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  • Chicago man crushes Ferris Wheel ride world record

    A man from Chicago rode Ferris Wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - to break the existing world record. Clinton Shepherd, a park operations manager of Chicago's Navy Pier, who spent 48 hours, 8 minutes and 25 seconds riding Navy Pier's Ferris wheel over the weekend, said that he thought that Chicago - birthplace of the ride - should have the title, People magazine ...

  • Beckham practicing between second and short

    Email CHICAGO -- Those following Gordon Beckham's rehab start with Triple-A Charlotte on Monday might have done a double take at the starting lineup. The second baseman, who's recovering from a fractured hamate bone, slid over to the left side of the infield and played shortstop for the Knights. On Tuesday, manager Robin Ventura debunked any rumors that Beckham could be making a ...

  • Danks champing at bit to join White Sox rotation

    Email CHICAGO -- There's still no word on whether starter John Danks will return to the rotation later this week. The 28-year-old met with manager Robin Ventura and general manager Rick Hahn before Monday night's game and tried to plead his case for a speedy return. Danks threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and said he felt no discomfort in his shoulder. "I'd throw tonight ...

  • Sale scratched from start due to shoulder tendinitis

    Email CHICAGO -- White Sox ace Chris Sale was scratched from his scheduled start in Wednesday's series finale against the Red Sox as a precautionary measure due to mild tendinitis in his left posterior shoulder. Left-hander Hector Santiago will pitch on three days' rest in Sale's place. Santiago lasted only 3 1/3 innings against the Angels on Saturday, surrendering three earned ...

  • Big Hurt to represent Sox at Draft

    Email CHICAGO -- Five-time All-Star and two-time American League MVP Frank Thomas will represent the White Sox at the First-Year Player Draft on June 6. Thomas will join two other MVPs, three World Series-winning managers and another 24 All-Stars as representatives for baseball's 30 teams. White Sox manager of youth baseball initiatives Kevin Coe will join Thomas in Secaucus, N.J., where ...


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Movie Review

Grease 2 [DVD]

Grease 2 [DVD]

There was a time when I might have tried to mount a vigorous defense for Grease 2, arguing that it is not nearly as bad as it is often made out to be. Following the original Grease, a Broadway hit and the most successful movie musical of all time, how could Grease 2 be anything but a disappointment? It lacked the star power of then-red-hot John Travolta, the chance to exploit ... ...

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  • Police Man Killed In Jump From Gold Coast Building

    CHICAGO (STMW) — A man jumped to his death early Tuesday from the Gold Coast high-rise building where he lived, authorities said. Police responded about 1 a.m. to the 0 to 100 block of East Chestnut Street and found that a man had jumped from the 32nd Floor, police News Affairs Officer Joshua Purkiss ...

  • Former Elgin Deputy Police Chief Charged With ID Theft

    ST. CHARLES, Ill. (STMW) – Elgin's former deputy police chief was indicted Tuesday for illegally accessing emails and using police resources for personal research. A Kane County grand jury indicted Robert Beeter, 51, of Elgin, on 16 counts of felony identity theft and four counts of official misconduct, according to a statement from the Kane County State's Attorney's ...

  • Boy 17 Fatally Shot In Back Of The Yards

    CHICAGO (STMW) – A teenage boy was fatally shot in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday evening, police said. Police responded to the intersection of 43rd Street and Paulina Avenue about 5:20 p.m. and found the 17-year-old unresponsive, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines ...

  • Stan Van Gundy doesnt plan to coach in 2013 MAY 21

    Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy has pulled himself out of consideration. Van Gundy, in an interview with 1080 The Team in Orlando, plainly stated that he would not be an NBA coach in 2013-2014. This announcement came on the heels of a report by Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojanarowski that placed Van Gundy as "unlikely" to coach next season, but on the heels of interviews with ...

  • Former Elgin deputy chief accused of misconduct identity theft

    A former Elgin deputy police chief was indicted and arrested Tuesday on charges of identity theft and official misconduct. Robert Beeter, 51, of Elgin was arrested at his job as Stockton police chief in western Illinois after a Kane County grand jury indicted him on 16 counts of identity theft and four counts of misconduct, prosecutors ...

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