Extra Extra: Cubs Considered Playing A Season In Milwaukee
By Lisa White in News on Mar 4, 2015 11:05PM
- Cubs president of business operations Crane Kenney revealed today that the Cubs considered playing a full season in Milwaukee at Miller Park. Kenney shared that the Brewers hosted Cubs officials to discuss and arrange a stadium share, but the Cubs ultimately rejected the idea. [Sun-Times]
- Joakim Noah announced his new anti-violence initiative, Rock Your Drop: The Drop of Consciousness, that he started with his mother. [Tribune]
- Rep. Aaron Schock has repaid the government $1,237, the amount he originally billed taxpayers for a private plane ride to Chicago to attend a Bears game. [Sun-Times]
- Charlotte Ditka, the mother of legendary Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, passed away at the age of 93 earlier today. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- The headline "These Boy Scouts Really Hate Pumpkin Pie" was enough to get us to click through. Kids learning about government and a cute story? Sign us up. [DNAinfo Chicago]
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