The Gary SouthShore RailCats have officially agreed on a deal to reunite with their All-Star Closer from last year’s campaign, Jacob Coats.

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****HIGHLY RECOMMENDED****  Now that the 2025/2026 season at Lyric Opera of Chicago has come to a close, it is the perfect time to reflect on the amazing number of diverse productions that were presented during General Director, President and CEO John Mangum's inaugural season in his new role. In hindsight, it appears that Lyric may have saved the best for last. "safronia" enjoyed an extremely spirited -- yet sadly brief -- run last week. Created by Chicago's first Poet Laureate, the immensely talented avery r. young, "safronia" quite literally blew the roof off of the venerable opera house during its world premiere there. 4 BIG SPOTLIGHTS

An exciting new work starred on stage recently at the Reva and David Logan Center at The University of Chicago.

Chicago Fire FC (5-3-2, 17 points) fell 3-2 against FC Cincinnati (4-4-3, 15 points) Saturday night at Soldier Field in Chicago. Forward Hugo Cuypers scored two goals for the third consecutive match, becoming the fastest player to reach 10 goals in a single season in Fire history.

The Gary SouthShore RailCats have officially announced their coaching staff for the 2026 season. Returning for his first full season as Manager is Jeff Isom, Chris Jacobs will serve as hitting coach for his second year, veteran coach Kent Willis will lead the pitching staff and joining the staff is bench coach and Assistant of Baseball Ops, Owen Reith.

Two individuals have been sentenced in separate cases involving serious child sex crimes, following coordinated investigative efforts and close collaboration with the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office.

Chicago Fire FC fell 2-1 against St. Louis CITY SC on Wednesday night at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Ill. With the result, Chicago is eliminated from the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Several Indiana State Police troopers assigned to the Lafayette District were recognized for their outstanding commitment to traffic safety during the Drive Sober 2025 Top Cop Awards, held April 27 at the Public Safety Center in Lafayette.

CHICAGO FIRE FC FACES ST. LOUIS CITY SC IN LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP ROUND OF 16 BEFORE HOSTING REMATCH WITH FC CINCINNATI AT SOLDIER FIELD