Mark Boyer

On Saturday, a select group of CTA Tattlers sat down for coffee with CTA President Ron Huberman to discuss the state of the CTA. This morning, CTA Tattler posted the first report from their meeting with Huberman, covering the various bus initiatives that were discussed on Saturday. During the... continue reading on Chicagoist

Yesterday morning, WSCR 670 AM reported that free swinging White Sox infielder Juan Uribe has been placed on waivers by the team. Uribe had been competing for the second base position since he was relieved of his position as shortstop when the Sox traded for Orlando Cabrera from the L.A.... continue reading on Chicagoist

On Wednesday, Sweet Lou shook up his batting order, dropping last year's leadoff man Alfonso Soriano to the 2 hole and replacing him with Ryan Theriot at the top of the order. Part of the reasoning behind the move is that Piniella wants to get Soriano accustomed to not leading... continue reading on Chicagoist

The New York Times Home and Garden section (yes, we sometimes read the Home & Garden section) checked in yesterday on the West Town home of two Art Institute faculty members, Frances Whitehead and James Elniski, whose West Town home is starting to turn heads. According to the article (which... continue reading on Chicagoist

Photo by Morry Gash/AP Last week, we winced at the news that Cubs outfielder Felix Pie had missed time because he was suffering from a "twisted testicle." That little nugget had been buried deep in an MLB.com story about Alfonso Soriano’s fractured finger. Unfortunately for Pie, though, the problem... continue reading on Chicagoist