Lake Effect News U.S. Representative and diehard Chicago Blackhawks fan Mike Quigley (D-5th District) congratulated the newly minted Stanley Cup champions on the House floor the day after the Blackhawks’ overtime win in Game 6 of the Stanley Cub championships. “Madam Speaker, you have no idea how much I’m going to enjoy this, but sometime...
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Image via Wikipedia Just three years ago, the names Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews were unrecognizable to most Chicagoans. The Madhouse on Madison always had extra tickets to home hockey games; and when Chelsea Dagger was played, it was on the radio, and not associated with the Blackhawks scoring a goal. Now, the Chicago...
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The Chicago Blackhawks are four wins away from a rare and precious thing in Chicago sports: a championship. Blackhawks gear seems to suddenly be everywhere in a city starved for a winner. Chicago sports fans have seen just one Super Bowl champ since that game’s inception in 1967. Since 1918, Chicago’s two baseball teams...
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Avid hockey fan Carly Pribich was simply browsing through the Chicago Wolves Web site when she found something that really caught her eye. There was a job opening at the Kids Zone, a kids’ entertainment center that runs during all home Wolves games. It was the last day to apply, so Pribich took a...
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America’s favorite pastime has always been considered baseball. However, in the past few years, hockey has grown to be quite a popular sport as well. With every NHL game being broadcast on cable television networks, as well as most AHL games, fans are popping up everywhere. A big number of these fans include school-aged...
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It’s an iconic American image – kids hopping on their two-wheelers and skidding through the streets. But those visions of skinned knees and summer vacations might be in for some tweaking if lawmakers pass a controversial law that would require kids to wear helmets while biking. Illinois lawmakers are currently pondering two child helmet...
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The Rink at Wrigley closed its gates for the season on Feb. 28, and it may not return next year. Over 12,000 people this winter visited the ice rink, which was located for the first time this winter on the northwest parking lot of Wrigley Field, according to Chicago Park District spokeswoman Monique Lehman....
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Chicago White Sox vice-president and chief marketing officer Brooks Boyer was informative, insightful and entertaining during his lecture at Saint Xavier University on Dec. 16. He was no match for 28-year Sox season ticket holder Barbara O’Toole, however. Boyer was the latest to take the dais as part of the Breakfast with the Experts...
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“This isn’t going to be worth it.” I grumbled to my roommate as we sat in our apartment. He, an Italian, is unfamiliar with Bill Simmons and has little interest in American sports. I, on the other hand, am an aspiring sportswriter and a hot-dog-eating, apple-pie-munching, red-blooded American sports fan. Simmons, a nationally recognized...
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By Cristobal Martinez of Neighborhood Sports Chicago This summer, the open space at 31st Street and Lawndale Avenue in Little Village has been overtaken by families. They gather on Tuesday nights as part of Project Play, a creation of the non-profit Beyond the Ball. At Project Play, kids, moms and dads are able to...
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