1759 – Earthquake in Safed, Palestine, kills hundreds. 1846 – Donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a winter camp. 1876 – Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (modern-day Bangladesh), killing over 200,000.

Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Jim McCormick, Ed Lennox, Bob Fisher, Fred Richards ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 23, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Servic) High temperature: 85 degrees (1963) Low temperature: 20 degrees (1981) Precipitation: 1.

Rachel Folden, who was the first female coach in Cubs' history, is leaving the organization, joining the Mets as their Double-A hitting coach. The post Rachel Folden leaving Cubs to join Mets as minor league hitting coach appeared first on Marquee Sports Network - Home of the Cubs,

2004: Democrat Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate. In defeating Republican Alan Keyes by the largest margin ever in a Senate contest in Illinois, the 43-year-old Obama became the only African American elected that year to the world’s most powerful legislative body and only the third since Reconstruction.

The Chicago Cubs are fighting for their playoff lives, and one of their stars is doing everything he can to keep them alive in this series against the Milwaukee Brewers. After being dominated in Games 1 and 2 at the hands of their hated rival, the Cubs ...

San Diego overcame the Windy City’s NL team — and plenty of hot air — on their way to a World Series appearance

It's the first postseason series win for the Milwaukee Brewers since 2018. They will now face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking homer in the fourth inning and William Contreras and Brice Turang also went deep as the ...

The Chicago Cubs batters have made opposing pitchers look phenomenal on the mound through five postseason games. While striking out more than 30 times in the NL Wild Card Round didn't hurt the Cubs from advancing in the 2025 MLB Playoffs, their 23 whiffs ...