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SI.com: John Donovan: Windy City World Series? Holy cow!updated: Wed Aug 13 2008 17:58:00

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.

How to deal with nosy questionsupdated: Mon Sep 24 2007 13:48:00

How to handle (and sometimes even ask) the nosiest questions

Let the Web lead you to Chicago's finestupdated: Tue Sep 04 2007 22:17:00

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.

Review: Hilarious '40-Year-Old Virgin'updated: Fri Aug 19 2005 09:14:00

Steve Carell. Remember that name. If you haven't heard of him before, you certainly will now.

Fortune: MORE READERS ARE GETTING A FREE RIDEupdated: Mon Feb 07 2005 00:01:00

DENVER BILLIONAIRE PHILIP ANschutz is known to be one of the nation's cagiest businessmen. So why would he jump into a business where the end product is given away? Because Anschutz--along with a b...

Creative Thinking In Chicagoupdated: Mon Dec 06 2004 17:05:00

When it comes to municipal penny pinching, the Second City is full of firsts.

Money Magazine: Best Places to Vacation: Sightseeingupdated: Thu May 22 2003 14:52:00

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.

Fortune: This Man Wants To Help You. Seriously Rob Nickerson is teaching Nortel Networks accountants to perform onstage. The company hopeupdated: Mon Jun 26 2000 00:01:00

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...

Fortune: CONNECTING WITH COMEDY It's a bull market for comedy clubs, and travelers can enjoy the action in cities around the U.S.updated: Mon Jul 21 1986 00:01:00

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...

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