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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 […]
Harold’s Chicken Snags Another Celebrity Fan in Hoopster Angel Reese
Ashok Selvam is the editor of Eater Chicago and a native Chicagoan armed with more than two decades of award-winning journalism. Now covering the world of restaurants and food, his nut graphs are super nutty. Harold’s Chicken, the chain that counts legions of fans, many in Chicago’s Black community, has...
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.
Running a 10k for the first time alongside my brothers
One of my favorite things about Mount Carmel, of which there are many, is that we have a lake about a mile away from our campus. While I don’t get to see the incredible skyline of Chicago or beautiful, blue waters of Lake Michigan everyday, the times I do are usually because of an MC event.
The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It's survived world wars and controversies of all kinds
As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch. The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across the finish line a length ahead in the 2015 Kentucky Derby.
Friday Morning Swim Club won’t return this summer
CHICAGO - Friday Morning Swim Club has come to an end. The hugely popular event brought thousands of swimmers to Montrose Harbor to jump into Lake Michigan at 7 a.m. on Fridays throughout the summer. But as the event spread on social media, and the number of participants grew, so...
From dawn to dusk: Inside the grit and camaraderie of the North Suburban Crew
CHICAGO - Meet the masters. They are a local rowing crew made up of women, who range in age from late 40s to late 60s. Kara Pellaton is a former triathlete and this will be her fourth season with the North Suburban Crew. "I got into this at the encouragement...
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.":
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