You see, back when 5G was still in its infancy, we were sold two big promises about 5G -- speed and capacity. For speed, the biggest example we were given was "You can download an entire movie while you sit on the tarmac waiting to take off! Well, concerns surrounding 5G and airport safety quickly quashed those dreams. Also: The best 5G phones in 2025: Where does the iPhone 17 rank? The other promise was capacity. The promise was "you can go to a concert and still stream to your friends back home" and yadda yadda. So far, in my experience, that has very much not been the case. Any time I find myself in an amusement park or a ballgame, my phone becomes a nice camera, as long as I don't try to send photos to anyone. It's been a while since I've run into that situation, so I wanted to take the temperature these days.
The CEO of the Illinois Press Association, who had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for actions toward journalists outside a Chicago-area Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, resigned this week following a dispute with the association's board over the litigation. Don Craven, who had led the Illinois Press Association since 2021, added the organization to the lawsuit Sunday alongside other Illinois news outlets and advocacy groups.
The attorney for a woman who was shot by federal agents in Chicago over the weekend after she allegedly rammed a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicle has claimed that body-camera footage captures one of the officers saying, Do something, bitch, before opening fire, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The shooting occurred on Saturday morning in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood, as immigration agents, at the behest of the second Trump administration, have been scouring Illinois's largest city for people to deport.
Speaking on Fox News Sunday morning, Noem took aim at the city's mayor, Brandon Johnson, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration's Ice raids and deployment of the national guard in Illinois, a measure he called unhinged and unhealthy. It's wrong, there should be consequences for that and for leaders that stand up and knowingly lie about the situation on the ground, Noem said. His city is a war zone and he's lying so that criminals can go in there and destroy people's lives.
The first thing I saw when I arrived at a protest site near the Broadview ICE facility was a pile of stuffed animals and a sign encouraging us to throw them at ICE vehicles while heckling the agents inside. This was not an official function of the protest. The demonstrations that have been held outside and around the Broadview detention facility - the central processing center for ICE's ongoing assault on Chicago, which
More importantly, it made the score 6-1 Cubs, with what looked like a lot of bad road ahead. The Mets hadn't exactly covered themselves in glory so far Tuesday night: David Peterson was terrible, looking again like a pitcher whose tank is on E, and didn't make it out of the second; Juan Soto misplayed a flyball into a two-run double; and Francisco Alvarez allowed two steals while concentrating on framing and/or looking for rulings on checked swings.
CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson was placed on injured reserve Saturday where he will be sidelined for a minimum of four games. Johnson, 26, dealt with a groin injury this summer that forced him to miss all of training camp, the preseason and Chicago's season opener against Minnesota. He returned in Week 2 at Detroit but exited the game in the second quarter after breaking up a pass.
Perez, 34, exited his last start early and clearly knew something was amiss. He delivered a pitch to Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday and quickly called for time before motioning for assistance from the training staff ( video link). He looked directly at his shoulder, shook his head in frustration while handing the ball to manager Will Venable, and immediately departed with trainer James Kruk.
That's because Chicago is just like us: big, urban, vibrant, and brown. This summer I visited the city where I always feel the flutter of familiarity. Let it be said: Chicago, like L.A., is Mexican as hell. Los Angeles may have more Mexican residents in total numbers, but in terms of who makes up each city's Latino population, Chicago is "as Mexican" as Los Angeles. Consider that about a third of Chicago is Hispanic or Latino, and roughly 73% of those people identify as Mexican. In Los Angeles, more than 45% are Latino, and about 71% of that population is Mexican, according to recent census data.
The Orioles reached out to Cubs VP of scouting Dan Kantrovitz about a possible interview for their general manager opening, according to 670 The Score's Bruce Levine. However, it appears as though Kantrovitz declined the offer, as he isn't looking to leave the Cubs organization. Kantrovitz has over 21 years of baseball operations experience, split over stints with the Cardinals, Athletics, and Cubs.
The move comes just one day after the Cubs recalled Caissie to the big league roster and optioned Alcantara to the minors. Caissie started yesterday's game against the Rays but exited the game after hitting his head against the outfield wall at Wrigley Field while making a catch.
Police said a group of suspects crashed a pick-up truck into the Louis Vuitton store on East Walton Street. Cellphone video from a witness captured the moment thieves rammed the vehicle into the luxury store. The video then shows a group of people dressed in dark clothing rush into the store and then run out with stolen items. The people are then seen getting into other vehicles that were either parked nearby or that pulled up.
FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. -- A suspect is dead after allegedly dragging an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with his vehicle in the west Chicago suburb of Franklin Park on Friday, ICE said in a statement. ICE said its officers were conducting "targeted law enforcement activity," and during a vehicle stop, a suspect resisted and tried to drive his vehicle into the arrest team.
After being largely overshadowed by Yoshinobu Yamamoto when he was posted for MLB clubs during the 2023-24 offseason, southpaw Shota Imanaga landed with the Cubs on a deal that has worked out well for Chicago so far. Imanaga was an All-Star and the fifth-place finisher in NL Cy Young voting during his first season, and this year he's chipped in a strong 3.21 ERA across his 22 starts.
Tucker has been dealing with calf discomfort for a week. He was lifted midway through last Tuesday's game and hasn't played since then. The Cubs kept him on the roster for what they initially believed would be a day-to-day issue. Tucker hasn't improved as quickly as they hoped, and he'll now be ruled out for at least another week. Teams can only backdate an injured list placement for a maximum of three days even if the player's last game action came before that.
In the midst of the team's winningest stretch in 2025, White Sox outfielder Will Robertson made a play that will go down among the best of the season. It came in a crucial moment, too. As the White Sox clung to a one-run lead in the bottom of the sixth, Detroit Tigers slugger Spencer Torkelson made hard contact with Davis Martin's sinker. If it weren't for Robertson, Torkelson would have hit his 29th home run of the season and tied the game.
Since that 2022 season, however, and since he's come to San Diego, Cease's production has been far from what almost won him the most valuable pitching award in baseball back then, with an ERA of 4.02 and a 21-22 record since making the move to the Padres. Despite his mediocrity over the past couple of seasons, Cease could still be a hot commodity come offseason free agency.