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Sportswriter brings 1908 Chicago Cubs to life in novel

— April 30, 2020

It was said by the late Waukegan newspaperman, Dan O’ Shea, that “Every reporter has one good book in them.” The lack of sports events during the pandemic has left a large hole…

Christmas comes to Wrigleyville
— November 24, 2019

The first ever Wrigleyville Christkindlmarket keepsake mug has launched and it’s a boot, to boot. “We’re excited about the boot coming back,” said Beth Cheverud of Chicago,…
Leavitt: We have met baseball’s enemy, and it is us
— May 8, 2019

I look up from my cell phone, and I see, walking slowly into the tavern, my cousin Yonkel Yossel, the oldest member of my extended family. He is a rare visitor to this area. “Sholem…
Adults with Down Syndrome realizing their potential
— October 22, 2018

Meet Angela – Her friends call her Angie. She’s been volunteering at Advocate Health Care for more than five years. Angie is a participant at our Adult Down Syndrome Center at Advocate…
New book takes a look at the hey-hey days of Wrigley Field vendors
— July 10, 2018

Such a sweet deal — Lloyd Rutzky made a mint selling frosty malts at Wrigley Field. Keeping detailed, down-to-the-penny financial records that would have made the late Yosh Kawano,…

WGN’s 72 seasons of baseball broadcasts fading to black
— September 20, 2019

“Childhood’s End” traditionally was known as title for a 1953 Arthur C. Clarke science fiction novel. But near the end of Sept. 2019, it more aptly applies to the conclusion of…
Advocate, Cubs surprise young fans with spring training trip
— February 18, 2019

What a way to spend a snowy school holiday. Kyrell Nodora, 11, of Lakemoor, a fifth-grader at Chauncey H. Duker School in McHenry, received an invitation of a lifetime on Feb. 18, an…
Cubs, Cardinals legends loom large at annual charity game
— August 5, 2018

It was a beautiful early August night at the Corn Crib in Normal for the annual Legends softball game, featuring several retired all-stars from the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis…