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THU, 10/21/2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Chicago Bears quarterback Andy Dalton, center, throws as quarterback Nick Foles, left, and quarterback Justin Fields watch as they warmup before an NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins in Chicago, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021.

Columns | Arkush: Trade deadline is Nov. 3, and Bears should deal Foles or Dalton

At 3-3, the Bears are who they've been the last two seasons: a team stuck in the mud.
Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) plays against the Detroit Red Wings in the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Blackhawks | Toews off to the slowest start of his Blackhawks career

It's official: Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews is off to the slowest start of his 14-year career. Toews, who did not play last season due to health issues, does not have a goal or an assist in the first four games.
Al Jardine of the Beach Boys.

Columns | Jim O'Donnell: From bad pitchout to pitch-perfect -- Brian Wilson and Al Jardine set for Waukegan

Jim O'Donnell: A few words from Al Jardine about football and the Beach Boys.
Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey (41) runs into the defense of Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Detroit.

Bulls | Vucevic has come a long way since he first met DeRozan at USC

Nikola Vucevic and DeMar DeRozan are going through a 12-year reunion this season, having been freshman teammates at USC in 2008-09.
Bulls forward Patrick Williams, left, watches as Pistons forward Jerami Grant drives alongside Bulls center Nikola Vucevic during Wednesday’s first half in Detroit.
Bulls | Williams a full-go for Bulls opener, but still getting settled
Patrick Williams was sidelined for about a month after suffering a sprained left ankle during a workout on Sept. 15. He started Wednesday's season-opener in Detroit and coach Billy Donovan said there was no minutes limit.
Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan signals from the sideline during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Detroit.
Bulls | As Bulls try to build chemistry, did Donovan save any surprises?
The Bulls have a ton of new faces this season and most of training camp was spent trying to build chemistry. So did coach Billy Donovan hold anything back during preseason, as a surprise when the real games begin?
Fire | Fire scores winning goal in 93rd minute
Luka Stojanovic scored in the 93rd minute to help the Chicago Fire beat FC Cincinnati 4-3 on Wednesday night.
St. Viator’s Maia Nowicki leads a talented group of Lions into the Class 1A state girls tennis tournament on Thursday.
Prep Sports | Girls tennis: Nowicki, St. Viator use teamwork as spark for success
St. Viator made history last weekend by winning its first girls tennis sectional championship. Now, junior singles player Maia Nowicki and the doubles combination of Allison Jodoin (senior) and Meredith Garcia (sophomore) will look to continue the magic in Thursday's Class A state finals tournament being held at various locations throughout the Northwest suburbs.
Glenbard West senior guard Jack McCluskey, right, and his father Pat, who is an assistant football coach at the Glen Ellyn school, are carrying on the family tradition for the Hitters.
Prep Football | McCluskey carrying on family legacy with Glenbard West
For Jack McCluskey, Glenbard West football has always been a family affair. Competing in his final season in a Hitters uniform, the offensive lineman is following in the footsteps of two people very dear to his heart.
Libertyville junior Emily Fisher (14) has committed to play in college at Maryland.
Girls' Basketball | Libertyville's Fisher likes the fit at Maryland
Truly, it's a win-win combination. That's what Emily Fisher had in mind with her decision and commitment to play college basketball at the University of Maryland. The Libertyville junior made her decision on Monday and she's the first to make that commitment in the 2023 class for the Terrapins.
Prep Sports | Boys soccer: A new wrinkle for Rinkel as IMSA tops St. Francis
At this point of his career, IMSA senior forward Mason Rinkel had scored goals of all variety. But Rinkel added a new wrinkle in Wednesday's Class 2A St. Francis regional boys soccer semifinal. Rinkel scored the winning goal in the first half in pedestrian fashion, taking advantage of defender error to lightly tap in a shot in the 36th minute to lead IMSA to a 1-0 win over St. Francis.
Lake Zurich freshman Katrine Boianov is a 9-16 seed at the state girls tennis tournament, which begins Thursday. She plays her first-round match at the Vernon Hills Athletic Center.
Prep Sports | Girls tennis: Freshman Boianov seeking Lake Zurich history at state
A man washes ashore on an island and learns the island's owner no longer enjoys hunting animals. Too boring. He prefers to prey on humans for sport. "It's a dark story," Lake Zurich freshman ace tennis player Katrine Boianov said of her English class reading assignment earlier this month.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Chicago Sky forward/center and former Naperville Central High School athlete Candace Parker celebrates at the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Rally Tuesday October 19, 2021 in Chicago at the Pritzker Pavilion.
Rally for former Naperville Central athlete Candace Parker and the 2021 WNBA champions Chicago Sky
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 54,164, Mike Seeling photo: Chicago Bears’ cornerback Virgil Livers participates in a pancake eating contest benefiting the Easter Seal Foundation in Buffalo Grove in March of 1980.
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Glenbrook North’s Maddie Konopka celebrates the Spartans’ victory over Glenbrook South during Tuesday’s volleyball match in Glenview.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: GLENBROOK NORTH SPARTANS 2, GLENBROOK SOUTH TITANS 1
Glenbrook South’s Will Collins lunges toward the end zone as he scores a touchdown during Friday’s football game against Carl Sandburg.
IMAGES: GLENBROOK SOUTH 23, CARL SANDBURG 0
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 33,760, Dom Najolia photo: Forest View High School students arm wrestle as part of their homecoming activities in Arlington Heights in October of 1974.
Through the Film Magnifier: Jimmy Carter, Mitzi Gaynor, pumpkin carving, arm wrestling and more
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