CHICAGO -- Ron Santo came to Chicago as an awestruck 20-year-old rookie in 1960, so he's been part of this city's rich baseball scene -- for better, for worse, for a lot of just plain in-between -- for nearly 50 years. Not once in all the time that he played with the Cubs, or that year that he went down to the South Side to play for the White Sox, or in the many seasons since that he's broadcast Cubs' games to a loyal and adoring audience, has he seen his adopted hometown quite like this.
Summer heat is winding down on the Lake Michigan lakefront and winter's cold wind is still months away, making this a great time to visit Chicago. And a few minutes on the Internet will show you there's more than enough going on to keep you entertained.
DENVER BILLIONAIRE PHILIP ANschutz is known to be one of the nation's cagiest businessmen. So why would he jump into a business where the end product is given away? Because Anschutz--along with a b...
Hot time, summer in the city, goes the song. Yes, there are many who prefer the city to the country, even in summer, and for them, Chicago tops the list.
Improv comedian Rob Nickerson, wearing his lucky Hawaiian shirt, runs fearlessly through the rows of seats, nodding his head and waving to the audience as if he were taking the stage at the Tonight...
Funny business is booming. In the past decade scores of comedy clubs have opened in the U.S., which is good news for frazzled business travelers. As a diversion, comedy is usually less expensive th...
CHICAGO -- Ron Santo came to Chicago as an awestruck 20-year-old rookie in 1960, so he's been part of this city's rich baseball scene -- for better, for worse, for a lot of just plain in-between -- for nearly 50 years. Not once in all the time that he played with the Cubs, or that year that he went down to the South Side to play for the White Sox, or in the many seasons since that he's broadcast Cubs' games to a loyal and adoring audience, has he seen his adopted hometown quite like this.
Summer heat is winding down on the Lake Michigan lakefront and winter's cold wind is still months away, making this a great time to visit Chicago. And a few minutes on the Internet will show you there's more than enough going on to keep you entertained.
DENVER BILLIONAIRE PHILIP ANschutz is known to be one of the nation's cagiest businessmen. So why would he jump into a business where the end product is given away? Because Anschutz--along with a b...
Hot time, summer in the city, goes the song. Yes, there are many who prefer the city to the country, even in summer, and for them, Chicago tops the list.
Improv comedian Rob Nickerson, wearing his lucky Hawaiian shirt, runs fearlessly through the rows of seats, nodding his head and waving to the audience as if he were taking the stage at the Tonight...
Funny business is booming. In the past decade scores of comedy clubs have opened in the U.S., which is good news for frazzled business travelers. As a diversion, comedy is usually less expensive th...
{
"threshold" : "27",
"tag" : {
"id" : "68509",
"type" : "COMPANY",
"name" : "Second City Inc.",
"key" : "Second_City_Inc"
},
"assets" : [
{
"id" : "1323087",
"weight" : "33",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "si",
"site-url" : "http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "SI.com",
"siteId" : "/2008/writers/john_donovan/08/13/donovan.chicago/index.html",
"publishDate" : "2008-08-13T21:58Z",
"headline" : "John Donovan: Windy City World Series? Holy cow!",
"wool" : "SI.com: ",
"tease" : "CHICAGO -- Ron Santo came to Chicago as an awestruck 20-year-old rookie in 1960, so he's been part of this city's rich baseball scene -- for better, for worse, for a lot of just plain in-between -- for nearly 50 years. Not once in all the time that he played with the Cubs, or that year that he went down to the South Side to play for the White Sox, or in the many seasons since that he's broadcast Cubs' games to a loyal and adoring audience, has he seen his adopted hometown quite like this.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"largeTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "427164",
"weight" : "37",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2007/LIVING/personal/09/24/nosy.questions/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2007-09-24T17:48Z",
"headline" : "How to deal with nosy questions",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "How to handle (and sometimes even ask) the nosiest questions",
"teaseImageUrl" : "/2007/LIVING/personal/09/24/nosy.questions/t1port.nosy.rs.jpg",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2007/LIVING/personal/09/24/nosy.questions/tztop.nosy.rs.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2007/LIVING/personal/09/24/nosy.questions/tztv.nosy.rs.jpg",
"largeTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "380996",
"weight" : "35",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/05/cybertrips.chicago.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText",
"publishDate" : "2007-09-05T02:17Z",
"headline" : "Let the Web lead you to Chicago's finest",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "Summer heat is winding down on the Lake Michigan lakefront and winter's cold wind is still months away, making this a great time to visit Chicago. And a few minutes on the Internet will show you there's more than enough going on to keep you entertained.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/05/cybertrips.chicago.ap/t1port.bean.jpg",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/05/cybertrips.chicago.ap/tztop.bean.jpg",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/09/05/cybertrips.chicago.ap/tztv.bean.jpg",
"largeTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "232728",
"weight" : "44",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "fort",
"site-url" : "http://money.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "Fortune",
"siteId" : "http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/02/07/8250446/index.htm",
"publishDate" : "2005-02-07T05:01Z",
"headline" : "MORE READERS ARE GETTING A FREE RIDE",
"wool" : "Fortune: ",
"tease" : "DENVER BILLIONAIRE PHILIP ANschutz is known to be one of the nation's cagiest businessmen. So why would he jump into a business where the end product is given away? Because Anschutz--along with a b...",
"teaseImageUrl" : "",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"largeTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "60245",
"weight" : "58",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "cnn",
"site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "CNN.com",
"siteId" : "/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/06/chicago.tm/index.html",
"publishDate" : "2004-12-06T22:05Z",
"headline" : "Creative Thinking In Chicago",
"wool" : "",
"tease" : "When it comes to municipal penny pinching, the Second City is full of firsts.",
"teaseImageUrl" : "",
"mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"smallTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"largeTeaseImageUrl" : "",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "237836",
"weight" : "37",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "moneymag",
"site-url" : "http://money.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "Money Magazine",
"siteId" : "http://money.cnn.com/2003/03/04/pf/saving/travel/bpvac_sights/index.htm",
"publishDate" : "2003-05-22T18:52Z",
"headline" : "Best Places to Vacation: Sightseeing",
"wool" : "Money Magazine: ",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "223109",
"weight" : "90",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "fort",
"site-url" : "http://money.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "Fortune",
"siteId" : "http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/06/26/283018/index.htm",
"publishDate" : "2000-06-26T04:01Z",
"headline" : "This Man Wants To Help You. Seriously Rob Nickerson is teaching Nortel Networks accountants to perform onstage. The company hope",
"wool" : "Fortune: ",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
},
{
"id" : "199420",
"weight" : "27",
"type" : "document",
"site" : "fort",
"site-url" : "http://money.cnn.com",
"site-display-text" : "Fortune",
"siteId" : "http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/07/21/67851/index.htm",
"publishDate" : "1986-07-21T04:01Z",
"headline" : "CONNECTING WITH COMEDY It's a bull market for comedy clubs, and travelers can enjoy the action in cities around the U.S.",
"wool" : "Fortune: ",
"videoAttached" : "false",
"imageGalleryAttached" : "false"
}
]
}
The page you requested cannot be found. The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
Please try the following:
If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
Open the edition.cnn.com home page and look for links to the information you want.
Use the navigation bar above to find the link you are looking for.
Click the Back button to try another link.
Enter a term in the search form below to look for information on CNN sites or the Internet.