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Sports Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Luis Robert Jr. is on the move. The White Sox traded the center fielder to the Mets for infielder Luisangel Acuña and minor-league right-handed pitcher
Truman Pauley on Tuesday, a source confirmed to the Tribune. The trade became official later Tuesday. Robert's name had been mentioned in trade speculation several times over the past couple of years. He remained with the team after last July's trade deadline passed. In November, the Sox exercised his $20 million club option, but the buzz about a possible trade remained. And Tuesday, it became a reality. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | Gov. JB Pritzker’s office signed a new $25,000 contract late last month with an outside attorney to continue advising the administration in negotiations with the Chicago Bears. | | | | | The Chicago Bears signed 14 players to futures contracts on Tuesday. These players will be with the team heading into 2026. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox traded center fielder Luis Robert Jr. to the New York Mets for Luisangel Acuña and a minor-league pitcher on Tuesday. | | | | | The Chicago Bulls tied a franchise record for total 3-pointers made in the game, sinking 25 as a collective. | | | | | The players on Indiana’s championship team will celebrate the feeling for quite a while. The passage of time will make it even sweeter. | | | | | The loss of Kylan Boswell, Illinois’ senior leader, is a blow to the No. 11 Illini just as their Big Ten schedule begins to ramp up. | | | |
