The local athlete gets some big support from his Greek family. Kontos played at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs last Friday.
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A handful of Chicago Bear players will be attending a football camp at Niles West High School this July.
The Team Evanston Soccer club was quiet in the first half of its first state championship on May 20. Yet the team rallied back and scored three goals in the second half thanks to some key halftime adjustments.
There's a 1 percent in the high school baseball ranks, and Niles West's star shortstop Kevin Ross is among the lucky few with a choice of a Big Ten scholarship or a bonus in the $200,000 range with MLB's Pittsburgh Pirates.
Retired righty comes out to Skokie and greets fans, signs autographs for his new book.
Wood shared his children’s book, All You Can Be: Learning & Growing Through Sports, which is intended to be inspirational for children and teenagers.
An unlikely candidate, Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber threw a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. He is the third White Sox pitcher to do so, and 21st MLB player to throw a perfect game.
Jerry Markbreit has lived in Skokie for 50 years. He's called four NFL Super Bowls, some big college games and one memorable Bears game. Markbreit spoke at the Ethical Humanist Society in Skokie on April 1.
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The Chicago Bears visit the Green Bay Packers in a game that has lost its luster compared to what people expected a month ago.
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