Burbank man fatally wounded Wednesday night in drive-by shooting in Humboldt Park neighborhood

A Burbank man was fatally wounded Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 9:20 p.m., the victim, 26, and another person were standing on a sidewalk in the 3400 block of West LeMoyne Street when someone in a dark-colored SUV opened fire. The victim suffered gunshot […]

Silver lining for White Sox fans? History, say fans of other losing sports teams: ‘Once you’ve been down so long, what’s a little lower?’

Die-hard sport fans don’t root for their teams to lose. Until they’re about to make history, that is. With the Chicago White Sox poised to capture the record for most losses in a modern MLB season with less than a week of games, its fans are finding themselves in the previously unthinkable position of wishing for the next defeat. It’s a feeling other fans of historically losing teams have, unenviably, experienced. “Once you’ve been down so long, what’s a little lower?” asked Michael Campbell, a lifelong Detroit Lions fan who moved to Chicago from Michigan shortly before the team went […]