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Mike Downey, decorated sports writer and former Chicago Tribune columnist, dies at 72
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMike Downey, a longtime sports writer who wrote the Chicago Tribune’s “In the Wake of the News” column from 2003 to 2008, died Wednesday in California at ...
Afternoon Briefing: Appellate Court backs CPS’ decision not to renew Urban Prep charter
Chicago Tribune· 45 minutes agoJust days before Urban Prep Academy’s graduation, the institution was dealt a blow by an Appellate...
Column: With Chicago Cubs in a familiar swoon, can they escape the summertime blues with another...
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoSummer rerun season is upon us, which means Chicago baseball fans are being force-fed the same...
Cubs set for first appearance on Roku, new home of ‘MLB Sunday Leadoff’
Chicago Sun-Times· 1 day agoThe Cubs will make their first appearance Sunday on Roku as part of MLB’s package of early Sunday...
Cubs’ Mark Leiter Jr.’s major-league education began in childhood: ‘The standard that you’re...
Chicago Sun-Times· 8 hours agoAt seven years old, Mark Leiter Jr. had yet to catch a major-league batting practice fly ball, but...
Donn Davis on The Rise of PFL
Sports Illustrated· 1 day agoDonn Davis has made a career out of disrupting the status quo. Just a shade over 30 years ago, Davis worked in acquisitions for Tribune Media. A die-hard...
Chicago Red Stars might seek legal action over Riot Fest relocation to SeatGeek Stadium: ‘It’s...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Chicago Red Stars might seek legal action as Riot Fest’s relocation to Bridgeview could force...
Chicago Red Stars eye NWSL attendance record in Wrigley Field match — and hope to pave the way for a...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoThe Chicago Red Stars are returning to the city Saturday for a historic match at Wrigley Field. The...
Mike Downey was the quickest wit in town ... and a sweetheart of a guy
Chicago Sun-Times· 16 hours agoMike Downey was one of my sportswriting heroes. My first job out of college was at Star Publications...
Afternoon Briefing: Riot Fest lineup announced, along with a new location
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoRiot Fest is moving into the suburbs. The three-day festival will be held this year at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. Riot Fest had been in Douglass Park in the North Lawndale neighborhood ...