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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 15h

Nicor's record-breaking $314M rate hike request should be cut by a third, ICC staff says chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-aff...

Nicor's record-breaking $314M rate hike request should be cut by a third, ICC staff says

The suburban natural gas supplier says a massive hike is needed for critical infrastructure work.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois sues Trump over National Guard deployment chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

Illinois sues Trump over National Guard deployment

The lawsuit comes hours after a federal judge in Oregon barred Trump from deploying federalized members of the any National Guard troops under Trump's command to Oregon.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 6d

Bears stadium by the numbers: Clock ticking on team’s drive for Arlington Heights dome chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadiu...

Bears stadium by the numbers: Clock ticking on team’s drive for Arlington Heights dome

More than $855 million in taxpayer money will be needed to prep the old Arlington International Racecourse site for a stadium. But the team argues it'll boost the economy for generations to come.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 8d

White Sox shake up coaching staff after 60-102 season chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

White Sox shake up coaching staff after 60-102 season

Pitching coach Ethan Katz and hitting coach Marcus Thames are out from manager Will Venable's staff, along with catching coach Drew Butera.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 9d

Shane Smith dominates Nats as White Sox take hope from 102-loss season into 2026 chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Shane Smith dominates Nats as White Sox take hope from 102-loss season into 2026

The Sox' hopes for the future were on display in a season-closing loss on Sunday. But another triple-digit-loss season doesn't get much easier to swallow.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 9d

White Sox outfielder Michael A. Taylor announces retirement before final game at Nationals Park chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

White Sox outfielder Michael A. Taylor announces retirement before final game at Nationals Park

The Gold Glove-winning Lake Forest native and World Series champion called it a career at the ballpark where it started for him.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 10d

Sean Burke caps up-and-down season with career-high 10 strikeouts in White Sox' loss to Nats chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Sean Burke caps up-and-down season with career-high 10 strikeouts in White Sox' loss to Nats

After the Sox' Opening Day starter got demoted to Triple-A, the towering righty has shown flashes of the potential that's keeping him in their long-term plans.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 10d

Colson Montgomery racks up big moments as rookie year winds down: 'He’s a dude' chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Colson Montgomery racks up big moments as rookie year winds down: 'He’s a dude'

After a dicey start to his season, the 23-year-old shortstop is powering his way to even bigger expectations on the South Side.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 10d

Rain delays start of White Sox game at Nationals chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Rain delays start of White Sox game at Nationals

Officials didn't have an estimated start time as steady rain moved through the nation's capital.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 11d

Colson Montgomery's ninth-inning homer bails out awful White Sox bullpen in 10-9 laugher over Washington chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Colson Montgomery's ninth-inning homer bails out awful White Sox bullpen in 10-9 laugher over Washington

The Sox coughed up a seven-run lead on an ugly night in the nation's capital.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 11d

Davis Martin steps up as mentor in first full season on rebuilding White Sox pitching staff chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Davis Martin steps up as mentor in first full season on rebuilding White Sox pitching staff

Sometimes dominant, usually reliable and always welcoming in the Sox clubhouse, the 28-year-old righty is proving his value into the next stage of the team's rebuild.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 12d

Umpires confiscate White Sox reliever Tyler Gilbert's glove for being 'just a little too sticky' chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Umpires confiscate White Sox reliever Tyler Gilbert's glove for being 'just a little too sticky'

The lefty was allowed to stay in Thursday's game with a different mitt because umps couldn't tell if Gilbert's usual glove had an illegal substance on it.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 12d

White Sox, who suffered loss No. 101 tonight against the Yanks, hope starter Jonathan Cannon can turn page from brutal second half chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

White Sox hoping starter Jonathan Cannon can turn page from brutal second half

While the Sox face major rotation questions heading into 2026, the 25-year-old right-hander says he has positives to take away into the offseason and spring training.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 12d

White Sox' top pitching prospect Noah Schultz embraces growing pains chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

White Sox' top pitching prospect Noah Schultz embraces growing pains

The 6-10 Oswego East product had a rocky third year in the Sox' minor-league system, but he hopes a season of rest for a nagging knee injury could propel him to the big leagues next year.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 13d

Rookie All-Star Shane Smith fuels hope as White Sox lock up another 100-loss season chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Rookie All-Star Shane Smith fuels hope as White Sox lock up another 100-loss season

The Rule 5 Draft pick has been one of the brightest spots of another dark rebuilding year on the South Side.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 13d

Mike Tauchman, done for season, wants to stick with rebuilding White Sox: 'I like the direction' chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Mike Tauchman, done for season, wants to stick with rebuilding White Sox: 'I like the direction'

In an injury-plagued campaign, the Palatine native was still one of the Sox' top offensive producers as well as a vital veteran presence.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 14d

Yankees punch ticket to postseason against Sox; Benintendi done for season chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Achilles injury ends another slog of a season for White Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi

Benintendi, who ended the year with a strong month at the plate, figures to be around for the next stage of the Sox' rebuild whether the front office likes it or not.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 14d

Young White Sox clubhouse brings experience to MLB’s robo-ump future — but like fans, they’re split chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

Young White Sox clubhouse brings experience to MLB’s robo-ump future — but like fans, they’re split

A roster packed with rookies has gotten a minor-league taste of the Automated Ball/Strike system that will be implemented in the majors next year. Is it good for the game? Depends on who you ask.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 20d

Suspect in custody after shooting at southwest suburban state lawmaker’s home chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...

Suspect in custody after shooting at southwest suburban state lawmaker’s home

Authorities didn't identify a motive for the shooting, which did not injure state Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel, D-Shorewood, or her family.

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 21d

Pritzker slams feds' silence on fatal ICE shooting in Franklin Park chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Pritzker slams feds' silence on fatal ICE shooting in Franklin Park

"This is the most unusual situation I've seen in my entire lifetime," the governor said Monday of what appears to be the first fatal shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent this y...

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Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 22d

Federal agents make immigration arrests in West Chicago and at West Side courthouse chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Federal agents make immigration arrests in West Chicago and at West Side courthouse

Up to 16 people were reportedly taken into custody in the west suburb while two people were arrested near the courthouse.

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Elvia Malagón @elviamalagon.bsky.social · 25d

Gov. JB Pritzker signs executive order to protect COVID-19 vaccine access for Illinois residents under RFK Jr., w/ @mitchtrout.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/...