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A new Chicago baseball team is ready to hit the diamond

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As the Cubs and White Sox shape up for opening day in sunny Arizona, the city's inaugural "sportstainment" baseball team is fast-approaching its debut here at home. Come May 3, the Chicago Snowballs will put their spin — a la the Savannah Bananas — on America's pastime, a moment owners say already has thousands of fans on a waitlist to score tickets. A new Chicago baseball team is ready to hit the diamond Come May 3, the Chicago Snowballs will put their spin — a la the Savannah Bananas — on America's pastime, a moment owners say already has fans on a waitlist to score tickets. Read Story Related articles: Savannah Bananas leave an indelible mark on Chicago, from an emotional White Sox reunion to a Chance happening How the Harlem Globetrotters integrated the NBA © Copyright 2026 Chicago Tribune. All ...

St. Cabrini statue in place of ousted Columbus brings mixed reactions

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While the choice marks a resolution to a controversy marred by city politics, public debate and legal pushback, it's a complicated outcome for some Little Italy residents and local Italian Americans. The choice to replace an ousted Columbus statue in Chicago's Little Italy with a new statue of Italian-born St. Cabrini is a complicated outcome for some Little Italy residents and local Ital… St. Cabrini statue in place of ousted Columbus brings mixed reactions from neighbors in Little Italy The choice to replace an ousted Columbus statue in Chicago's Little Italy with a new statue of Italian-born St. Cabrini is a complicated outcome for some Little Italy residents and local Italian Americans. Read Story Related articles: Seeking to 'protect public safety,' Mayor Lori Lightfoot removes Christopher Columbus statues overnight from Chicago parks 'until further notice' ...

President Trump says Iran’s supreme leader has been killed

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead after a joint U.S. and Israeli bombardment.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, President Donald Trump said Saturday on social media. President Trump says Iran's supreme leader is dead after US strikes on Iranian military and governmental sites President Donald Trump said on social media that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead after a joint U.S. and Israeli bombardment, calling his passing "the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country." Read Story Related articles: Leading Illinois Democrats denounce President Donald Trump's military strikes in Iran...