Dawn Patrol: Vintage baseball takes us back; four hurt by illegal fireworks in Elgin
Vintage baseball takes Barrington back in time
Barrington's sesquicentennial festivities resumed Sunday with a form of the American pastime that predates the dawn of the village's existence. The front lawn of Barrington High School served as the stage for a vintage baseball contest pitting the Chicago Salmon against the Creston Regulators. Full story.
Woman, three children injured by illegal fireworks in Elgin
A woman and three children suffered burns Saturday night when they were struck by illegal fireworks while leaving Elgin's city fireworks display, police said. Full story.
Nineteen Suburban Chicago's Got Talent finalists perform in Schaumburg
The fourth annual Suburban Chicago's Got Chicago continued Sunday with the first public performance of the summerlong competition at the Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg. The Top 20 finalists were drawn from an initial pool of 70 from closed auditions, but it turned out that just 19 music acts made it to the stage. Full story.
Great weather, live entertainment draw large crowds to Ribfest
Aside from the live entertainment and plenty of rib vendors, the weekend's sunny weather was pivotal in the success of the 28th annual Ribfest in Naperville, event organizers said. “People think I made a deal with the devil to get this weather,” said Ribfest Chairman Bob Pschirrer. He said he estimates an attendance of about 150,000 people for all four days of the festival in Knoch Park. Full story.
Weather
Humid and 86 degrees today. Is 70 degrees already this morning, and temperatures are expected to be 65 degrees overnight tonight. Full weather.
Traffic
Work closes Riverside Drive North in Elgin from Chicago Street and Highland Avenue until August 8th. Full story.
U.S. women win World Cup
Carli Lloyd came up big again. Three times. And with it came the Americans' elusive third Women's World Cup title. Lloyd scored a hat trick as the U.S. burst to a four-goal lead in the first 16 minutes, and the Americans overwhelmed defending champion Japan 5-2 Sunday in Vancouver. Full story.
'Efficient' Chicago Cubs making every hit count
Cubs manager Joe Maddon called Sunday's 2-0 victory over the Miami Marlins a “nondescript” game. But it would have been hard to top Saturday night's firecracker of a Fourth of July, when Kris Bryant hit a couple of homers and the fans got to enjoy a real fireworks show afterward. And Maddon wasn't about to throw away Sunday's prize, even though the Cubs managed just 3 hits and squeaked past the flailing Fish. “The magic's in the victory,” Maddon said. “Efficient, I guess.” Read Cubs beat writer Bruce Miles' take here.
Sox see winning streak snapped
Heading into Sunday's game against the Orioles, the Sox pitching staff was on quite a roll. The torch was passed Sunday to Carlos Rodon, and the numbers say he dropped it. But manager Robin Ventura put more blame on a defense that committed 4 errors in a 9-1 drubbing at U.S. Cellular Field. Read Sox beat writer Scot Gregor's take here.