As the United States turns 250 years old in 2026, CBS News Chicago is looking at how Chicago has influenced American sports. Chicago's first documented professional sports team was founded in 1870.

Crews are busy at Comiskey Park this week as they work on removing the old basketball and tennis courts. This marks the ...

SEATTLE — Neighbors in Seattle's Madison Park are rallying a last-ditch effort to call for the protection of a century-old Redwood slated to be cut down as early as Monday. The massive Redwood towers ...

SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for the suspects who fatally shot a 14-year-old boy in the head in Brooklyn late Friday evening. The deadly shooting happened just before midnight ...

CHICAGO — Nancy Faust is as synonymous with the Chicago White Sox as the team’s exploding scoreboard. Had things gone differently, however, then the team’s longtime organist might have instead led the ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Chicago Bears fans had an extra reason to celebrate the team's big ...

A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot just a mile away from his home Friday in Borough Park, according to police. Authorities say Johary Cantave, of Brooklyn, was shot in his head before midnight around ...