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Erica Hilgart, from left, Lynette Kelly-Bell and Becky Martin stand outside A House in Austin on Nov. 11, 2021, in Chicago. The organization describes itself as “a home base for a community of parenting support serving families on Chicago’s West Side.” Hilgart is a co-founder, and Kelly-Bell and Martin are co-executive directors. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
“He’s cleared to go, but I’m not sure if he’s 100% ready,” King said. “It’s tough. It’s like you train all summer and you feel great going into training camp and it’s that first practice where you have battle drills and you’re like: ‘Why did I even train? I’m exhausted, I’m out of shape.’
Getz also listed four right-handers who spent time last season at Class A Kannapolis — 2021 third-round pick Sean Burke (0-1 with a 3.21 ERA and 20 strikeouts in five starts), 2020 second-round pick Jared Kelley (0-5, 6.86 ERA, 25 strikeouts in 10 starts) and 2019 second- and third-round picks Matt Thompson (2-8, 5.90 ERA, 77 strikeouts in 19 starts) and Andrew Dalquist (3-9, 4.99 ERA, 79 strikeouts in 23 starts) — as young pitchers to keep an eye on.
Athanasios Zoyganeles, 44, who has previously lived in both Chicago and northwest Indiana, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington with misdemeanor counts of unlawfully entering a restricted government building and disorderly conduct on U.S. Capitol grounds, court records show.
Most damaging about Mickelson’s remarks to author and golf writer Alan Shipnuck was referring to the Saudis who are financing a proposed breakaway league as “scary mother (expletive)s.” He also told Shipnuck, who is writing a biography on Mickelson due out in May, that it was worth getting in bed with the Saudis, despite their history of human rights abuses, if it meant a chance to change the PGA Tour.
One day after Secretary of State Jesse White offered his unwavering endorsement to secretary of state candidate City Clerk Anna Valencia, the two sit down at Manny’s Deli to meet and greet other elected officials and guests on Feb. 18. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Cole had fallen asleep on the couch while watching a football game, and when he woke up, he logged onto the internet wanting to know which team had won. While there, he saw a headline about a ticket stub from a 1984 basketball game, which happened to be Michael Jordan’s first in the NBA.
Cole had fallen asleep on the couch while watching a football game, and when he woke up, he logged onto the internet wanting to know which team had won. While there, he saw a headline about a ticket stub from a 1984 basketball game, which happened to be Michael Jordan’s first in the NBA.
A fully electric Chicago Transit Authority bus pulls up to a charging station at Navy Pier on Feb. 22, 2022. A new CTA plan details the agency’s future conversion to all electric buses, including the estimated cost, timeline, and that the agency will focus on equity in converting to electric, prioritizing routes on the South and West sides. CTA currently runs 11 electric buses, all on the #66 Chicago Avenue route. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
After being informed Glenbard West lost on a last-second shot, Rivers, who starred at Proviso East, began to praise the merits of a Chicago prep basketball education. “People don’t realize in Chicago we just play with our local kids,” Rivers said. “We don’t recruit. It’s true.”