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Suburban family organizes music festival to thank community for support after hit-and-run
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — A family in Waukegan hosted a music festival this weekend after community support helped their nephew recover from a horrific hit and run accident. The family wants the festival to raise money to help others facing similar challenges. Dan Sivia organized the festival. “Three years ago...
Cubs manager calls out ESPN reporter
The Chicago Cubs were able to win their first game since the All-Star break on Sunday in a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. But despite this, Cubs manager Craig Counsell had to answer one question in particular from ESPN reporter Jesse Rogers that was quite critical, leading to a testy interaction between the two. Read more... The post Cubs manager Craig Counsell gets into testy postgame interaction with ESPN reporter appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Hoerner's bases-loaded walk in the 10th gives the Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks
CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner doubled and scored the tying run in the ninth inning, then walked with the bases loaded in the 10th to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Chicago entered the ninth with just one hit before Hoerner sparked the late rally as the Cubs avoided the sweep. “I don’t like to change my at-bats too much in the late opposition, but you do know that if you get on base, you’ve got the guys on our team who have had our best at-bats right behind you, and I have a lot of trust in them,” Hoerner said. ”(Michael) Busch has been so consistent for a long time now, Seiya (Suzuki) as well, so a lot of trust in them and I felt like they had a great chance to try and win the game.” Cubs All-Star pitcher Shota Imanaga had a career-high 10 strikeouts and gave up two hits over seven innings, including a home run to Eugenio Suárez.
Bears QB Caleb Williams Goes Viral For Incredible Training Camp Pass
On Saturday, the Chicago Bears started their 2024 NFL training camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois. This marked rookie quarterback Caleb Williams' first training camp action of his NFL career. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft has high expectations going into his rookie season. ...
Bears Get Big Injury News on Key Playmaker After Second Practice
The Chicago Bears were one of the several teams across the league starting training camp this week. There’s a lot of excitement surrounding the Bears this coming season as they’ve made a ton of moves to bolster their offense. For starters, Chicago added Gerald Everett, and D’Andre Swift in free agency and acquired Keenan Allen in a trade from the Los Angeles Chargers.
CAM’RON SURPRISES BY SAYING THIS MIDWEST CITY ‘MAY HAVE THE BEST LYRICISTS’
Cam’ron’s recent comments on the city of Chicago and its rap scene have sparked a conversation within the hip-hop community. The Dipset icon’s praise for the Midwest city’s lyricists has surprised many fans, as Chicago is not typically the first city that comes to mind when discussing rap hotspots.
Over a year in office, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign coffers still buoyed by unions
Since his election as mayor of Chicago in April last year, Brandon Johnson has raised $2.6 million, nearly half of which has come from a variety of labor organizations — some of them key backers from his election campaign, others that came around afterward. The progressive first-term mayor’s continued reliance on union support is no surprise after his campaign was mostly bankrolled by major ...
MLB Rumors: Cubs create trade war, Cardinals ideal addition, Skubal-Yankees
The MLB trade deadline is coming quicker than we could have imagined. There has been very little action up to this point, with a few players being dealt, but nothing overwhelmingly exciting. That could change quickly, though. Over the next week or two, the deadline should really heat up. Stars...
Bears Pro Bowler Sends Stern Message To Rest Of His Team
Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson is sick of his team's "upside" label. Johnson got real with reporters during the Bears' Saturday practice at Halas Hall. Despite some positive buzz emanating from Chicago's revamped roster, Johnson doesn't think anything has changed just yet. The ...
Jennifer Hudson surprises fans at Common's concert for Millennium Park 20th anniversary celebration
Millennium Park is still being celebrated this weekend as the can't miss attraction in Chicago turned 20 years old this week.The city continued its four-day celebration on Saturday, with Chicago music artist Common performing a concert with the Grant Park Orchestra.Jennifer Hudson also made a surprise appearance, delighting fans in the packed crowd.The concert started at 7:30 p.m. at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Most reserved spots appeared to be sold out ahead of the show.Lawn seating for the concert was free, and many fans had lined up to get into the venue well before the show got underway. The event...
Jonathan Toews issues a message to Blackhawks fans for first time in years
A couple seasons ago, Jonathan Toews retired as the Captain of the Chicago Blackhawks. But that doesn't stop the love the Hawks fans have for Toews, and the love Toews has for the city. During his time in Chicago, Toews brought home three Stanley Cups, in 2010 beating the Philadelphia...
Spark Glows for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Steve Stryker and Andréa Schwartz; Dina and Rick Lieber, and Laura Schwartz. Spark, the dazzlingly successful annual event recently raised more than $4.3 million for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, proving once again the incandescent power and hope of this great Chicago institution. Ranked Number One for 33 years in a row by the US News and World Report, it is the choice of patients from around the world for acute rehabilitation and its mission to treat the whole patient, both physically and mentally.
Firework Explosion Destroys Little Library in Indiana Park
Highland, IN – A little library was destroyed for the third time Saturday morning in an apparent Fireworks explosion. According to the Highland Police Department,on Saturday morning, officers were dispatched to Brantwood Park following reports of property damage. At approximately 12:24 a.m., officers arrived at the corner of Lincoln Street and Woodward Avenue to find that an unknown individual or group had used a large firework to blow up the “Little Library” located at the corner. The explosion resulted in the total destruction of the library, with debris and books scattered across the area.
Hard Rock Casino and The Urban League Establish IUN Scholarship
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana and The Urban League of Northwest Indiana have united to support local high school graduates in their pursuit of earning a degree from Indiana University Northwest. Through the partnership, graduates of any Gary-based high school are eligible to receive the “Do Well by Doing Good”...
As the attorney general’s deadline passes, most of Indiana’s ‘sanctuary cities’ appear unfazed
As the attorney general’s deadline passes, most of Indiana’s ‘sanctuary cities’ appear unfazed. Although the July 1 deadline that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita set has passed, only one of four municipalities threatened with legal action if they did not rescind what he called their “illegal sanctuary city” policies appears to have made changes to comply.
'The Deliverance,' inspired by an infamous Indiana haunting, hits Netflix next month
"The Deliverance," a film directed by Lee Daniels and loosely based on one of Indiana's most notorious supernatural cases, will be released in theaters and on Netflix next month. The film — which stars Andra Day, Glenn Close, Mo'Nique, Omar Epps and Caleb McLaughlin (whom you'll recognize from "Stranger Things,"...
Multi-Jurisdiction Pursuit Nets Arrest of Suburban Chicago Man
Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies, Jacksonville Police, and Greene County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man near Interstate 72 and the Morton Avenue after a multi-county high speed chase. West Central Joint Dispatch received a report of Greene County Sheriff’s Deputies in pursuit of a red Dodge Dakota truck at...
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