The Chicago White Sox selected UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 pick of the MLB draft on Saturday.

A 6-foot-2 right-handed hitter, Cholowsky was a Golden Spikes finalist at UCLA and had a 1.088 OPS with 21 homers and 60 RBIs in his junior season. He was the Big Ten Player of the Year.

Donation Options Search Search Search Jason Wells and his family attempt to unclog the drains of his flooded street July 4 in the 7600 block of South Union Avenue in Auburn Gresham. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share This week’s top photo comes from visual journalist Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere.

The Chicago Bears have signed tight end Sam Roush to his rookie contract, and they now have all rookies under contract.

A potentially historic El Niño pattern is no longer just brewing in the Eastern Pacific – it is here. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has issued an El Niño Advisory, meaning El Niño conditions are officially present in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 11, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather record