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Local church organist heads to the ballpark

Published on April 11, 2011 | 1 Comment

At Our Lady of Knock Catholic Church in Calumet City last Sunday, Mass was anything but typical. Parishioners were adorned in the black and white stripes of the Chicago White… Read more »

Former Chicago White Sox executive, two scouts indicted in kickback scheme

Published on November 10, 2010 | 0 Comment

CHICAGO—A former professional baseball player scouting executive for the Chicago White Sox and two former scouts for the team in Latin America were indicted today on federal fraud charges for allegedly accepting kickbacks totaling approximately $400,000 from signing bonuses and contract buyouts paid to secure 23 prospective players between December 2004 and February 2008. A seven-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury alleges that the White Sox baseball team was defrauded of money, as well as the honest services of the defendants, who allegedly concealed the kickbacks from the team and its more senior officials.

Konerko grand slam lifts White Sox

Published on September 30, 2010 | 0 Comment

If theres a baseball player in Chicago with a more flair for the dramatic than Paul Konerko, have him stand forth and be judged. On a day the White Soxs mainstay first baseman forecasted his departure from the club this offseason, it was only appropriate he iced that nights game with a full-count grand slam in the fourth inning, spurring an 8-2 rout of the Boston Red Sox. Two innings later, the baseball gods deemed the game already perfect and unworthy of continuing, pulling the plug on the ballpark lights and delaying the contest for 21 minutes.