Ricketts family buys another Wrigley Field rooftop
With baseball season underway, yet another of the rooftop club owners beyond Wrigley Field's walls has sold his property to the Chicago Cubs' owners, the Ricketts family. Mark Schlenker, the...
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Chest protectors do little to protect young athletes from cardiac death
As millions of kids take the field this month for Little League season, many will be outfitted with equipment their parents hope will keep them safe on the diamond: helmets,...
DePaul stands to reap $34 million from basketball arena by McCormick Place
When DePaul University agreed to contribute $82 million toward the publicly funded McCormick Place Events Center, the private school positioned itself to gain more than just a $200 million new...
McPier bets financial future on optimistic plan for hotel, DePaul arena
After enduring 15 years of shrinking convention attendance and persistent budget difficulties, the government agency that owns Chicago's sprawling McCormick Place convention center is trying to outgrow its problems through...
Jose Abreu’s former agent indicted on federal charges of human trafficking
A federal grand jury has indicted Bart Hernandez, a former agent for White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, on charges related to human trafficking, according to court records. According to...
White Sox pitcher Danks earns small court victory in condo fall case
A negligence trial awaits White Sox pitcher John Danks after the upcoming baseball season, but a judge handed the ballplayer a small victory last week when he agreed to toss...
Ricketts gains upper hand in Wrigleyville battle
The tense relationship between the Chicago Cubs and rooftop club owners beyond the Wrigley Field walls had turned particularly bitter by the end of 2014. The prospect of a new...
US Speedskating strips former Olympian Andy Gabel of lifetime membership
The national governing body of speedskating, in a rare move, last month terminated the lifetime membership of one of its most decorated stars, three-time Olympic skater Andy Gabel, after an...
Former Bear Mike Pyle suffered from degenerative brain disease: diagnosis
Halfway up the Pyle family's Christmas tree hangs a hand-stitched football player, no bigger than a fist. Former Bear Mike Pyle's No. 50 is sewn in the center of the...
Illinois coach, former AD dropped from women’s soccer player’s lawsuit
A judge on Wednesday dismissed former Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas and women's soccer coach Janet Rayfield as defendants in a former soccer player's lawsuit that accused the school of...