Soldier Field most probably remains empty this Bears season, Mayor

Mayor Lori Lightfoot mentioned the chances of Bears fanatics returning to Soldier Field this season are lower than 50 %. In an interview with “Mully and Haugh” on WSCR-AM on Friday morning, Lightfoot mentioned that “we’re no nowhere near at a place where we can even realistically talk about fans coming back to Soldier Field.” The Bears won't have fanatics within Soldier Field for his or her house opener Sunday. The crew simply final week mentioned it hopes that can alternate later within the season. Lightfoot, although, sounded annoyed via a loss of communique with the crew. “We’re willing to absolutely work with the Bears,” mentioned Lightfoot, who’s additionally a Bears season-ticket holder. “But they got to talk with us and

Dear Abby: I am getting disappointed when boyfriend remains out and doesn’t

DEAR ABBY: I've been in a dating with the similar guy for 15 years. For the closing six, we've got been dwelling in combination. He’s a machinist who owns his personal trade and works strict hours of eight a.m. to five p.m., Monday-Friday. Sometimes he locks his doorways at five and works an hour or two later, however he doesn’t name to let me know he's operating overdue. I've instructed him calling is commonplace courtesy. Sometimes he does it, however extra frequently he does no longer. He thinks it’s “ridiculous” that I might marvel the place he's, and if I need to know, I will be able to name his store. Last Saturday morning he used to be

Coronavirus threat stays low, well being official says at

Appearing in Chinatown — the place companies have seen an enormous drop in foot visitors because the coronavirus outbreak abroad — native and state well being officers on Thursday urged Chicagoans to get information in regards to the illness from trusted sources. “Please do not allow stigma, xenophobia or fear to control your decisions,” mentioned Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, talking to reporters on the Chinatown public library department. Arwady made a degree of claiming she deliberate to eat lunch within the neighborhood. The threat for contracting the coronavirus stays “low” domestically, statewide and throughout the nation, Arwady mentioned. “There remains no need for the general public to change their behavior

Turkey harvest in Illinois stays forward of final 12 months: Latest

Goofy climate, particularly on weekends, has not slowed down turkey harvest this spring in Illinois. Here is the newest replace from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Here is an replace on the 2019 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Season from the IDNR Division of Wildlife Resources. (A reminder that each one harvest totals embrace the Youth Turkey Season preliminary harvest outcomes) At the conclusion of the Third Season Segment within the South Zone on 4/24/19, turkey hunters within the South Zone had harvested a preliminary whole of three,848 birds. This compares to final 12 months’s whole of three,009 on the similar level within the season and the 5-year common of three,759 turkeys harvested for this time interval. At

UVA stays alive in College World Series

The University of Virginia baseball team kept its national championship hopes alive Thursday night. The Cavaliers defeated the University of California 8 to 1 in an elimination game at the College World Series at Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The Cavaliers broke the game open with a four-run sixth inning. Tyler Wilson shut down the Bears, scattering five hits and striking out five in 7 and a half innings of work. Kenny Swab and Keith Werman each had two hits; John Barr drove in two runs. The Bears made two errors. The win moves Virginia into a semifinal match up tonight against South Carolina at 7 pm. The Gamecocks are the defending