Tarik Skubal pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning, and Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in the opener of a weekend series between two of the majors' best teams.

The MLB-leading Detroit Tigers are anticipating a large crowd for their weekend series against the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs in Detroit.

Thursday, closing as a -149 moneyline favorite. They won 2 of 3 games in that series and have won 4 of their last 5 games. Chicago is 11-3 over its last 14 games and 6-2 on the road in that span. The Tigers lost to the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on the road Thursday,

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to plague the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, with multiple states under air quality alerts.

Wildfires are still raging in Canada, where there have been dozens of active fires, and over 33,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes.

An air quality alert is in effect until midnight Thursday for the Chicago area as Canadian wildfires continue, officials said. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air

She was one of an estimated 20 people were rounded up during surprise check-ins at the ICE Intensive Supervision Appearance Program offices in Chicago.

It was a chaotic scene in Chicago's South Loop on Wednesday, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other officers took several people into custody.

An attorney said individuals received a text telling them to appear for a routine case review, only to be detained shortly after.