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AUSL debuts in Rosemont with sellout crowd and big dreams for pro softball

20 hours ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Brian Sandalow

Erin Coffel wasn’t surprised when she heard her coach Stacey Nuveman Deniz say postgame that Saturday’s Athletes Unlimited Softball League opener in Rosemont was sold out. Coffel had a pretty good idea it was in the first inning when she looked around the stadium and saw the outfield bleachers and infield seats packed with fans. “It was an awesome environment,” Coffel said.
Horoscope for Saturday, June 07, 2025

1 day ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Georgia Nicols

Moon alertThere are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Scorpio. Aries (March 21-April 19)Avoid discussions about inheritances, shared property or shared responsibilities with family members, groups and organizations, because these discussions could become petty. People are very touchy today. Tread carefully, and don’t step on anyone’s toes. Taurus (April 20-May 20)Power struggles with those who are close to you might arise today.
Let's talk about basketball, not ratings

1 day ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Scoop Jackson

‘‘How a small-market NBA Finals affects the bottom line.” “Can small-market Finals teams punch above their weight in the ratings?” “History shows Pacers vs. Thunder may draw record-low ratings.”Those were just the headlines. And those were before Game 1. It has become a thing leading into the NBA’s latest iteration of its championship series.
Way too much fell through the cracks at the Statehouse

1 day ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Rich Miller

I asked Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch last week about the failure to pass an omnibus energy bill (the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act) during the just-ended spring legislative session. “I think the same thing that happened on energy happened on all the things, you know. Big bills take time,” Welch said.
First IHSA bass fishing finals at Shelbyville comes out of the fog strong

1 day ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Dale Bowman

SHELBYVILLE, Ill.—Hudson Von Qualen and Charles Stevens revealed one straight piece of information Friday afternoon about their bass fishing tactics. “We caught them in the back of bays,” VanQualen said. “That part is true,” Stevens said. They could afford to joke around after having St. Charles North in fourth place after Day 1 of the Illinois High School Association’s state finals for bass fishing on Lake Shelbyville out of Dam West Recreation Area.
Alex Polikoff, lead attorney on landmark CHA housing desegregation lawsuit, dies at 98

1 day ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Kade Heather

When asked for a word to describe his father, Daniel Polikoff lands on “selfless.”His father, Alexander Polikoff, was a lawyer and author who devoted his life to fighting for social justice. The pinnacle of his career was the more than five decades of work he performed as lead attorney in the long-running court case of Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority — one of the most important public housing desegregation cases in the country’s history that went to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Horoscope for Friday, June 06, 2025

2 days ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Georgia Nicols

Moon alertAvoid shopping or important decisions from 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Libra into Scorpio. Aries (March 21-April 19)This is a lovely day to enjoy conversations with spouses, partners and close friends. In fact, you’ll also enjoy interacting with members of the general public because you feel warm and positive to everyone.
Chicago police officer shot in Chatham

2 days ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Tom Schuba |Kade Heather

A Chicago police officer was seriously wounded in a shooting Thursday night in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, according to law enforcement sources. The officer, assigned to the Gresham District tactical team, was shot near 82nd Street and Drexel Avenue, the sources said. The circumstances of the shooting and the officer’s condition weren’t immediately known. Officers attempting to rush her for treatment crashed, and their car caught fire, the sources said.
White Sox fans hail news of potential team sale: 'It gives us a little bit more hope'

2 days ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Kade Heather |Mary Norkol

White Sox fans welcomed the news Thursday that team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has reached a long-term agreement that sets a framework for minority investor Justin Ishbia to eventually take controlling interest in the team. Reinsdorf, 89, has owned the franchise since 1981 when he and Eddie Einhorn led a group to purchase the Sox from Bill Veeck. Since then, the Sox have won one World Series in 2005 and have reached the playoffs six other times. “We need something new in this city.
Chicago’s immigrant community ‘sad’ and ‘numb’ over Trump’s new travel ban

2 days ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Adriana Cardona-Maguigad |Elvia Malagon

Shadi wasn’t shocked when the Trump administration announced a travel ban late Wednesday that included her native Iran. She asked that her last name not be used because of a pending immigration application. Eight years ago, when Trump announced his first travel ban, Shadi believed that the courts would reverse the policy that many saw as discriminatory toward Muslim-majority countries.