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* Friday afternoon and I’m running out of brain power. So let’s do an Illinois-centric open thread. Be nice to each other, please.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:22 pm

Comments

Lovie Smith and Brad Underwood haven’t lost a game in months.

Comment by Give Me A Break Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:35 pm
Two questions.

1. Is there a tax left that Governor Pritzker isn’t going to raise or attempt to raise in his first year in office?
2. Did Local 150 write the capital bill or come up with the estimates for I-80 work? 1 billion for 16 miles of road and a couple of bridges? Wow. Imagine how much we could get done if pricing for road work was reasonable.

Comment by Tim Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:35 pm
May 19, 1979, The Cubs scored 22 runs…and lost. I think there should be a plaque somewhere.

Comment by Skeptic Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:35 pm
Illini men’s golf won their regional, making their 12th NCAA golf championship appearance, trailing only Texas with 13.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:36 pm
Is there any viable path forward for the Bulls? I’m starting to think brighter days may never come.

Comment by A State Employee Guy Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:38 pm
==May 19, 1979, The Cubs scored 22 runs…and lost.==

1) They came back from 11 runs down to tie it.
2) Kingman out-homered Schmidt 3-2.
3) Starting pitchers from both teams each lasted one-third of an inning.

Comment by City Zen Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:45 pm
Anybody ever figure out why the Bears traded Jordan Howard for a sixth round pick in 2020?

If his roster spot being taken by a more productive player?

Did Ryan Pace discover a South Pacific island where power backs who can gain four tough yards a crack between the tackles grow on trees?

Or did Pace mistake Howard for that big-money kicker he signed who kept hitting the goalposts?

Comment by wordslinger Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:49 pm
@- Tim - Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:35 pm:

===Two questions.

1. Is there a tax left that Governor Pritzker isn’t going to raise or attempt to raise in his first year in office?
2. Did Local 150 write the capital bill or come up with the estimates for I-80 work? 1 billion for 16 miles of road and a couple of bridges? Wow. Imagine how much we could get done if pricing for road work was reasonable.===

One question, Are those amounts the total cost, or just the State portion? How much will the federal government’s portion be? I had heard at one time that the federal government paid 90% on Interstate highways, and the state or local government had to pay 10%.

Comment by DuPage Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:50 pm
How about that Cordell/Sanchez suicide squeeze. That was fun, eh Sox fans? Inching toward .500, if only we had some healthy pitching. And who knew James McCann was Hank Aaron? Certainly not James McCann.

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Friday, May 17, 19 @ 3:55 pm
I’m a Blackhawks fan, but it seemed the Blues got hosed in overtime with the Sharks’ hand pass that resulted in their game-winning goal. I was watching when the refs didn’t call a penalty on a Blues player who shot the puck in the stands.

Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, May 17, 19 @ 4:19 pm
What will Chancellor Jones and the Board of Trustees decide to do about selecting a replacement for Chief Illiniwek?

Comment by illini Friday, May 17, 19 @ 4:22 pm
Tim -
If you think the I-80 portion is gold plated, perhaps you’d be happier if the work was done using the I-80 expertise of Indiana and / or Iowa? /s

Comment by Smitty Irving Friday, May 17, 19 @ 4:28 pm
I was at that game - the last three innings actually. That was back in the day when they opened the gates after the seventh inning stretch. Being a Lane Tech kid, we often wandered that way after school. The Cubs scored three to tie it in the eighth (maybe seventh) only for Schmidt to tag Sutter in the top of the tenth. I cannot remember if the Cubs even had a baserunner in the bottom of the ninth.

Comment by Proud Sucker Friday, May 17, 19 @ 4:37 pm
sox game last night was magic. great weather. amazing d (yolmer) and the slides to home. covey not too bad. fun stuff.

Comment by Amalia Friday, May 17, 19 @ 5:07 pm
If you live in or around Chicago, you’re gonna wanna give The Ben Joravsky Show a listen at the website or via podcast.

https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ben-joravsky-show-podcast-episodes-and-livestream/Content?oid=68564053

I learn something new and useful from Ben or his guests every day.

– MrJM

Comment by @misterjayem Friday, May 17, 19 @ 5:15 pm