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10 things you might not know about Sox parks

December 24, 2018 at 2:44 a.m.

The White Sox have had three home ballparks: South Side Park (1901-1910), the original Comiskey Park (1910-1990) and new Comiskey Park (1991-2003), since renamed U.S. Cellular Field (2003-present). Two weeks...

10 things you might not know about Wrigley Field

May 11, 2019 at 1:37 a.m.

Amid all the wrangling over renovations and increased signage at Wrigley Field, we'd like to explode a few myths about the 99-year-old ballpark. As Ernie Banks might put it, let's...

The ‘sky port’ that made it big

May 15, 2019 at 1:54 p.m.

Midway is the little airport that could. Despite numerous hurdles, it managed to become the busiest airport in the world, a title it held for at least 15 years. Don't...

The ‘sky port’ that made it big

June 18, 2018 at 9:57 p.m.

Midway is the little airport that could. Despite numerous hurdles, it managed to become the busiest airport in the world, a title it held for at least 15 years. Don't...

10 things you might not know about classical music

June 18, 2018 at 9:23 p.m.

Wednesday is the 100th anniversary of one of the oddest events in the history of classical music — the near-riot in Paris during the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite...

10 things you might not know about hamburgers

June 18, 2018 at 9:45 p.m.

May is National Hamburger Month, and the industry hopes you'll forget all about last month, when a Utah man attracted publicity by claiming he had a 14-year-old McDonald's hamburger that...

Chancellorsville: Lee’s genius, U.S. Army’s double shame

June 18, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.

The Battle of Chancellorsville, widely considered Gen. Robert E. Lee's greatest victory, saw the Rebel army under Lee and Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson rout a Yankee force more than twice...

10 things you might not know about poison

May 23, 2019 at 12:28 p.m.

This month has been one big hazmat spill. An Elvis impersonator from Mississippi was arrested and later released after letters containing the deadly poison ricin were mailed to President Barack...

Chancellorsville: Lee’s genius, U.S. Army’s double shame

December 24, 2018 at 1:29 a.m.

The Battle of Chancellorsville, widely considered Gen. Robert E. Lee's greatest victory, saw the Rebel army under Lee and Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson rout a Yankee force more than twice...

10 things you might not know about poison

December 24, 2018 at 1:29 a.m.

This month has been one big hazmat spill. An Elvis impersonator from Mississippi was arrested and later released after letters containing the deadly poison ricin were mailed to President Barack...

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