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Simone Biles Facing Backlash for Controversial Outfit at Husband's Preseason Game
All-time great gymnast Simone Biles was at Soldier Field on Saturday afternoon to support her husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens. Owens spent the first four years of his NFL career with the Houston Texans before joining the Green Bay Packers for the 2023 season. Following his year in ...
Angel Reese's Pregame Behavior Taking Heat After Brutal Shooting Performance
Angel Reese turned heads before Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Sparks as her pregame outfit captured viral attention. But the Chicago Sky forward's struggles from the field in the 90-85 win brought a new round of scrutiny to her focus on fashion. Reese arrived at the August 17 game ...
White Sox set absolutely embarrassing record
The Chicago White Sox’s miserable 2024 season continues to sink to depths no other teams have fallen to before. On Saturday, the White Sox lost to the Astros in a 6-1 affair at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. The result marked the White Sox’s 27th defeat over their last 30 contests. The August 17... The post White Sox set absolutely embarrassing record appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Workers from Chicago’s South and West sides make up only 20% of construction labor for DNC
Residents of Chicago’s South and West sides make up only 20% of the construction workforce for the Democratic National Convention, the convention’s organizers revealed this week, even after extensive efforts to diversify and engage with underserved neighborhoods. In total, 46% of construction workers hired for the convention are from Chicagoland, with the majority coming from the North Side of ...
Felon arrested for trying to shoot security guard outside Antioch bar
UNINCORPORATED ANTIOCH, Ill. — A felon was arrested after trying to shoot a security guard outside of a bar in Unincorporated Antioch, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. 37-year-old Ronald X. Owens was arrested and later charged Saturday with Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon (Class 3 felony), two counts of […]
ESPN analyst's recent declaration involving the Chicago Bears might be wildest yet
Dan Orlovsky of ESPN is making waves again. This time among the fans of the NFC North. Orlovsky recently gave his rankings of which teams in the NFC North he believes have the best receiver group. He noted that he included the tight ends in his rankings. Even with the tight ends included, his rankings are completely wild. It isn't often you see Chicago Bears fans, Detroit Lions fans, and Minnesota Vikings fans team up on social media, but that is exactly what happened regarding Orlovsky's rankings.
Brixmor Begins $53M Redevelopment of Westridge Court
Brixmor Property Group has begun work on a $53 million redevelopment of Westridge Court, a shopping center located in Naperville. The project will rebrand the 91,000-square-foot site as Block 59, and the plans call for the demolition of an underutilized two-story building to make way for a restaurant and entertainment district with an event plaza. The open-air project will include The Cheesecake Factory, Yard House, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Shake Shack, and Stan’s Donuts, alongside additional multi-tenant outparcels with Piccolo Buco by Cooper’s Hawk, First Watch, Velvet Taco, Crisp & Green, and Fresh Fin.
Prairie School kindergarten-turned-home hits the market in Brookfield
In the early 1900’s the near-west suburbs of Chicago were a hotbed of architectural innovation. Young Frank Lloyd Wright was designing homes in and around his Home and Studio in Oak Park and his studio nurtured the talents of many prominent architects and designers. One of Wright’s grandest designs,...
White Sox announcers were hilariously unaware of tradition in road city
During Friday’s game between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros, Chicago announcers John Schriffen and Gordon Beckham shared a story about being unaware of one of Houston’s traditions. The singing of Take Me Out to the Ball Game during the seventh-inning stretch is a staple across baseball. Different teams have other customs around that. Read more... The post White Sox announcers were hilariously unaware of tradition in road city appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Robert homers twice on 4-hit night, lowly White Sox end Astros' streak with 5-4 victory
HOUSTON (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. homered twice and had a season-high four hits along with four RBIs in the Chicago White Sox’s 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night. “They’ve been fighting really hard,” Chicago interim manager Grady Sizemore said. “I told them these last five games or so, they have been playing great and just to keep it up and good things will happen and they showed up again tonight and really battled and fought hard.” The majors-worst White Sox (30-93) won for the second time in four games, snapping the AL West-leading Astros’ season-best winning streak at eight games. “This was a pretty big game for us,” White Sox starter Garrett Crochet said. “With not ... any playoff aspirations, I think that one of our MOs is well let’s screw it up for everyone else and we knew that the Astros were on the heater. So this one definitely feels good.”
Former Mayor Richard Daley expected to be in Chicago for DNC but keeping it ‘low key’
When Chicago last hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1996, then-Mayor Richard M. Daley was the king of the city as he welcomed delegates, gave speeches all around town and did all he could to show that Chicago was ready for prime time. “In this city of the century, one person has brought together visitors from across the nation and around the world. They have found not only a city ...
VIDEO: Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever Took Savage Shot At Angel Reese Following Her Rough Night
Indiana Fever must’ve hired a new social media person because their most recent post, clearly directed at Angel Reese, truly showed no chill. Angel Reese looked her usual self as he posted yet another double-double stat line in Chicago Sky’s blowout 85-65 loss to the Phoenix Mercury. Looking...
County opens mothballed courtrooms, trains 57 judges in preparation for ‘mass arrests’ during Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — Exactly how much trouble are officials expecting with the arrival of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week? Quite a lot, it seems. The Circuit Court of Cook County has dusted off two rooms at a mothballed courthouse that will operate 16 hours a day to handle mass arrests. And cops who’ve been ordered to testify in ongoing cases have been rescheduled so they can stay on the streets through August 30.
Daylight saving time, first day of fall: Here's what to know as autumn inches closer
With the start of fall just over a month away, many are wondering about the end of another milestone: daylight saving time. The bi-annual switching of the clocks will once again return, marking the end of daylight saving time in Illinois, but not until much later in the season. Here's...
Illinois gives local governments ability to ‘bypass’ referendum requirements
(The Center Square) – At least four initiatives coming out of the Illinois General Assembly in the last two years waive the referendum requirements that local authorities traditionally have had to follow to spend tax dollars. Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed into law Senate Bill 464, which allows the North Chicago School District the ability to make school renovations without going to referendum. Generally, school districts need direct voter approval...
Governor Pritzker Announces Record Tourism Growth in 2023
CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Office of Tourism announced Illinois welcomed 112 million domestic and international visitors who spent $47 billion in 2023 – an increase of 1 million visitors and $3 billion in spending from 2022, according to data provided by Tourism Economics. This surge in tourism also led to a new all-time high in hotel tax revenue figures in FY24, totaling $322 million —a 4.5% increase over the previous record set in FY23.
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