White Sox home opener 'better than Christmas' for many fans
The brats were grilled. The crowds grew and it was officially tailgating season.
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The brats were grilled. The crowds grew and it was officially tailgating season.
It's no surprise that the White Sox home opener is something of a tradition for many generations of fans. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman caught up with fans on Monday outside of Guaranteed Rate Field. She met one man celebrating his 50th home opener in a row.
The 2005 World Series champion also raised thousands of dollars for White Sox Charities.
A.J. Pierzynski helped the White Sox win the 2005 World Series and he was back to throw out the first pitch for Monday's home opener. CBS 2's Joe Donlon spoke with him about what the start of the season means to the players.
CBS 2's Joe Donlon asked White Sox fans ahead of Monday's home opener if they can spell the last name of one of the members of the 2005 World Series-winning team, A.J. Pierzynski.
While the party started for the fans well before first pitch, love was also in the air for one couple.
The party started early at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday for the White Sox home opener against the Detroit Tigers. CBS 2 had the perfect view alongside those tailgating and the skyline. As CBS 2's Marissa Perlman found, this home opener was life changing for one young couple.
Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago's home opener against the San Francisco Giants.
The game time is being moved up due to a forecast of inclement weather.
Eloy Jimenez hit two RBI doubles for the White Sox, both off Astros starter Cristian Javier.
White Sox ace Dylan Cease allowed two hits and a run with 10 strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings in his first opening-day start.
Dylan Cease will get the Opening Day start in Houston as the White Sox begin the season against Jose Abreu and the Astros. He talked with CBS 2's Marshall Harris on Wednesday.
Dylan Cease will get the Opening Day start in Houston as the White Sox begin the season against Jose Abreu and the Astros.
The Cubs scored five runs in the fifth alone, while Kopech gave up five runs in four and a third innings.
Jameson Taillon was solid for the Cubs – giving up two hits over five scoreless innings while striking out five.
The Royals did all their damage off Martin in the fourth.
The Sox home opener is April 3rd against the San Francisco Giants.
While he would leave the game, Moncada only suffered a bruised rib and is day-to-day.
Nancy Faust made an appearance playing the organ at Camelback Ranch.
"Yeah, it's really disconcerting to walk through as a pedestrian."
For the White Sox, Lucas Giolito allowed just one run and struck out six in three innings.
The Sox led 2-0 after one inning.
Giolito looked good in his first spring start and wants to also trim down his ERA this season.
The starting pitcher was the subject of a Major League investigation into alleged domestic violence.
Meanwhile in the second, Andrew Vaughn hit his first home run of the spring. It was a three-run blast to left.
Dallas chipped away and trailed 43-38 at halftime, but the Sky dominated the third quarter and led 71-57 before losing for the 10th time in 11 games.
The main building of a once mid-century Chicago retail icon will close forever on Monday—something shoppers say they are not looking forward to.
Chicago police said that an argument between the victim and another male turned into a fight when the male pulled out a gun and shot the victim.
The crash involved the motorcycle and a Nissan Rogue sports-utility vehicle, the village said.
John Rahimi, Raymond Grieshaber, and Conrad Espino were ordained on Saturday morning during a ceremony at Holy Name Cathedral on the city's Near North Side.
The Altoids were a callback to a viral moment between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush.
A senior Justice Department official called a judge's demand for a declaration on the status of the "anti-weaponization" fund "unnecessary."
Trump has appeared during the Iran war to lose patience with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may now find himself "stuck."
President Trump and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traded criticism on Saturday after Italy canceled its envoy's visit to the U.S.
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An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
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The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
The Sesame Street character posted the video firmly picking a side ahead of Friday's USA versus Australia match in the World Cup. This comes after New York Knicks fans were furious at Elmo for wanting both teams to have fun since Sesame Street is canonically set in Manhattan, calling the red monster a "fence-sitter."
Brave Space Alliance hosted its first yearly "Embodied" variety show, a celebration of trans Black artistry.
Rain showers will be steady at times, but the potential for severe weather remains low. Meteorologist Carl Lam is tracking the latest in First Alert Weather.
Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke about the mass shooting at a Juneteenth Day of Action event on Saturday.
Ald. Derrick Curtis (18th) pushed to have the mall closed down and is hoping to redevelop it, which would be a more than $200 million project.
A mass shooting left at least 13 people injured in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood on Friday night.
The crash involved the motorcycle and a Nissan Rogue sports-utility vehicle, the village said.
The main building of a once mid-century Chicago retail icon will close forever on Monday—something shoppers say they are not looking forward to.
John Rahimi, Raymond Grieshaber, and Conrad Espino were ordained on Saturday morning during a ceremony at Holy Name Cathedral on the city's Near North Side.
Chicago police said that an argument between the victim and another male turned into a fight when the male pulled out a gun and shot the victim.
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Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
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The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
Dallas chipped away and trailed 43-38 at halftime, but the Sky dominated the third quarter and led 71-57 before losing for the 10th time in 11 games.
Chicago's Jacob Webb (1-2) came on with two on in the eighth and gave up consecutive RBI singles to Alejandro Kirk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to tie the game at 5-all.
Troy Melton allowed one hit in six innings and the Detroit Tigers' offense came alive late in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Matt Vierling and Kerry Carpenter hit home runs to lift the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 4-3.
The Chicago Hounds will try to cap off their magical season with a Major League Rugby championship Sunday.
A shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway forced several lanes to close in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood early Friday morning.
A federal judge ruled ICE failed to show enough evidence to justify holding Salah Sarsour, a legal permanent resident detained for 80 days after speaking out in support of Palestinian rights.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
