Midday News Links: Local Softball Legend Dies
By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 22, 2015 7:30PM
Photo credit: Bill Guerriero
- Eddie Zolnar, aka "Eddie Z," the only Chicagoan and 16-inch softball player elected to the Amateur Softball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 85. [Sun-Times]
- Bears head coach John Fox is bringing Adam Gase, his offensive coordinator in Denver, to Chicago. [Tribune]
- The Blackhawks want to build a practice facility near the United Center and Mayor Emanuel supports the plan. [Crain's]
- Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews downplays comparisons of him to Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby. [Sun-Times]
- Mayor Emanuel's proposed "bad landlords list" was approved by City Council Wednesday. [DNAInfo Chicago]