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Eloy Jimenez of the Chicago White Sox loves to hit baseballs very far. Eloy Jimenez is having a great year at the plate for the Chicago White Sox. We are being robbed of a full 162 game season from him because of COVID-19 but there are going to be plenty of those as we move […] White Sox Video: Eloy Jimenez hits a baseball a long way - Southside Showdown - Southside Showdown - … [Read more...] about White Sox Video: Eloy Jimenez hits a baseball a long way

The Chicago White Sox need to start playing with more urgency. The Chicago White Sox are one of the best teams in the American League. They have proved it time and time again. People who don’t believe it just simply don’t pay much attention to baseball or are just haters. They were the first American […] Chicago White Sox: Can’t be happy with just clinching playoffs - Southside … [Read more...] about Chicago White Sox: Can’t be happy with just clinching playoffs

Fourteen people were shot, three of them fatally, Sept. 21, 2020, in Chicago. | Sun-Times file The day’s most recent reported fatal shooting killed a 17-year-old boy in the 6400 block of North Hamilton Avenue, in West Rogers Park. Fourteen people were shot, three of them fatally, Monday in Chicago. The day’s most recent reported fatal shooting killed a 17-year-old boy in … [Read more...] about 14 shot, 3 fatally, Monday in Chicago

Chickpea salad with carrots, arugula and olives. | America’s Test Kitchen Thinking ahead to your next few meals? Here are some main dishes and sides to try. Chickpea salad with carrots, arugula and olives Makes 4 servings Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: about 1 1/2 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 (15-ounce) cans reduced-sodium chickpeas, rinsed 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive … [Read more...] about Menu planner: Chickpea salad with carrots provides lots of flavor, protein without meat

Tight end Cole Kmet makes a catch Sunday. | AP Photos Through two weeks, the Bears’ rushing attack seems more stable than it was at any time last year. Through two games, Bears tight ends have totaled only five catches for 55 yards. Rookie Cole Kmet has one catch for 12 yards, and free agent addition Jimmy Graham has the rest. “Production-wise and stat line-wise, right now, … [Read more...] about Bears TEs short on yards, big on blocks

Jimmy (Jackson Rathbone, left) and Maggie (Andrea Londo) encounter the poet Walt Whitman (Troy West) in “Dreaming Grand Avenue.” | NewCity Chicago Film Project Strangers in real life, a man and a woman find each other in their dreams in a highly original depiction of the city. She is the woman of his dreams, and he is the man of her dreams — literally. They’ve never met in … [Read more...] about ‘Dreaming Grand Avenue’: There’s poetry in the emotion of a transcendental Chicago story

Woman is tempted to leave her husband, known around town as a wonderful do-gooder. DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 14 years to a man a lot of people in our town think has no flaws. He helps a lot of people, and he is also a pastor, but he ignores me and takes me for granted, personally, emotionally and sexually. He’d rather watch TV until he falls asleep on the couch. He … [Read more...] about Dear Abby: When Mr. Helpful goes home, he ignores his wife and looks at porn

AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Lester tosses six scoreless innings in the Cubs’ 5-0 victory against the Pirates on Monday. Every start from here on out is an opportunity for left-hander Jon Lester. Unlike the Cubs’ postseason runs from 2015 to 2018 when Lester was the workhorse of the rotation, those duties now fall on the shoulders of Yu Darvish and Kyle Hendricks. With the … [Read more...] about Jon Lester not wasting his opportunities with postseason around the corner

Cam Newton led his Panthers team to three division titles and four playoff appearances from 2013 to 2017 and was the consensus MVP in the NFL in 2015. | Abbie Parr/Getty Images The team opted for Mitch Trubisky/Nick Foles over the affordable, proven Newton, and it begs the question: Why? We’ll likely be talking about the Bears’ quarterback “situation” forever. Or we will … [Read more...] about Cam and went: Looks like Bears missed on another quarterback