Category: Neighborhoods
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Irish Beat Badgers at Soldier Field
Saturday was a gorgeous day to attend a football game at Soldier Field. Low 70s with sun and a nice breeze. Uncle Chris hooked us up with 4 tickets to the Wisconsin/Notre Dame Shamrock Series contest. It was an 11am start. I got on the Blue Line from Bucktown just after 9am. One stop later, […]
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July 4th Neighborhood Fireworks
The big fireworks displays went on hiatus as the country continues to combat COVID-19. Neighborhood folks in Chicago picked up the slack…and then some. I don’t remember ever seeing or hearing such a constant string of fireworks. For weeks leading up to Independence Day, explosions peppered in the distance as I wound down my evenings. […]
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Week in Review – Nick Foles’ new baby; Yu Darvish drinks beer; Carlos Rodon plays Call of Duty
Nick and Tori Foles welcomed baby boy Duke View this post on Instagram A post shared by Keeping It Real: Nick & Chris (@themissionoftruth) Yu Darvish enjoyed a favorite Japanese beer その前にこれ。 pic.twitter.com/Z9DGaoTx2j — ダルビッシュ有(Yu Darvish) (@faridyu) June 19, 2020 Roquan Smith’s sweet ride @RoquanSmith1 sick!! Best yr to come for quo! He got that […]
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Cubs 1st rd pick is Chicago’s Ed Howard
Jackie Robinson West went to the finals of the Little League World Series in 2014 and it was the talk of the town. Now, one of the stars of that inspiring team will enter the Cubs system. The Jackie Robinson West Little League team was honored at Wrigley Field in 2014 👏 Ed Howard was […]
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Social Media Week: Chicago athletes and citizens on racism and protests
Doug Glanville on George Floyd: “Enough" says it all.@dougglanville essay inspired by George Floyd and the world's response. pic.twitter.com/DK8Jl8xcW4 — Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) June 5, 2020 Lance Briggs shared video of a teacher: https://t.co/4wS8LFa0pr — Lance Briggs (@LanceBriggs) June 7, 2020 Akiem Hicks knows a good example proving Colin Kaepernick was blackballed Akiem […]
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George Floyd Protests at Trump Tower Chicago
Videos of the George Floyd protest near Trump Tower in Chicago on May 30th (Safari mobile browser users may have to click on floating play button to view videos)
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George Floyd Protests in Chicago Loop Pt 2
Videos from May 30th downtown Chicago Loop protest on May 30th continued. (Safari mobile users may have to click on floating play button to view videos)
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George Floyd Protests in Chicago Loop Pt. 1
All the videos I took during protest march in Chicago Loop on Saturday May 30th, Part 1 (Safari mobile browser users may have to click on floating play buttons to view videos)
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The Week in Social Media: Dexter Fowler on George Floyd; Cubs players watch 2016 World Series; D Wade is a great dad
The George Floyd murder in Minneapolis led to protests in major cities across the country. Cubs hero Dexter Fowler had this to say View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dexter Fowler (@dexterfowler) President Obama: My statement on the death of George Floyd: pic.twitter.com/Hg1k9JHT6R — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 29, 2020 Nike said […]
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What You Been Grilling?
Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of grilling season. Plenty of folks have been searing all spring as social distancing keeps most of us in our own backyard or out on the balcony. The rain can’t stop us, either: Weber grillmaster Kevin Kolman applauded my efforts, which inspired me to spark up my […]
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