikezone, mound — a pitch clock?

Chicago’s finances are in dire straits, leaving little doubt the City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson will investigate ways to tap further into taxpayers’ pocketbooks in an attempt to make up the looming $1 billion shortfall. It’s a route every Chicago mayor and City Council has taken, as...

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs faces federal charges in New York, his lawyer said late Monday. Details of the charges weren’t immediately announced by prosecutors, but Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, issued a statement saying: “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”

Spotting deer in west suburban Westchester isn’t a rare occurrence, but it is unusual to have one snacking on your front doorstep. Ellen Alamilla was going through video footage on her doorbell camera when she came up on a recording of a large buck with a tall rack having a late-night meal in her front garden last Wednesday about 2 a.m.

A man was wounded and another in custody after a shooting in Ashburn on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said. The man, 50, was shot in the chest in the 3000 block of West 77th Street about 5:04 p.m. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said. The alleged shooter, a 44-year-old man, was arrested and a weapon was recovered at the scene.

A man died days after he was stabbed by a group of people last week in East Garfield Park. Lavonte Jones, 38, was walking Wednesday in the 300 block of South Homan Avenue when three males approached him and began stabbing him with a sharp object about 3:30 a.m., Chicago police said.

A second jury may be barred from hearing a provocative secret recording in which then-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was caught saying certain ComEd contractors had “made out like bandits” — even though prosecutors say it helps prove their case against him. Defense attorneys argued furiously...

At least five older Asian women in Chicago have recently been targets of “blessing” scams, losing tens of thousands of dollars and family heirlooms. The thieves approached the women on the street, police said, and spoke to them in their native Cantonese. They would spin elaborate and well-rehearsed tales, claiming they were heading to visit a miracle doctor.

In the first strikeout Cubs veteran right-hander Kyle Hendricks threw Sunday, catcher Miguel Amaya identified a weak spot in the Rockies’ approach. And the conviction to keep calling that high fastball, which isn’t typically highlighted in Hendricks’ sinker and changeup-heavy arsenal, exemplified Amaya’s evolution as a game-caller.

Ozzie Guillen will manage again in the winter leagues this coming season, and he wants Yoan Moncada to play for him. Granted, Guillen, the first Latino manager to win a World Series title when he piloted the White Sox to the crown in 2005, managed Los Tiburones de La Guaira to a winter league title last year. And would love to have a player of Moncada’s talent to help him repeat. But he believes Moncada needs to play more than he needs the third baseman. All Moncada is getting with the Sox is the two weeks as this season winds down, and he wasn’t in the lineup when the Sox played the Angels in their late game Monday.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s first privately commissioned home, the William Winslow House, has hit the market in River Forest with an asking price of nearly $2 million. The house — completed in 1894 — spans more than 5,000 square feet with five bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms. It was listed Sept. 4 at $1,985,000, according to @properties Realtor Elizabeth August.

The Bears had breakdowns all around quarterback Caleb Williams in their 19-13 loss at the Texans on Sunday, and they certainly need better offensive line play, a strong running game and more cohesive play calling. But Williams isn’t off the hook just because he’s a rookie. Not at all....

Politicians pay attention to polls, especially those that claim to reveal voters’ priorities. This is one of the reasons political candidates often pay little attention to climate change. Polling services report that “the economy” — often bundled with “jobs” or “inflation,” depending on which one is the crisis du jour — always tops the list of voters’ biggest concerns.

The Chicago White Sox and mega-developer Related Midwest put on a South Loop fantasy camp Monday in their latest pitch to state lawmakers who so far aren’t swinging on public funding for a new stadium. Legislators, business leaders and other VIPs were invited on a downtown riverboat tour that...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s months-long quest to get progressive firebrand Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) confirmed as Zoning Committee chair placed City Council members between a rock and a hard place. Powerful developers urged them not to vote for Sigcho-Lopez. Johnson and his top aides were pressuring them to support the mayor’s...

A man was shot to death early Sunday in Lawndale on the West Side. Johnell Battie, 19, was in the 3500 block of West 12th Place when someone fired shots about 2:10 a.m, Chicago police said. Battie was struck in the abdomen and leg and was taken to Mount Sinai...

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another all-time high after recouping its losses from early September. The S&P 500 rose close to its own record, but was held back by losses in Big Tech companies like Apple and Nvidia. The Dow added 0.6% Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.1% and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5%.

A weekend of downtown revelry tied to Mexican Independence Day turned into a nightmare for downtown residents, who fought their way to designated checkpoints only to be turned away by Chicago police officers. Downtown Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) said his inbox was flooded with emails from angry residents. Social media...