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Nick Fortes hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Chicago Cubs for a 5-4 victory on Saturday. Tampa Bay trailed 4-3 before Junior Caminero hit a leadoff drive against Porter Hodge in the eighth. It was Caminero’s 43rd homer, extending his career high. Fortes opened the ninth with a 421-foot drive to left-center for his fifth homer of the season. The shot ended a string of 22 consecutive scoreless appearances by Brad Keller (4-2) dating to July 12. Bryan Baker (4-4) pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and Pete Fairbanks…
David Braun wasn’t too happy with Saturday’s result. No coach would be. Moral victories don’t exist in football. The only result that mattered was the final score: No. 4 Oregon 34, Northwestern 14. It wasn’t complete dominion by the Ducks, but the game wasn’t in question at all. Even with Oregon up 17-0 at halftime. “We got our butts kicked by a really good football team,” Braun said. “Oregon is a really good football team.” The bad news is that Northwestern’s offense struggled on Saturday. Quarterback Preston Stone threw for 135 yards and was intercepted twice. It was decidedly over…
CHICAGO – A 31-year-old woman was recovered from the water near 63rd Street Beach on Sunday. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Chicago Police. What we know: Around 2:23 p.m., the woman was recovered from the water in the 6300 block of S. Hayes Drive. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Area One Detectives are investigating the incident. Autopsy results are still pending. The Source: Details for this story were provided by the Chicago Police Department. ChicagoNews The post Police investigating death of woman recovered from the water near 63rd Street Beach appeared first on Tripplenews.
Anthony Rizzo to retire as a Chicago Cub | ChicagoNOW Anthony Rizzo, fan favorite and former longtime Chicago Cubs first baseman, will officially retire this weekend and join the ballclub as a team ambassador. Fox 32 digital sports producer Chris Kwiecinski joins us to break down everything we know. ChicagoNOW is a fast-paced, conversational show that spotlights what’s trending in and around Chicago. Anthony Rizzo celebrated his retirement in the famed bleachers in Wrigley Field. It was quite a day. Rizzo joined the Chicago Cubs as a team ambassador on Saturday. The big first baseman threw out a ceremonial first…
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. – A Lombard man has been denied pre-trial release after allegedly battering DuPage County Sheriff’s deputies, sending three to the hospital yesterday morning, according to the State’s Attorney. What we know: Avinash Panjwani, 27, appeared in court Saturday with five counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, and two counts of resisting a police officer causing injury. On Friday, Panjwani was at the DuPage County Courthouse attending a previously scheduled court date. When the court ordered him to report to probation to complete a drug test and…
AURORA, Ill. – Despite orders from President Trump and Illinois Governor JB Pirtzker, Aurora Mayor John Laesch ordered all flags on city property to be raised to full staff on Sept. 12, which was meant as a time to honor Charlie Kirk, a political activist who was shot and killed on Sept. 10. What we know: American flags were flown at half-staff on Thursday to commemorate the lives lost in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. A day later, Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sept. 14 at the White House and all public…
CICERO, Ill. – Cicero Police are searching for two people of interest connected to a death investigation from August. What we know: On Aug. 28, police responded to a call in the 2800 block of South Cicero Avenue. The caller said they had found a 40-year-old man dead inside a home. An autopsy revealed the man had been strangled. Detectives obtained surveillance footage of two unidentified Hispanic men in their late 20s to early 30s who are believed to have information about the case. The two are known to frequently use public transportation in the Chicago area. Anyone with…
A Colorado woman was convicted on Friday of felony child abuse resulting in death after prosecutors said her 22-month-old son died from ingesting fentanyl while at her home three years ago. Hanna Gilmour, 29, was arrested after the baby’s father came to Gilmour’s Littleton apartment to pick their son up for a custody exchange in November 2022 and said their son, Layton, “didn’t look right.” The father, Jacob Birkbeck, called 911 and first responders pronounced Layton dead. “This was a senseless and preventable tragedy,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Jake Adkins, who prosecuted the case, said in a statement. “Every parent…
This weekend will be a little cooler with temperatures near normal on Saturday and a little cooler on Sunday. High temperatures Saturday across the Front Range will climb into the upper 70s, with 60s in the mountains and low 80s on the Eastern Plains. The big story for the weekend is wet weather. We are tracking thunderstorms for most of the state and even the chance of measurable snow above timberline. Rain and snow started falling early Saturday morning in the mountains and will continue throughout Saturday. Expect the thunderstorms to move across the metro area in the early afternoon. …
A judge this week ordered Betty Sue Snider, 35, to serve 3 years in a correctional facility for the treatment of her children, who were ages 10, 11, and 16 when she was arrested last year. The 3 children were allegedly left alone for days at a time and forced to stay outside in the yard in inhumane conditions. In July, Snider entered an Alford plea to 4 counts of wanton endangerment, 4 counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, and 3 counts of abandonment of a minor, WLKY reported. An Alford plea results in a conviction, but allows…