Four takeaways from the series at Guaranteed Rate Field in which the Chicago White Sox won three of four games against the Detroit Tigers.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
4 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox-Detroit Tigers series, including why Yasmani Grandal’s 0-for-4 day stood out and a spotlight on Tony La Russa’s strategy By LAMOND POPE
June 8, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Six-man rotation? Cardinals looking for five, or even four to share the load
June 8, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Remember those days of the Cardinals’ six-man rotation? Well, those days are over. At this point, they’re trying to come up with five starters or even four.
Here’s a link to the story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
MLB foreign substance crack down: Trevor Bauer, Gerrit Cole show reduced spin; ex-MVP calls out ‘coincidence’
June 8, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Baseball’s foreign substance reckoning is here. Major League Baseball, after decades of looking the other way, is poised to begin cracking down on pitchers using foreign substances after a fact-finding mission earlier in the 2021 season determined the problem is widespread enough to warrant intervention.
Here’s a link to the story at CBS Sports.
John Curtis Russell – Carterville, IL
June 8, 2021 By Leave a Comment
John Curtis Russell, 73, of Carterville, passed away on Friday June 4, 2021.
He was born on December 2, 1947 in Kansas City to John Carter and Erna (Quick) Russell.
He is survived by a special friend Martha Hargraves of Herrin and John’s special little girl Lauryn Hargraves.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy and was an avid reader and loved history and listening to music.
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday June 13, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Four Season’s Room at the Villas at Holly Brook in Carterville, IL.
For more information go to our website www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com
Milestone Season: A look back at SIU’s 2020-21 football season
June 7, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Take a look back at SIU’s historic 2020-21 football season in our online collection. The Salukis went 6-4 in an eight-month season, amidst a worldwide pandemic, that began last August and ended in the FCS quarterfinals.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Gary W. Moore: The importance of family traditions
June 7, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Family traditions are meaningful to me. The older I get the more important it is to preserve these annual happenings in hope that they will be passed down through generations.
Here’s a link to the column at the Southern Illinoisan.
Column: That thin line between order and chaos in Chicago and other towns
June 7, 2021 By Leave a Comment
There is a thin line in big cities like Chicago, New York, Detroit and Los Angeles and small towns too.
Here’s a link to the column at the Chicago Tribune.
Michael Goodwin: UNC clash over NY Times writer shows us what’s at stake for journalism’s future
June 7, 2021 By Leave a Comment
A dispute over whether a New York Times writer should get tenure at the University of North Carolina would seem to be of little national importance.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
11-year-old girl among 60 shot over weekend in Chicago
June 7, 2021 By Leave a Comment
An 11-year-old girl was shot in the lower back Sunday night in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s Far South Side, police said, among at least 60 people shot over the weekend in Chicago, six of them fatally.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Shirley Jane Katz – Sesser, IL
June 7, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Shirley Jane Katz, 89, passed away on June 4, 2021 at GreenTree at Mt Vernon, IL.
She was born on November 29, 1931 in Springfield, IL to Edward and Frieda (Kornack) Courtwright. She married Alan Katz in 1973 and he preceded her in death on October 27, 1988.
She moved to Sesser in 2002. She retired from Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Springfield. She is survived by her son Rodney (Janice) Reynolds of Sesser, twelve grandchildren and many great grandchildren and one sister Clarice Jean Livingston of Springfield, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son David Reynolds and one brother Floyd Courtwright.
Graveside services will be on Friday June 11, 2021 at 12:00 PM at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, IL with Brother Chris Hottensen officiating.
For more information go to our website www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com
