Neil Milbert

Illinois, NU wrestlers face uphill battle at Big Ten tourney

December 23, 2018 at 9:26 p.m.

It has been a memorable season for the Illinois and Northwestern wrestling teams, but they have three major problems entering the Big Ten championships Saturday and Sunday at Purdue: Minnesota,...

Magers learns horse game well

December 23, 2018 at 9:15 p.m.

Ron Magers didn't have any visions of grandeur in the summer of 1991 when he ventured out on his own for the first time as a thoroughbred owner and claimed...

Hawthorne eager for spring meeting to start

December 23, 2018 at 9:13 p.m.

You can bet that the hierarchies at Arlington Park and its parent company, Churchill Downs, Inc., will be watching intently when Hawthorne Race Course kicks off the Chicago thoroughbred season...

Colorful, charismatic, compassionate and coarse. All of those adjectives applied to Elmer Polzin, a constant presence in the press boxes at Chicago racetracks for almost four decades until his retirement...

As entertainment, local minor league parks have major stuff

May 9, 2019 at 8:51 p.m.

For some Chicagoland baseball fans, a trip to a few major league parks in other states to take in games is the perfect summer vacation, but high gas prices and...

Dr. William Cahill, esteemed Chicago surgeon, dies at 83

May 13, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Dr. William Cahill was a highly regarded surgeon for more than 50 years, performing more than 28,000 operations at Columbus and St. Joseph hospitals. "He was a doctor's doctor," said...

Jockeying for funds

August 22, 2021 at 9:15 a.m.

Ron Turcotte, who won the 1973 Triple Crown with Secretariat and the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes with Riva Ridge, and 22 other renowned former riders will be at...

Winless ‘Carpets’ forgettable

August 22, 2021 at 6:01 a.m.

The Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers may be the cream of the NFL crop this season, preparing to meet on the league's grandest stage in Super Bowl XLIII. But...

DePaul routs Alcorn State to end non-conference schedule

January 30, 2019 at 5:10 a.m.

DePaul ended an up-and-down non-conference campaign with its highest-scoring effort of the season in Sunday's 90-67 rout of Alcorn State at Allstate Arena. "For a young team, we're about as...

Big Apple Loyola’s consolation

August 21, 2021 at 9:36 p.m.

Loyola didn't make it to next week's semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals in Madison Square Garden, but the Ramblers still will be playing tournament games Monday and Tuesday...

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