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Blogs, Bleader May 3, 2018
A chat with Bill Veeck, the most fun White Sox owner of all time

Veeck understood that you were supposed to enjoy going to the ball game.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Archive Dive, History, News, Sports, Bill Veeck, White Sox, Comiskey Park, Guaranteed Rate Field, baseball owners, Eddie Gaedel, exploding scoreboard, Disco Demolition Night, baseball, Harry Caray

Blogs, Bleader Nov 24, 2017
Comedians celebrate the life of the late stand-up Pat Brice a decade after his death

Brice's friends and family gather at Sox park to celebrate what would've been his 40th birthday.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Comedy, pat brice, dan brice, mark geary, kyle kinane, emily dorezas, cj sullivan, wilde bar and restaurant, lakeshore theater, laugh factory, guaranteed rate field, jumbotron, comiskey park, traveling pat

Arts & Culture, Book Review Jul 6, 2016
Disco Demolition Night according to its ringmaster, Steve Dahl

A new book is a patchy, occasionally biased portrayal of the infamous promotional stunt.
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Book Review, Disco Demolition, The Night Disco Died, Steve Dahl, Dave Hoekstra, Paul Natkin, WLUP, WDAI, Disco Demolition Night, Comiskey Park, disco, Mike Veeck, Bill Veeck, Bob Odenkirk, Diane Alexander White, Nancy Faust, Roger Bossard, Dennis DeYoung, Styx, Kevin Hickey, Richard Lewis

Blogs, Bleader Nov 19, 2014
Soul Jazz's encyclopedia of disco-record cover art will make crate diggers swoon

Soul Jazz releases the drool-worthy Disco: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Cover Art of Disco Records.
- By Jake Malooley
- Tags: Books, Arts, Music, Disco, Soul Jazz Records, Jesse Saunders, Salsoul, West End, Prelude, Tom Moulton, Nicky Siano, Disco Patrick, Comiskey Park, Disco Demolition Night, Steve Dahl, Disco Sucks, Patrick Vogt

News & Politics, Feature Mar 24, 2014
Unfriendly confines: Did racial discrimination start the Cubs' slide?

P.K. Wrigley spurned black players at a pivotal time.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Feature, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, history, Weeghman Park, West Side Grounds, Cubs Park, Tom Ricketts, George Will, books, 1940s, 1947, race, Jackie Robinson, Chicago American Giants, Negro League, Comiskey Park, Chicago White Sox, East-West Classic, Glenn Stout, Citizens Committee for Negroes in the Big Leagues, Chicago Defender, Philip K. Wrigley, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, baseball, baseball players, baseball statistics, Branch Rickey, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Courier, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe, rookies, Bill Veeck, Cleveland Indians, Larry Doby, Satchel Paige, Al Smith, Monte Irvin, New York Giants, Willie Mays, Hank Thompson, Mike Royko, Chicago Tribune, boycotts, Saturday Evening Post, Cubs fans, Charles Comiskey II, San Hairston, Robert Heuer, Minnie Minoso, Bronzeville, Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe, Roy Smalley Jr., Gene Baker, Kansas City Monarchs, P.K. Wrigley, Ernie Banks, racial prejudice, south side, north side, Ebony, Jet, John Johnson, Buck O'Neil, National Baseball Hall of Fame, quota systems, John Holland, Lou Brock, Saint Louis Cardinals, Ernie Broglio, Billy Williams, Hank Aaron, Leo Durocher, Society for American Baseball Research, MLB, Major League Baseball, Julian Green, Chicago Sport & Society, Chris Lamberti, sports ticket prices

Arts & Culture, Art Review Jun 4, 2013
A photographer's look back at late-70s Chicago

David Gremp spent a year taking pictures in and around the city's libraries.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Art Review, David Gremp, Chicago Council on Fine Arts, Chicago Public Library, Bilandic/Byrne, Comiskey Park, Wrigley Field, Calumet Photographic, Columbia College, Adam Holtzman, Alibi Fine Art, Vivian Maier

Blogs, Bleader Jun 1, 2012
There's always an alternative in Chicago sports, except . . .

There's always an alternative in Chicago sports—except to the overall dominance of the Bears
- By Ted Cox
- Tags: Mudville, No Alternative Week, Sports, Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks, Bulls, Bears, Comiskey Park, Bill Veeck, Windy City Rollers, Variations on a Theme

Music, Music Feature Jun 30, 2011
An organist transplant for the White Sox

Replacing the beloved Nancy Faust means a risk of rejection for new hire Lori Moreland
- By Jake Austen
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago White Sox, Lori Moreland, Nancy Faust, U.S. Cellular Field, organ, Saint Ann Catholic Parish, Comiskey Park

Blogs, Bleader Apr 21, 2011
Ads From the Past: June 11, 1976
- By Vera Videnovich
- Tags: Inside the Reader, Ads From the Past, Behind Our Scenes, Ads From the Past, Chicago Reader @ Forty, Chicago Reader at Forty, Aerosmith, Jeff Beck, Derringer, KISS, Uriah Heep, Ted Nugent, Yes, Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gary Wright, Comiskey Park, WDAI, World Series of Rock

Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Nov 5, 2009
Fall Books Special: Chicago's Life Story

Popular Columbia College prof Dominic Pacyga's been telling the city's history in pieces for years. Now he's put it all together.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Lit Feature, Chicago: A Biography, Dominic Pacyga, University of Chicago Press, Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago, Union Stock Yard & Transit Company, Chicago: City of Neighborhoods, Chicago's Southeast Side, Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis, Lucy Parsons, Albert Parsons, Haymarket Riot, Alvin Palmer, Alan Ehrenhalt, The Lost City, Back of the Yards, Sacred Heart Parish, Dan Ryan, Don Rose, Leon Despres, Englewood, Bridgeport, Comiskey Park

News & Politics, Feature Jul 9, 2009
Postcards From Disco Demolition Night

The kids at Comiskey's Disco Demolition Night were alright, says photographer Diane Alexander White
- By Brian Costello
- Tags: Feature, Disco Demolition Night, Mike Veeck, Bill Veeck, Steve Dahl, WLUP, WDAI, radio, White Sox, baseball, Detroit Tigers, Comiskey Park, Diane Alexander, Diane Alexander White, photography

Blogs, Bleader Mar 4, 2008
Will the Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor . . .?

Rick Morrissey promises, for him it'll be Wrigley forever!
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: News, News Bites, Rick Morrissey, Wrigley Field, Sam Zell, Comiskey Park, U.S. Cellular Field

News & Politics, Feature Apr 9, 1976
The Great White Sox Hope

or, another interview with Bill Veeck
- By Dan Vukelich
- Tags: Feature, Bill Veeck, Chicago White Sox, interviews, Comiskey Park

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A chat with Bill Veeck, the most fun White Sox owner of all time

Veeck understood that you were supposed to enjoy going to the ball game.

Comedians celebrate the life of the late stand-up Pat Brice a decade after his death

Brice's friends and family gather at Sox park to celebrate what would've been his 40th birthday.

Disco Demolition Night according to its ringmaster, Steve Dahl

A new book is a patchy, occasionally biased portrayal of the infamous promotional stunt.

Soul Jazz's encyclopedia of disco-record cover art will make crate diggers swoon

Soul Jazz releases the drool-worthy Disco: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Cover Art of Disco Records.

Unfriendly confines: Did racial discrimination start the Cubs' slide?

P.K. Wrigley spurned black players at a pivotal time.

A photographer's look back at late-70s Chicago

David Gremp spent a year taking pictures in and around the city's libraries.

There's always an alternative in Chicago sports, except . . .

There's always an alternative in Chicago sports—except to the overall dominance of the Bears

An organist transplant for the White Sox

Replacing the beloved Nancy Faust means a risk of rejection for new hire Lori Moreland

Ads From the Past: June 11, 1976

Fall Books Special: Chicago's Life Story

Popular Columbia College prof Dominic Pacyga's been telling the city's history in pieces for years. Now he's put it all together.

Postcards From Disco Demolition Night

The kids at Comiskey's Disco Demolition Night were alright, says photographer Diane Alexander White

Will the Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor . . .?

Rick Morrissey promises, for him it'll be Wrigley forever!

The Great White Sox Hope

or, another interview with Bill Veeck

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Veeck understood that you were supposed to enjoy going to the ball game.

Brice's friends and family gather at Sox park to celebrate what would've been his 40th birthday.

A new book is a patchy, occasionally biased portrayal of the infamous promotional stunt.

Soul Jazz releases the drool-worthy Disco: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Cover Art of Disco Records.

P.K. Wrigley spurned black players at a pivotal time.

David Gremp spent a year taking pictures in and around the city's libraries.

There's always an alternative in Chicago sports—except to the overall dominance of the Bears

Replacing the beloved Nancy Faust means a risk of rejection for new hire Lori Moreland

Popular Columbia College prof Dominic Pacyga's been telling the city's history in pieces for years. Now he's put it all together.

The kids at Comiskey's Disco Demolition Night were alright, says photographer Diane Alexander White

Rick Morrissey promises, for him it'll be Wrigley forever!

or, another interview with Bill Veeck

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