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Friday Morning Swim Club canceled this summer
CHICAGO — The Friday Morning Swim Club at Montrose Harbor will not be returning in 2024 due to high permit costs. Organizers Nicole Novotny and Andrew Glatt made the announcement on Instagram Thursday, saying they failed to secure a permit deal with the city. The club founders said the city asked them to pay over […]
Golf Fans Sound Off After LIV Golf Announces Championship Will Be Held At Public Course Near Chicago
LIV Golf, a league that pays out millions if not billions of dollars to its golfers, is taking their championship to the distinguished, historic course of Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Haven't heard of it? That's because it's not up there with the well-known courses like Augusta National or TPC Sawgrass. It's actually "down there" with the "insert-nicest-public-golf-course-near-you-here." Yeah, LIV Golf has tapped a public golf course for their individual golf championship later this year. https://twitter.com/livgolf_league/status/1785308542934917349 Notice that they said "Chicago is the destination" in the post announcing the location of their tournament. In reality, Bolingbrook Golf Club is over an hour from...
Sox’s Nicky Lopez to host 16-inch softball Charity Classic in benefit of HS teammate who died from cancer
CHICAGO — When Nicky Lopez, a Naperville native, was traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago White Sox last offseason, he knew it was the perfect time to give back to his hometown community in benefit of a cause close to his heart, through a Chicago staple that was a childhood mainstay. Lopez and […]
Chicago Native Don Schumacher to be Honored During NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Joliet
Motorsports icon Don Schumacher will be honored during a trackside Celebration of Life ceremony when the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads to the Chicago area for the NHRA Route 66 Nationals, May 17-19. The late NHRA team owner and Funny Car pioneer privately battled lung cancer before succumbing to illness-related complications on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
State Week: The Chicago Bears stadium project gets a cool reception; A prison could move north
The Chicago Bears want to build a domed stadium along the city's lakefront near their current home of Solider Field. But the team wants government to chip in part of the cost. A meeting this weekwith the Pritzker Administration left the governor's key staff saying much of the project is a "non-starter.":
New England Revolution take road losing streak into matchup against the Chicago Fire
New England Revolution (1-7-1, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (2-4-4, 12th in the Eastern Conference) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Chicago -107, New England +254, Draw +266; over/under is 2.5 goals. BOTTOM LINE: The New England Revolution travel to the Chicago Fire looking to break a four-game road slide.
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