Super Bowl specials and beer through the weekend. Elmhurst Brewing and Steam Hollow have anniversaries.Read More
Chicago Big Game Beer Weekend, February 5-7Mark McDermotton February 4, 2021 at 5:24 am Read More »
A pet was found dead inside the home after the fire, officials said.
Four people were displaced from their home after a fire Wednesday evening in South Deering on the South Side.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire by about 8:05 p.m., but four adults who lived in the home in the 10100 block of South Crandon Avenue were displaced, Chicago fire officials said.
Fire is out at the still & box at 10132 S. Crandon. Crews are checking for hot spots. No injuries or transports. (4-1-10) pic.twitter.com/6jWcX96Jiw
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) February 4, 2021
A pet was found dead inside the home after the fire, officials said. None of the adults were injured.
4 displaced after fire at South Deering homeSun-Times Wireon February 4, 2021 at 2:37 am Read More »
Highlights, scores and analysis from the top games of Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
So I considered making the trip to Glenview tonight to catch Hersey against Glenbrook South, but I remembered the words of my old boss Steve Tucker: “Don’t push too hard that first week. It’s a marathon.”
And yeah, this season isn’t exactly a marathon. But I have a ton of preview work I’m trying to finish right now and I plan to hit games the next three days. So I fired up the Glenbrook South livestream and kinda enjoyed sitting in my little home office to watch some high school basketball.
Truthfully, and I know this won’t mean much to all the fans left out of games this season, there isn’t a ton of difference between watching a well-produced livestream and being there in person without a crowd. They both have positives and negatives.
This game was exactly what I needed. Hersey and Glenbrook South played a really clean game. The Titans knocked off the visiting Hawks 69-49. Junior Nick Martinelli was just way too much for Hersey.
Martinelli scored 29 points, had seven rebounds and four assists. He looked an awful lot like his older brother Dominic out there. Nick Martinelli has stepped right in and filled his big brother’s shoes.
Fellow junior Cooper Noard added 22 points for the Titans (1-0). Martinelli closed the first quarter with a three-pointer at the buzzer. He had back-to-back dunks at the end of the second quarter and both times that Hersey (0-1) threatened to get back into the game in the second half it was Martinelli that stepped up.
Ethan Roberts led Hersey with 19 points. I liked the look of this team. They played hard and smart. It’s just tough to run up against Martinelli and Glenbrook South on the road to open the season.
The Daily Herald’s Dave Oberhelman was actually at the game tonight. Check out the video below. It appears the teams waved at each other at the conclusion. Awkward, but actually looked kinda nice.
No one is quite certain what to do. Final @TitanBoysHoops 69, @HerseyHoops 49. Nick Martinelli scores 29 for @Glenbrook_south pic.twitter.com/N5jBWZ94Rx
— David Oberhelman (@doberhelman1) February 4, 2021
Indian Creek 78, Hinckley Big Rock 31: It looks like the Timberwolves may be a force again this season, which was kind of expected. Cam Russell led the way with 25 points and 7 rebounds. Drew Gaston added 18 and Michael Lampson scored 14 points.
Noah Badal, Jack Scott and Ben Hintzsche each scored six for Hinckley-Big Rock.
CPS Update: There really isn’t anything concrete on this. It appears the CPS and CTU are close to ironing out an agreement. It appears that CPS may allow sports once that happens, at least according to what I’m hearing. I had a few sources that thought maybe an announcement would come tonight. But it is now 9 p.m. and we have nothing. I’ve put the Super 25 preview on hold for now though, since there’s a chance the Public League could play.
Joe Henricksen and I did rip off a non-CPS top ten teams on No Shot Clock today. We also answered a ton of questions from listeners.
Send me things: Today I posted a story that collects all the livestream links. Keep them coming, I still have less than 20. This is only for teams that won’t be on the NFHS Network. My thinking is that everyone knows where to find those games. I’ve been informed that some schools will have free broadcasts on NFHS this season, so that is worth checking if there is a specific school you want to watch this season.
Also, keep sending me info for the Twitter Previews. I’m super behind, but I promise to send a tweet out for every team that sends me info. Just email [email protected].
I’ll be in Niles to see Notre Dame vs. Prospect tomorrow…if the weather allows. It’s good to be back.
You can jump-start your Bandcamp Friday browsing with nearly 100 newly Reader-recommended releases.
When COVID-19 pulled the rug out from under live music in March, Bandcamp responded by passing along its usual share of revenue to artists and labels for a 24-hour period.…Read More
Bandcamp Friday returns for 2021Leor Galilon February 3, 2021 at 11:15 pm Read More »
Unlike in some other states, Illinois bettors will have to stick to on-field action — not whether a winning player will declare he’s going to Disney World, or if a halftime performer will suffer a wardrobe malfunction.
Illinois gamblers now have their first chance ever to lay down legal bets on the Super Bowl, but forget about wagering on the length of the National Anthem or what commercial is coming up next.
Unlike in some other states — and on plenty of illegal offshore sportsbooks — Illinois bettors will have to stick to on-field action. Illinois Gaming Board Administrator Marcus Fruchter said at a meeting last week his agency will only allow bets on “activity directly within the control or jurisdiction of the NFL and or individuals subject to the NFL integrity policy.”
Fruchter acknowledged such novelty prop bets — such as whether a winning player will declare he’s going to Disney World, or if a halftime performer will suffer a wardrobe malfunction — are good for “the growth and success” of the industry.
But he said it’s “imperative that sports wagering be conducted with the highest standards of integrity, and without any appearance or possibility of potential impropriety.”
The regulatory buzz-kill comes as the latest Gaming Board figures showed another record-breaking month in November for the state’s eight sportsbooks. Sports betting has been legal in Illinois for less than a year, but gamblers already have wagered almost $1.4 billion on football, soccer and other contests.
The statewide handle, or amount of money wagered, topped $449 million, a slight increase from the $435 million bettors plunked down in October.
Gamblers lost more than $41 million on those November bets, generating almost $7 million in tax revenue.
The two-month-old figures released on Monday are the latest available due to the amount of time the sportsbooks have to report their revenue under Illinois law.
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19779536/SPORTSBOOK_031020_13.jpg)
The house has come out on top by a grand total of almost $102 million since the state’s first wager was placed last March, creating about $16 million in taxes.
Illinois’ betting market is now the fourth largest in the nation behind New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania, but it’s seen the fastest growth — and it probably wouldn’t have happened if not for the coronavirus pandemic.
The state’s sports betting law was written to give casinos with physical sportsbooks an 18-month head start on online-only betting companies such as DraftKings and FanDuel, which operated in a legal gray area for several years.
But with COVID-19 shutting down casinos for several months, Gov. J.B. Pritzker nixed a rule requiring gamblers to register to bet in person at a casino, instead letting gamblers sign up from their smartphones.
Now the online giants are on top, with DraftKings — through a partnership with the downstate Casino Queen — drawing the highest November handle ($166 million) of the state’s sportsbooks. Rivers Casino in Des Plaines trailed with $133 million in bets.
Nearly 97% of wagers were placed online in November. Football was the most popular sport to bet on, drawing $253 million in handle — more than five times the next sport (soccer).
