Author: staff

Fawell was part of one of DuPage’s best-known political families. His late brother, Bruce, was a chief judge in DuPage’s circuit court, while his late sister-in-law, Beverly, was a state senator who later worked for the Illinois State Tollway. And Fawell’s late twin brother, Thomas, was the longtime chairman and then executive director of the DuPage Airport Authority.

“He’s been in every meeting,” LaFleur said Wednesday. “He’s been engaged. So it’s just he’s not with his guys out on the field. That’s the dynamic that you never know. But we’re fortunate to have a guy that has got a ton of reps under his belt, has played a ton of ball, so we’re pretty confident that provided he checks out well, he can go out there and play at a high level.”

The demographics of the potential ward would be 51% Asian, 24% Latino, 20% white and 3% Black. Supporters say such a ward is long overdue, especially after the 2020 Census found Asians were the fasting growing population in Chicago, making up 7% of the population. They also now make up the largest racial group in Bridgeport, according to a 2021 analysis by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

Beyond adding more quality, starting with the waiver-claim addition of veteran left-hander Wade Miley, the Cubs need more velocity, especially in the rotation. Cubs starters threw the fewest fastballs greater than 95 mph in Major League Baseball at 185, accounting for 0.8% of their pitches thrown. Conversely, the Milwaukee Brewers led baseball with 3,031 pitches at least 95 mph from their starters (12.6% of their pitches) while five of the teams ranked in the top six made the postseason, including the World Series champion Atlanta Braves.

About 9:15 a.m. Monday, a 44-year-old man was inside a business in the 3800 block of West Division Street when he was involved in an argument with two people. He grabbed a bottle and he was shot in the chest. He was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital where he later died, police said.