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Meghan Montemurro
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Cubs beat writer at The Chicago Tribune. Previously: The Athletic. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumna.
The Cubs have extended qualifying offers to Kyle Tucker and Shota Imanaga.

The QO is worth $22.025 million for the 2026 season.

While Tucker will obviously decline his, Imanaga faces an interesting decision.
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The Cubs have agreed with RHP Colin Rea on a one-year contract with a club option for 2027.

The 40-man roster currently stands at 27 players.
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Cubs have traded reliever Andrew Kittredge to the Orioles for cash considerations.

Kittredge, who the Cubs acquired from Baltimore at the trade deadline, had a $9 million club option for 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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ICE pushes Chicago restaurants in immigrant neighborhoods into survival mode: ‘We are dying a slow death’
ICE pushes Chicago restaurants in immigrant neighborhoods into survival mode: ‘We are dying a slow death’
The Tribune spoke to several restaurant owners about the impact of immigration enforcement on their businesses and on diners. The blow to foot traffic is widespread across the city, but was felt mo…
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November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
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Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Cubs have 3 Gold Glove award winners:

CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (1st)
2B Nico Hoerner (2nd)
LF Ian Happ (4th consecutive)
November 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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COLSTON LOVELAND TD FOR THE BEARS
November 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Bears allowing 15 points in 49 seconds plus failing to recover the onside kick is something.
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The MLB offseason is officially underway. These 10 Cubs are now free agents: Kyle Tucker, Willi Castro, Aaron Civale, Brad Keller, Drew Pomeranz, Taylor Rogers, Carlos Santana, Mike Soroka, Caleb Thielbar and Ryan Brasier
November 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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NEWS: Trump administration’s Chicago immigration raids are coming to a city near you as Homeland Security sidelines old ICE leadership. “What we’re seeing now is what the rest of the nation can expect. This is the new model.” Our story on what that means www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/b...
Border Patrol’s strong-arm tactics are the new norm in Chicago as Trump moves to sideline ICE leadership
“What we’re seeing now is what the rest of the nation can expect,” said Fred Tsao, senior policy counsel at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto:

First pitcher to win 3 games in a single World Series since 2001 Randy Johnson

First pitcher with 3 road wins in a single WS

4th P to win G6+7 in a WS, joining ‘01 Johnson, 1946 Harry Brecheen, 1925 Ray Kremer — FIRST to do it on road
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The level of adrenaline I feel right now watching this Game 7
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November 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Miguel Rojas homers and it's a new ball game in Toronto, 4-4
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Postseason baseball is awesome, Game 7s are amazing — holy cow!
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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With the Dodgers forcing a Game 7, we now have 7 series that have gone the full distance this postseason

That’s two more than in any other single postseason

(And yes, there are more series these days, but 7 has been possible since ‘95 and in ‘81)
November 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I’d be feeling sick right now if I’m the Blue Jays or a Toronto fan with how that bottom of the 9th played out. But Game 7s are awesome and it’s fun that’s how the World Series will be decided
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November 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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BASEBALL
November 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Penny says, “Yeehaw! Happy Halloween!” 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Holy s*** what a goal from André Burakovsky, between the legs in traffic
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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A federal judge reminded Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino of the public's Constitutional right to protest his actions and ordered him to come into court every day. Read Jason Meisner on today's remarkable court hearing as masked federal agents continue raiding Chicago neighborhoods
October 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Video from today's first gas attack.

Saturday morning in Chicago.
October 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Nico Hoerner, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker are NL Silver Slugger award finalists at their respective positions.

The NL winners will be announced Nov. 6.

NL 2B: Hoerner, Brice Turang, Ketel Marte

NL OF: PCA, Tucker, Corbin Carroll, Juan Soto, Kyle Stowers, James Wood
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Cubs President Jed Hoyer and the front office know they must build off this season and not let it be a one-off playoff appearance.

@mmontemurro.bsky.social reporting from Wrigley Field.
‘We didn’t reach all of our goals’: 4 Chicago Cubs takeaways from Jed Hoyer’s 2025 season wrap-up
Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer and the front office know they must build off this season and not let it be a one-off playoff appearance.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM