Chicago Cubs top prospect Matt Shaw heads into spring training in a position that any player without an established role wants: a legitimate chance to make the opening-day roster.

Chicago Cubs owner Thomas Ricketts is no stranger to criticism from fans, but he likely didn’t expect to be called out by a six-year-old.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 27, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service,

The Chicago Cubs have made a big move to bolster the back end of their bullpen. They acquired veteran reliever Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros on Sunday, sources confirmed to the Tribune. Pressly waived his no-trade clause to accept a move to Chicago.

For a team in a market like Chicago and with the revenue streams the Cubs have, their projected payroll doesn’t strike a lot of fans as enough.

Pressly will waive his no-trade clause to facilitate the move, and Houston will send money to help cover his $14 million salary, the sources said.

Chicago Cubs fans, and really baseball fans around the league, were devastated over the weekend in the wake of some moves for the defending World Series champio

The Chicago Cubs have had a very busy offseason, but there is still work to do if they truly want to compete in the National League.  After winning 83 games the

The Houston Astros are finalizing their deal to send 2019 and 2021 All-Star closer Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The Seattle Mariners American League West foes, the Houston Astros, dealt their 12-year veteran reliever to the National League.

With CC Sabathia heading into Cooperstown, take a look back at the 2008 season finale that launched the Brewers into the playoffs.