“This isn’t going to be worth it.”
I grumbled to my roommate as we sat in our apartment. He, an Italian, is unfamiliar with Bill Simmons and has little interest in American sports. I, on the other hand, am an aspiring sportswriter and a hot-dog-eating, apple-pie-munching, red-blooded American sports fan.
Simmons, a nationally recognized member of...
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By James Ginderske of The Urban Coaster
The Chicago 2016 committee gave a presentation at the 49th ward selected location of the Rogers Park library on August 5 revealing little in the way of new information while conveying a local version of their city-wide effort to market the bid to Chicago neighborhoods.
In a 45-minute presentation...
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By Joseph White of Neighborhood Sports Chicago
Summer and vacation go hand in hand. But for too many kids, “vacation” just means a break from school, because they rarely actually go anywhere. Instead, they spend most of their summer inside the house, or hanging around the neighborhood. But for the last ten years, Andrew Dortch...
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April 1, 2009 – A lot of community agencies and sports programs have been preparing for Spring Into Sports, which runs April 4 to 11 at four Chicago high schools (Crane, Little Village Lawndale, Englewood and Orr). Learn more at Neighborhood Sports Chicago, but first, take five minutes to view this video fresh from...
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Dec. 16, 2008 – Baseball season may be nearly four
months away, but Wrigleyville rooftop owners are among the Lakeview
businesses looking to cash in on the first hockey game ever played at
Wrigley Field.
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) last week paved
the way for rooftop owners by introducing an ordinance that would allow...
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Nov. 10, 2008 – With Chicago still in the running to host the 2016 Olympics, some officials say the success of Tuesday night's election rally in Grant Park offers more evidence that the city could successfully host the international event.
Despite some fears over crowd control leading up to the event, Chicago Police officer...
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Story by Michael Acker
Sept. 25, 2008 – It could be a whole new ball game for city youth if the Chicago City Council bans the use of metal baseball bats.
The City Council introduced an ordinance earlier this month that would prohibit organized baseball leagues in the city and the school district from using non-wooden...
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