A sixth-round draft pick out of Maryland in 1975, Avellini’s miraculous 37-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Latta with three seconds left beat the Chiefs 28-27 in 1977 and sparked a six-game winning streak that put the Bears in the playoffs for the first time since 1963.
As the Sun-Times has reported, the teams were set to join Stadium once their agreement with NBC Sports Chicago expires in October. On Saturday, The Athletic reported that the teams will partner with Standard Media Group, a company based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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A man was killed and another wounded in the shooting April 9 in the 6900 block of North Glenwood Avenue.
The White Sox mustered three hits against Sonny Gray and the Cards’ bullpen.
Vaughn, who slumped most of April, entered Friday’s game in St. Louis batting .308 in his previous six games.
The Cubs (19-14) and Alzolay need to find answers to his struggles.
If any longtime watchers of the Cubs and Brewers didn’t know which manager was in which dugout Friday at Wrigley Field, they might have assumed the hotshot with the richest contract ever for a big-league skipper was still on the visitors’ side.
On a mostly peaceful day, tensions briefly bubbled over when counter-protesters confronted the demonstrators at the university’s Edward Levi Hall. An altercation prompted campus police to respond.
Getting Steele back will be a boost to the Cubs’ rotation and bullpen alike.
Xavier Tate, 22, was seen wandering the Gage Park neighborhood for hours before confronting Huesca at his car in a driveway, officials disclosed Friday.
The 56th annual Special Olympics Spring Games start Monday at Dunbar Park and run through Friday.
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Some players in spring training complained about the fit and look. The white pants worn by some teams are see-through enough to clearly show tucked-in jersey tops.
La celebración de 10 días desafía la comercialización del Cinco de Mayo, con la esperanza de educar y enriquecer a los habitantes de Chicago sobre la cultura mexicana.
To cut costs and appease the two airlines footing much of the bill, Johnson proposed changing the order of construction. Work on the global terminal replacing Terminal 2 would be moved up, but the building of satellite concourses that would add passenger gates — but increase competition for United and American — would be delayed.
The 10-day long celebration leans into the commercialization of “Cinco de Mayo,” hoping to educate and enrich Chicagoans on Mexican culture.
Johann Moonesinghe, a tech entrepreneur and restaurant owner from Texas, has big plans for Etta
Are you sold on the Cubs’ Imanaga as a star? Are you buying Schriffen as the White Sox’ rookie play-by-play man?
Democrats and Gov. J.B. Pritzker framed the bill as an ethics measure that would take “backroom deals” out of the equation when choosing candidates. But Republicans described it as changing the rules in a game that’s already in play.
Supt. Larry Snelling said his department’s internal affairs investigators had “reached out to everybody” in its Oath Keepers probe.
When someone new to the “family” like John Schriffen tosses out directionless code words, like “haters,” to a rightfully sensitive and mistreated fan base, the outcome ain’t ever pretty.
The hugely popular Chicago event brought thousands of swimmers to Lake Michigan — but as the viral event grew, so did safety concerns.
SEIU Local 73 leadership and CPS agreed to a four-year contract that is highlighted by a base salary of $40,000, as well as at least 4% raises for workers across all four years. The agreement nows goes to its 11,000 union members for a vote.
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Also during his postgame media session, Beverley wouldn’t allow a particular reporter to ask a question after discovering that she didn’t subscribe to his podcast.
Officials responded about 8:45 p.m. to an apartment fire in the 6500 block of North Ashland Avenue.
Opening day of fishing on Wednesday was a delight and a chance to savor the bounty and wonders of Hennepin & Hopper Lakes at Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge.
Noem appears to have rather enjoyed herself executing her family dog. So much so that she followed up shooting the misbehaving pup with executing a rambunctious pet goat. There’s definitely something missing from her emotional tool kit.
Donald Trump’s infantile and unstable character is no laughing matter.
One in five adolescents experiences a major depressive episode each year. Adults must understand how to get kids help, according to the CDC.
An Indiana record yellow perch, green herons at Rosehill cemetery and finding morel mushrooms set against a Christopher Morel home run, noted in the Sun-Times used as a time stamp, are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
The Fire have been blanked in their last three games and haven’t scored since the 78th minute of their 2-1 victory against the Dynamo on April 6.
Another season of disappointment finally has executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas bagging “continuity” and looking to make bigger swings this summer. While trading Zach LaVine is priority number one, Vucevic is also expected to be shopped.
The Red Stars already have sold more than 16,000 tickets, with Wrigley expected to hold about 37,000 after necessary adjustments to turn it from a baseball field to a soccer pitch.
Waubonsie Valley’s Tyreek Coleman, Phillips’ EJ Horton, Lane Tech’s Dalton Scantlebury, Rolling Meadows’ Ian Miletic, Bolingbrook’s JT Pettigrew and Romeoville’s EJ Mosley are area talents looking to make big impression during key recruiting period.
Signing Frank Nazar for the final three games of the season is the latest example of Hawks GM Kyle Davidson’s eagerness to use up entry-level contract years as quickly as possible. Lukas Reichel’s contract negotiations this summer offer an example of why it might be a clever strategy.
He fed hungry steelworkers from the nearby U.S. Steel South Works plant, taking off just two days a year — Christmas and Thanksgiving. But his kids would join him and help out at the restaurant.
The action when an arrest was made in the killing of Officer Luis Huesca refects what’s done nationwide. “It’s a way of showing that even though the officer is not with us, he is having a part in the arrest of the person who killed them,” former police Supt. Phil Cline says.
The government this year acknowledged Agent Orange’s presence at 17 bases, but not others where evidence is mounting — including Fort Ord in California and, possibly, Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois.
Bet on it: There’s no consensus, but keep an eye out for Forever Young and the favorite, Fierceness.