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How a Chicago Data Geek Helped the MLB Sleuth Negro League Stats
By Edward McClelland
For years, Scott Simkus and his pals dug through old newspapers looking for long-lost Negro League box scores. Now, the MLB is adopting their research. Read more
How the Bears Pump Crowd Noise Into Soldier Field
By Sarah Steimer
Tanesha Wade​, director of events and entertainment, on setting the ambience in an empty stadium — and following new rules that keep games quieter than a running vacuum cleaner. Read more
Imagining a Cubs-White Sox World Series
By Jared Wyllys
For the third time ever, it's a possibility. The downside: It would happen in Arlington, Texas. Read more
Lemont's 300-Acre Adventure Park Is Now Open
By Phoebe Mogharei
Built around the southwest suburb's historic quarries, The Forge is an outdoor sportsman's dream. Read more
Remembering the Family Drama of the Bears-McCaskey Era
In 1999, after the Bears failed to make the playoffs for the fourth straight year, the president was fired by his mother, Virginia McCaskey, the team’s principal owner. Read more
Chicago's All-Black Rowing Team, 20 Years Later
By Skyler Aikerson
A new documentary catches up with members of the crew team from Manley High School in East Garfield Park. Read more
Will “The Last Dance” Help Jordan Sell That Pesky Mansion?
By Ryan Smith
The Highland Park home has been on the market for eight years. Will MJ's rejuvenated star power — and a seemingly unharmed North Shore market — do the trick? Read more
Chicago's Only Quarantine-Proof Sports Franchise
By Ryan Smith
As COVID-19 shutters arenas all over the country, e-sports continues to thrive in its streamed, solitary niche. Read more
The Day Cubs Shortstop Billy Jurges Was Shot
By Thomas Wolf
During the summer of 1932, all eyes were on the World Series–bound North Siders. Then a showgirl pulled a pistol from her purse. Read more
I Was a Roller Derby Mom
By Elizabeth Gomez
How the co-founder of the Windy City Rollers raised two girls on the sidelines of a West Side flat track Read more
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