Hoge: Low Attendance Limiting Kenny Williams, White Sox
At some point a fact is a fact: the White Sox's attendance issues are going to have an impact on what kind of improvements can be made in the next month and a half.
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At some point a fact is a fact: the White Sox's attendance issues are going to have an impact on what kind of improvements can be made in the next month and a half.
It seems more appropriate, and fun, to combine both rosters into one embarrassing, pathetic, and disturbing group.
In one of the developing, most interesting stories of the 2012 local baseball season, people are picking their sides.
Don't look now, but the White Sox are suddenly just a game behind the Texas Rangers for the best record in the American League. That sure happened quickly.
Ventura is off to a great start, but he is far from a proven commodity. He has shown that he is a very comfortable manager to play for and that makes a big difference.
The 33-year-old Kevin Youkilis is certainly not the player he used to be, but could he fit in on the South Side?
It's been interesting to look at the two fresh fish thrown into this baseball city, to slowly try to get a picture of who and what they will be.
Exactly one-week after being sent to the bullpen, general manager Kenny Williams made the announcement that Sale's MRI came back clean and he will likely start Saturday against the Royals.
Everyone has an opinion on Chris Sale these days, mainly because no one really has any idea what's going on with the left-hander.
After nine years as the White Sox hitting coach, Greg Walker had reached his limit on the South Side.
Chicago White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams joined Chris Rongey on Sox Weekly Saturday to discuss his first impressions of the 2012 season.
Kenny Williams and Ozzie Guillen aren't exactly best friends, but it remains obvious that the White Sox general manager still has respect for his former manager.
White Sox general manager Kenny Williams released a statement after audio surfaced of former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams targeting several members of the San Francisco 49ers, including his son Kyle.
A judge has found a homeless man who broke into White Sox general manager Kenny Williams' house and defrosted a lobster unfit to stand trial.
Through the first few weeks of spring training in 2012, Dunn it batting .276 (8-for-29) with four home runs and 12 RBIs.
It figures that on my first day here at Camelback Ranch, Ozzie Guillen and his sons were the hot topic.
Gavin Floyd has thrown with plenty on his shoulders before. Trade rumors -- substantiated or no -- don't seem to alter the burden.
If Dunn's bat continues to have all the effectiveness of a wet newspaper, he cannot get more than six weeks in the lineup. And that's probably too much time.
All baseball executives are trying - or hoping - to win for now, but they also have to look at the future. The Cubs and White Sox are no different.
White Sox GM Kenny Williams was on "Hit and Run" 670 the Score this morning said the team's rebuilding effort will not come at the expense of trying to win right away.
During one of The Score's David Schuster's updates from White Sox spring training today, general manager Kenny Williams decided to grab Schuster's phone and weigh in on The Score.
Former White Sox hitting coach Greg Walker admitted that players were affected by the drama last season and said there was a sentiment in the clubhouse that the coaching staff should never have come back for 2011.
When it comes to his bad back, looks like the ball is no longer in Derrick Rose's court. That's a good thing.
Peavy is clearly frustrated with how his career with the White Sox has gone, admitting that he came to the White Sox injured and has pretty much had something hurting ever since.
When Kyle Williams fumbled away last Sunday's NFC Championship Game, you couldn't help but feel for the guy.
A boy was found safe after a car was stolen on Chicago's West Side.
The body of a man who went missing along Des Plaines River in Libertyville, Illinois, has been recovered.
The festival will be delayed until 2 p.m. due to "current and overnight heavy rains," according to the Lollapalooza website.
A woman was shot during an attempted carjacking in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family have been "in agony and despair ever since" her mother Nancy's disappearance in February.
The U.S. and Israel plan to hit Iran's energy infrastructure as soon as this weekend, although no final decision has been made, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on "addictive algorithms" that keep kids glued to their screens.
A judge sided with the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday, ruling that state law does not allow absentee voters to change their ballot after it has been returned — a setback for Democrats amid a scrambled governor's primary field.
Barnes withdrew from the Democratic primary less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election, on the same day a newspaper reported it had asked him about allegations of inappropriate behavior reviewed by the state party.
For years, Deborah Witzburg sounded the loudest alarm when uncovering hundreds of cases of corruption and fraud inside Chicago city government.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
East Chicago, Indiana is being placed on a precautionary boil water advisory starting Monday morning for planned installations that could affect water safety.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The changing developments at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. represent a microcosm of 40 years of changing development priorities on the Clybourn Corridor as a whole, and in Chicago and beyond.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
If weather forces an evacuation, shelter sites are located at Grant Park North, Grant Park South, and Millennium Lakeside Garages, accessible through the vehicle entrance on Michigan Avenue.
Grant Park was filled with tens of thousands of people Thursday for the start of Lollapalooza, as warm weather greeted festivalgoers on day one of the four-day music festival.
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Actor William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, recall how they helped each other as they fought Stage 4 cancer side by side.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Restore Hyper Wellness Studio has multiple locations in Chicago and the suburbs.
A boy was found safe after a car was stolen on Chicago's West Side.
The body of a man who went missing along Des Plaines River in Libertyville, Illinois, has been recovered.
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Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has the extended forecast.
The festival will be delayed until 2 p.m. due to "current and overnight heavy rains," according to the Lollapalooza website.
A boy was found safe after a car was stolen on Chicago's West Side.
The body of a man who went missing along Des Plaines River in Libertyville, Illinois, has been recovered.
A woman was shot during an attempted carjacking in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family have been "in agony and despair ever since" her mother Nancy's disappearance in February.
A clean energy initiative on the South Side of Chicago is increasing access to solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations, and community members say it's making a difference.
A glitch in the Illinois Tollway system earlier this month left about 100,000 drivers with unexpected warnings about unpaid tolls, some dating back about a year.
Chicago's Office of Emergency Management, which oversees roughly 200 traffic aides, says two were seriously injured by drivers this summer — leaving many uneasy on the job as Lollapalooza brings heavy traffic downtown.
Shavonne Worthy said she visited her mother's grave at Oakridge-Glen Oaks Cemetery in Hillside and found an empty hole where the headstone had stood for nearly 10 years — and the cemetery's new owner told her it was removed intentionally.
Earlier this month, charges were dropped in one case against Weinstein, but he still faces charges in New York and California.
Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the American League-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night.
Founded in a garage in 2009 and later based on 16th Street, Boxing Out Negativity is now opening a significantly larger facility at Lawndale Plaza in North Lawndale.
Will Warren pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Amed Rosario and rookie Spencer Jones each homered and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0.
Romo was arrested in Wisconsin last week, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning to force in automatic runner Chase Meidroth and the Chicago White Sox edged the Yankees 2-1.
Savannah Guthrie said she and her family have been "in agony and despair ever since" her mother Nancy's disappearance in February.
A popular Little Italy neighborhood bar was the target of an early morning break-in this week. While the owners said they are upset, they are responding with some levity.
Three men accused of attacking a CBS News Chicago crew during a crime spree last month pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board ruled Friday that Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, will remain in prison despite a medical release application citing advanced colon cancer.
Two Mundelein-area men are facing charges connected to the murder of a man who disappeared last November.
