1892 – Cap Anson is quoted in the New York Clipper as saying that “I don’t care if they can’t field a little bit. In my experience I have found that a man can be taught to almost stop cannon balls, but it is a very difficult task to teach them to line ‘em out.” (2)

The Chicago Cubs have had a first-round pick every season since 1965, when Major League Baseball started the common draft era. Since then, the hope for Chicago is that each first-round pick pans out. But it certainly doesn’t work that way. For instance ...

Some Major League debuts take place after a player has climbed an organizational ladder amid the prospect hype machine, reaching the main stage with the spotlight fixed on their every move. Others fea

All the built-up anxiety from the miserable first half of the Bears game had dissipated, and angst over the Cubs’ lack of spending was mitigated. It was perhaps the greatest mood swing in Chicago history — and another reminder that keeping the faith in this town is easier said than done.

The Chicago Cubs earned an absolutely massive victory on Thursday night to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers and keep their season alive by forcing of fifth game in the National League Divisional Series. It's been a hard-fought series that Chicago has had to ...

Chicago Cubs. The year brought their first playoff appearance since 2020 and their first playoff series victory since 2017. Sammy

1993: Seven people — five employees and the couple that owned the restaurant — were killed inside Brown’s Chicken & Pasta at 168 W. Northwest Highway in Palatine.

Grading the trade between the Cubs and Marlins as Chicago adds Edward Cabrera while Miami sells high to fuel its rebuild.