CHICAGO -- Ron Santo came to Chicago as an awestruck 20-year-old rookie in 1960, so he's been part of this city's rich baseball scene -- for better, for worse, for a lot of just plain in-between -- for nearly 50 years. Not once in all the time that he played with the Cubs, or that year that he went down to the South Side to play for the White Sox, or in the many seasons since that he's broadcast Cubs' games to a loyal and adoring audience, has he seen his adopted hometown quite like this.
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Summer heat is winding down on the Lake Michigan lakefront and winter's cold wind is still months away, making this a great time to visit Chicago. And a few minutes on the Internet will show you there's more than enough going on to keep you entertained.
Steve Carell. Remember that name. If you haven't heard of him before, you certainly will now.
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When it comes to municipal penny pinching, the Second City is full of firsts.
Hot time, summer in the city, goes the song. Yes, there are many who prefer the city to the country, even in summer, and for them, Chicago tops the list.
Improv comedian Rob Nickerson, wearing his lucky Hawaiian shirt, runs fearlessly through the rows of seats, nodding his head and waving to the audience as if he were taking the stage at the Tonight...
Funny business is booming. In the past decade scores of comedy clubs have opened in the U.S., which is good news for frazzled business travelers. As a diversion, comedy is usually less expensive th...