3+ hour, 54+ min ago  (689+ words) WRIGLEY FIELD " The latest celebrity at Wrigley Field is one Chicagoans know well. A massive rat was met by a welcoming crowd Tuesday night at the Friendly Confines, scurrying on the field in the eighth inning as the Cubs stomped…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (955+ words) CHICAGO " Surge Pool Hall in Logan Square has a quiet bustle to it on Wednesday nights, when six of Chicago's American Poolplayers Association teams gather for their weekly league nights." The back walls of the pool hall, 3716 W. Fullerton Ave. , are…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (341+ words) LINCOLN SQUARE " Winnemac Park used to turn into a muddy swamp during heavy spring rains, making playing baseball or soccer on its northern sports fields'nearly impossible.' But neighbors and students can now play ball without sinking into the mud thanks…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (712+ words) CHICAGO "For diehard White Sox fans with time on their hands when the season kicks off in a few weeks, the team has a deal for you. Fans who buy a Ballpark Pass get tickets to 28 games in April and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (328+ words) WRIGLEYVILLE " For the first time, two historically Black colleges and universities will play a baseball game under the lights at Wrigley Field. The Prairie View A&M University Panthers and the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs are set to meet…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (715+ words) LAKEVIEW " A women's sports bar is coming to Clark Street just a few blocks from Wrigley Field, aiming to flip the script on what a sports bar in Chicago's most sports-saturated neighborhood looks like. Led by founder and CEO Clarissa…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (462+ words) ROSEMONT " The Chicago Snowballs, a new team mixing baseball and family-friendly entertainment, are gearing up for their spring debut, with the team hosting a scrimmage in Rosemont last week. The Snowballs, who brand themselves as pro baseball's first co-ed "sportstainment…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (853+ words) WRIGLEYVILLE " Miguel Ayala leaned against a wall in Murphy's Bleachers and slugged the last few gulps of his beer during the seventh inning of Wednesday night's Game 3 of the National League Division Series. "This season has been such a roller…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (374+ words) Real Chicago stories start in your neighborhood WRIGLEYVILLE " If your lederhosen has been gathering dust in the back of the closet, it will soon be time to bust it out. The Cubs are throwing their first-ever "Oktoberfest with the Cubs…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (817+ words) WRIGLEYVILLE " On a recent July afternoon, 10-year-old Madden Rizzuti and two of his friends decided to set up a lemonade stand at the corner of Wayne and Waveland because " as Madden's mom, Dana, put it " they had nothing else going…...