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Dirt bike showcase provides can't-miss lesson for West Side elementary students
Recess looked a little different on Wednesday for students at Genevieve Melody STEM Elementary School on the West Side. After all, it’s not every day that any students in Chicago get to watch dirt bike riders speed down their school’s street.
Pritzker 'not sure' if new Bears multibillion dollar stadium a priority for taxpayers
The Chicago Bears are hoping to greet expected first overall draft pick and Heisman trophy winner Caleb Williams with a new, domed stadium. Pushing a partially-taxpayer funded proposal through the end zone, however, will have to first clear those on the fence including Gov. JB Pritzker. The team, as expected,...
Report: White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf offers own money to help finance proposed new ballpark in the South Loop
CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox, like the Bears, have been exploring options for building a new stadium and how such a project wound be funded. With debate swirling this week over how much public money would be used to fund a new Bears stadium on Chicago’s lakefront, White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is apparently […]
Loyola defense sparks match-changing run in conquest of New Trier
How quickly — and dramatically — fortunes can change. Loyola Academy volleyball turned the tables on host New Trier just like that on Wednesday, April 24, in Winnetka, using an 8-0 run to steal the second set and then dominate the third for a 22-25, 25-18, 25-15 victory. Ramblers senior Jack Lopez said once the […] The post Loyola defense sparks match-changing run in conquest of New Trier appeared first on The Record.
Former NU football players win motion to consolidate Pat Fitzgerald lawsuit
Attorneys representing former Northwestern football players in their lawsuit against the University won a motion Tuesday to consolidate with former coach Pat Fitzgerald’s lawsuit for discovery purposes. Attorneys said in a statement that the goal is to avoid parties seeking the same information from repetitive sources and witnesses in...
Kits’ gymnast Van Leer wows the crowd and gathers the gold
The crowd grew silent and all eyes were on Erik Van Leer when he competed on parallel bars Wednesday night at Niles West. The same thing happened when he started his routine on horizontal bar. The Evanston junior isn’t just staking a claim as one of the best gymnasts in...
PFL’s 2024 regular season schedule resumes with ‘Moldavsky vs. Vassell 2’ on June 13
Professional Fighters League (PFL) wrapped up the first half of its regular season last week (Fri., April 19, 2024) in Chicago, Ill., and now the promotion has revealed the second phase ahead of the $1 million championships later this year. The action will resume on June 13, 2024, in Uncasville,...
Fresh Off PDRA Elite Top Sportsman Win, Glenn Butcher Eyes NHRA Pro Mod Debut at Chicago
Racers and fans who check the Top Sportsman entry list for the upcoming Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak Performance at Route 66 Raceway will likely notice a glaring omission: Doylestown, Ohio’s Glenn Butcher. Don’t worry, though. Butcher is on the entry list for Chicago, just in a different class. After more than 20 years of Top Sportsman competition, Butcher will make his NHRA Pro Mod debut at Route 66 on May 17-19.
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