Thank you, Chicago, for the sunshine display that helped me

Two weeks in the past, my spouse, who's a nurse, turned into in poor health with coronavirus. The first few days I did my very best to care for her, however she began having a tougher time respiring and had no urge for food. I drove her to the emergency division. She used to be put on oxygen and brought to a sterile coronavirus ward, the place I used to be no longer allowed to seek advice from. We had been instructed the following 48 hours would inform if the illness would beef up or aggravate. SEND LETTERS TO: letters@suntimes.com. Please come with your community or native land and a telephone quantity for verification functions. That night time, I

Blackhawks’ old-time stars ‘show up’ in 3-2 shootout victory

SUNRISE, Fla. — With the playoffs an extended shot for the Blackhawks, the problem for coach Jeremy Colliton has been holding his gamers locked in regardless of sitting removed from the place they imagined they might be within the standings. That disappointment can take a toll on morale, however Colliton needs to see the Hawks care sufficient to play arduous — and play inside his system — till the top. That alone received’t at all times overcome the Hawks’ expertise deficit, however it might probably preserve them from an all-out spiral. They confirmed Colliton what he wanted to see in a 3-2 shootout victory Saturday in opposition to the Panthers and former coach Joel Quenneville. ‘‘That’s

Mitch at night time: Trubisky should present Bears he can thrive in

The Bears embrace taking part in in prime time. Just being scheduled at night time, they are saying, means they’re doing one thing proper. Now they simply want their quarterback to play properly in a prime-time sport. That hasn’t occurred but, whilst Mitch Trubisky is getting ready for his seventh profession night time sport Monday on the Redskins. Judging by passer ranking, Trubisky is an above-average quarterback at midday, a below-average one in midafternoon and, properly, a sizzling mess at night time. In six profession night time video games — two Monday, one Thursday and three Sunday — Trubisky has accomplished 122 of 200 passes for 1,002 yards, with 5 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and a 63.Four

Slash, Myles Kennedy present highly effective chemistry at Lollapalooza

If solely the gang at Slash’s Lollapalooza set might have heeded Childish Gambino’s recommendation from the opposite night time — “If you just came here to hear your favorite song, go home and do that.” The chants for Guns N’ Roses songs all through the primary half of the set have been obnoxious at finest. While the group, that includes the distinctive vocalist Myles Kennedy and the equally enigmatic backing band The Conspirators, did ship on the requests with GNR’s “Nightrain,” the remainder of the set was actually the place consideration ought to be paid. Though Guns N’ Roses reformed in 2016 on the cheekily named “Never In This Lifetime” tour, throughout essentially the most tumultuous

Dwyane Wade, Anthony Davis present help for Sky, WNBA

Dwyane Wade and Anthony Davis are the most recent NBA stars to voice help for the WNBA. Wade and Davis, who returned to Chicago this weekend for his or her respective youth basketball camps, sat courtside at Wintrust Arena for the Sky’s recreation towards the Fever Sunday. Wade, who was with an entourage that included his mom, JoLinda, was cheering on the Sky from his seats at middle courtroom. Meanwhile, Davis was sitting on the baseline and was joined by a number of younger basketball gamers, who gained tickets to the sport after profitable a scrimmage Friday at his Nike Rise Camp at Kenwood Academy High School. “I love watching basketball, my family is a

Javy Baez places on one other present with key homer, tag in Cubs’

Javy Baez made the outstanding look routine. Again. This time, Baez utilized a behind-the-back, no-look tag within the ninth inning to assist protect the Cubs’ 6-5 win over the Padres. The play had a sellout crowd buzzing and the Padres asking for a video overview as a result of – come on – no one makes that play. Well, nearly no one. “It’s Javy we’re talking about, so yeah,” Albert Almora Jr. mentioned. “Every chance he gets, I think he’s able to make an out.” Baez additionally offered the heroics on the plate with a three-run homer within the fourth that gave the Cubs the lead for good. He bailed out a slew of sloppy performs

Illinois coach Lovie Smith’s beard steals present at Big Ten

For the second consecutive Big Ten media days, Illinois coach Lovie Smith’s beard stole the present on the Hilton Chicago. That was about the one factor value speaking about Thursday on the Illini entrance. Smith’s beard was noticeably thicker and longer than it was final 12 months. But sufficient about his facial hair. This was Smith’s fourth Big Day media days, and he approached it the identical approach as he has previous occasions. He spewed empty platitudes and preached optimism for the upcoming season. ‘‘When we first got here, we knew there were some challenging things that we had to take care of, and we attacked it,’’ Smith mentioned. ‘‘We went to work immediately. We overhauled