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Although Fed officials agreed that the state of the US economy should warrant a lift-off of the interest rates, they believed that it was a risky move in the context of a lagging inflation and a weak world economy.

Braves right-hander Matt Wisler (5-4) lasted less than three innings in his 12th career appearance and suffered his second straight loss. Chicago ranks 11th with 123 home runs.

The Seattle Mariners (57-67) snapped their 3-game losing streak this afternoon against the Chicago White Sox (58-64) at Safeco Field.

The Cubs (70-51) have won 11 of 13 at home, clubbing 19 homers and averaging 7.0 runs in the last seven. Hammel is 1-4 with a 6.37 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his career against the Braves. It’s Wrigley Field, ” Maddon said. “I’ve never seen a park where the...

Pierzynski gave the Braves the lead with a two-run single and after Wood struck out Adonis Garcia (who, incidentally, is the first big-league player named “Adonis” since 1897, when Adonis Terry retired – from Cap Anson’s Cubs), Swisher homered again,...

There was one slightly sour note in this one; Bryant got hit his second time up, after the Cubs had hit three total home runs. “They’re homers, that’s the way the ballpark plays”.

“To be able to go through this whole thing together does help, from the sense that (the pressure) is spread out”, Maddon said Sunday, when the Cubs lost 3-1 in the series finale against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Montero was angry after failing to stop a wild pitch that allowed the Milwaukee Brewers to score a tying run with two outs in the ninth inning on Wednesday night. Haren, seeking his first win with Chicago, pitched into the sixth inning and produced...

While everyone knows pitcher wins aren’t the measure of the man, the Cubs offense has kept opposing starters to 0-10 over the last 12 games.

“It’s incredible, isn’t it?” he said.

The 2016 NFL Draft will be held in Chicago for the second straight year, and the focus will be on the things that most folks enjoyed so much this past spring. Apparently the NFL was so impressed with how things went that rather than moving it to different cities, the league has...

As indicated by CSN Chicago, the NFL Draft resulted in an economic spike of $100 million. NFL Network reports that it will be announced that the 2016 draft will take place in Chicago. Rapoport also said the fan engagement that “Draft Town” provided could be expanded...

The Auditorium Theater in Chicago was the site this spring of the first NFL draft held outside New York since 1964.

The prosecutor in the Sandra Bland death investigation said Monday he has appointed an outside group of lawyers to review the evidence in the case to ensure that Waller County remains “an open book”.

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw has confirmed he will testify at the hearing, along with Limestone County Sheriff Dennis Wilson, who has for years voiced concerns about problems facing Texas jails.