chicagoisttodd

The information I received and my follow-up question about the Thursday practice flights came from the Mayor's Office of Events....

According to the city some of the jet teams will do spot checks on Thursday in addition to Friday....

Thanks fed_up. I have met several people this year that checked out the Fire for the first time and were pleasantly surprised about how much fun their games are and impressed by the quality of play. ...

Dempsey has been playing at Fulham. In his last match he scored a goal and helped assist on the other two to give Fulham a 3-3 draw. Check out the assist for this great goal: http://www.youtube.com/...

I am glad to hear this passed. I have enjoyed this summary taking my dog with my Wife and I to dinner at O'Donovan's on the north side. They have a beer garden and a sidewalk seating area. They allo...

The ELT not being detected is not all that unusual actually. Chicagoist talked to MidwaySix(capblog.typepad.com), a local Civil Air Patrol Member about effectiveness of ELTs. MidwaySix said "The Ele...

I have no idea what happened to the "ce" of France. I am worried the c and the e might have surrendered to someone. My apologies....

You are right that MLS would love to have Beckham and the Galaxy in the finals. But, I am sure even if they don't make it (which they won't) they will have him there and he will get more camera time ...

Guest#31 I hope I am somehow missing your sarcasm. Otherwise that has to be the most assinine comment I have ever read. These teams plan in advance for each city but need to spend time practicing in...

I will likely toss a post up this weekend. I will be down at show center either Saturday or Sunday. I might also fly along with the U.S. Army Golden Knights for their skydiving demonstration....

I was being sarcastic about you being glued to your TV, I kind of get the impression you are not interested in the sport. But, to be accurate Beckham has been here for weeks but has been recovering f...

What do mean the shots never have any bearing on the outcome of the game and that nobody scores off Mr Spices kicks? Were you not glued to your TV on Wednesday night watching the Beckham Cam when he ...

The reason I think we will see a top squad is that the date was selected to coincide with a break in the European club schedule play to allow for international games. FC Barcelona is off that week ...

I guess the first commenter is right that the majority of the fans that will be at the Brazil game would call it football over soccer. Either way I disagree that there is no such thing as fans of soc...

ahhhhh, yes Kristine Lily is on the World Cup squad and the team playing New Zealand this weekend. Enjoy. ;-)...