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Rookie Drew Thorpe solid over 6⅓ innings and White Sox beat Marlins 3-2
MIAMI (AP) — Drew Thorpe threw 6⅓ innings of 1-run ball, Nicky López doubled twice and drove in two runs and the White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night. Luis Robert Jr. had two hits, two walks and two stolen bases for the White Sox, who won their first opening game of a road series this season. They were 0-14 before Friday.
Lombard Historical Society to host Saucy Tales Pub Crawl
On Thursday, July 18, the Lombard Historical Society is offering another “Saucy Tales of Little Orphan Annie Pub Crawl” that will visit four Lombard establishments between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. Participants will need tickets in advance and should arrive at the Carriage House at 23 W. Maple...
Naperville police offer July 18 college safety presentation for students and parents
As many new college freshmen are getting ready for move-in day on college campuses across the nation, the Naperville Police Department wants to be sure that parents are sending off their young adults with the necessary knowledge and skills to keep themselves and their property safe. Department personnel will present...
Joyce sets league mark, but Schaumburg Boomers suffer defeat
On a night when Jake Joyce set the Frontier League’s record for appearances, the Schaumburg Boomers suffered a 7-4 setback at the hands of the Gateway Grizzlies in the opener of a six-game road trip. Gateway scored single runs in each of the first two innings to take the...
Four days of music planned for annual ItascaFest July 11-14
For over three decades, the Itasca Lions Club, the Village of Itasca, and the Itasca Park District have partnered to bring the popular ItascaFest to the community. The annual festival with family-friendly activities, a car show, food, games, bingo, and live music returns on July 11-14 at Washington Park, a six-acre field behind the Itasca Park District.
Shane van Gisbergen is back in Chicago after his career-altering NASCAR Cup Series win a year ago
Shane van Gisbergen prefers the countryside to a big city, so Chicago isn't exactly his type of place. Except for the Windy City streets. He likes those a lot. Van Gisbergen is back in Chicago this weekend, the scene of his career-altering victory just over a year ago. The 35-year-old New Zealand native is entered in the Xfinity and Cup Series races on the downtown street course that remains a bit of an enigma for NASCAR drivers.
Spieth cuts it close at John Deere Classic; Streelman just barely survives
SILVIS, Ill. – Friday’s cut day at the John Deere Classic wasn’t pretty, but it produced some popular results. Jordan Spieth, a playoff champion at TPC Deere Run twice before skipping the Illinois’ only annual PGA stop the previous nine years, was below the projected cut line with six holes remaining in his second round. He made birdies at Nos. 14 and 17 to finish the first 36 holes at 6-under-par 136, meaning he’ll play in the two weekend rounds.
Taste of Westmont returns July 11-14 celebrating local and original talent
This year’s Taste of Westmont on July 11-14 will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Westmont Special Events nonprofit organization. The annual festival features live music on two stages, two beer tents, an all-ages carnival, food, a craft show, commercial vendors, kids activities, and fun for the whole family. Admission is free.
Blackhawks’ shopping spree carries goal of getting better
The Blackhawks had a hectic week of roster adjustments. They added seven free agents, traded for a couple more veterans, made eight draft picks, and hosted a no-skate summer camp featuring select prospects. Let's try to sort it all out. For starters, general manager Kyle Davidson was direct when asked...
‘There’s a lot of NASCAR fans in the suburbs’: Brad Keselowski on growing the fan base, ahead of Chicago street race
It’s an unconventional sports marketing sponsorship in an unconventional stock car race: Brad Keselowski will be behind the wheel of the No. 6 Ford Mustang — complete with Elk Grove Village’s “Makers Wanted” decals — during the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on Sunday. Not...
Woodstock Folk Festival is celebrating 39 years of building community through music
The Woodstock Folk Festival, now in its 39th year, returns on Sunday, July 21, featuring local, national, and international musicians who perform in a variety of styles. It will be noon to 6 p.m. on the historic Square in Woodstock. This year, performers from California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, Washington,...
The U.S. will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine that could be used to treat bird flu in people, as concern grows about cases in dairy cows across the country, federal officials announced Tuesday. Moderna already has a bird flu...
Justin Steele pitches a 2-hitter for his first career complete game as Cubs beat Angels 5-1
Justin Steele pitched a 2-hitter for his first career complete game, Seiya Suzuki homered and the Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Friday. Steele (1-3) dazzled in his first victory in 13 starts this season. The left-hander threw 95 pitches, striking out seven and walking two, while lowering his ERA from 3.20 to 2.95.
USA Basketball men’s Olympic team arrives for camp in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — There's something that Kobe Bryant once said that has stuck with U.S. men's Olympic basketball coach Steve Kerr and seems especially important now. It was about how other nations have made big strides in basketball, how the gap between the rest of the world and the U.S. is closing and how that's been a great thing for the NBA. And Bryant's response, paraphrased, was basically, "so what?"
Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz comes back to beat Frances Tiafoe in the third round
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz found himself pushed to a Grand Slam fifth set again, this time at Wimbledon, this time against good pal Frances Tiafoe. And as he usually does under such circumstances, no matter how much trouble he might have been in, Alcaraz surged to the finish. Avoiding...
Huntley church to offer fellowship and fun at new member reunion
On Sunday, July 14, Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church is hosting a new member reunion from noon to 2 p.m. at the church, 10805 Main St. in Huntley. “We invite our new church members, who joined us from 2022 to present, to attend our new member reunion for an afternoon of filled with fun, fellowship and a lunch,” said Donna Kelly, director of Connections Ministry. “The main dish will be provided, and we are asking our new member guests to bring side dishes and desserts.”
Geneva’s Viking ship gets VIP visitor
Norway's President of the Storting, or parliament, Masud Gharahkhani was quick to admit that he doesn’t look like your typical Viking when he visited Geneva Friday. The Iranian-born and Norwegian-naturalized Gharahkhani, whose position is akin to the speaker of the House in the United States, is traveling through the Midwest to learn more about local politics, issues and culture in middle America before a NATO summit in Washington D.C. on Monday, July 8.
John Stamos makes guest appearance with The Beach Boys in Elk Grove Village
Almost four decades to the day John Stamos first played with The Beach Boys during a Fourth of July concert at the Washington Monument, the actor and musician took the stage with the band as a special guest Thursday night in Elk Grove Village. “Discord is at an all-time high...
DuPage Senior Citizens Council receives $12,000 Community Impact Grant from DuPage Foundation
The DuPage Senior Citizens Council in Lombard recently received a $12,000 grant through DuPage Foundation’s Community Impact grant program to help support social engagement programs for local seniors. The DuPage Foundation awarded nearly $940,000 to 52 DuPage County not-for-profit organizations. Thanks to additional donations from DuPage Foundation’s donors and...
Schaumburg finds site near Woodfield for temporary village hall, permanent police station
Schaumburg trustees Tuesday plan to authorize the purchase of an office building near Woodfield Mall to serve as first a temporary village hall and then the site of a new police station as both of the current facilities are replaced. The property at 1000 Woodfield Road will cost the village...
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