Ed Walsh

So you read that Mayor Richard Daley wants to boot vehicles with just two delinquent parking tickets, rather than the current three, and you got scared: Hey, it's easy to get two tickets. Then you heard the whimpers of Chicago aldermen criticizing Daley's...

Registered Chicago drivers with missing or improperly placed license plates, city stickers or parking permits can now expect a photo of their violation along with their ticket in the mail, the Chicago Department of Revenue announced Wednesday. The...

Few things ruin a perfectly good day like finding a bright orange parking ticket tucked under your car's windshield wiper. If you failed to buy a city sticker before the grace period ended last Tuesday, subjecting your car to a steady pounding of $120...

Were you getting change for the meter when you got the parking ticket? Were you the only person on the block who got a ticket even though other cars also were violating street cleaning rules? Too bad. "It's unfortunate, but it's not a [valid] defense,"...

Scooter riders may feel like they have more freedom than car drivers, but there are many laws and restrictions they must follow. Here's a rundown of what scooter riders can and can't do, along with some other necessary information. Can I ride my...

Current inning As I IM'd to a friend of mine last night, you know you've shed your fandom when you root for the hometown team to lose if your alternative is extra innings. Sure, I would have loved to see the Sox put themselves in position to sweep the...

It was a sensation I'd experienced while touring plantations in South Carolina and walking the Forum in Rome, that feeling that because I was standing in a certain place, I was linked intimately with the span of human history. I stared at the bronzed...

(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...

THEY CAME IN various shapes, sizes and colors. They came from the near North Shore and the far East End, from city playgrounds and country ballfields, from single parents and extended families. What they shared was a drive to succeed. In the history of...

PITCHERS Eddie Cicotte (1912-1920) Four years (1913, 1916, 1917 and 1919)in which his ERA was under 2.00. Went 28-12 with league-best 1.53 ERA in 1917, 29-7 in 1919, 21-10 in 1920, his last season. Threw a no-hitter in 1917. Urban "Red" Faber (1914-...

CCC East E.O. Smith (Storrs) Coach: Mike Iacampo. 2001-2002: 9-11 Top players: Mike Goepfert, jr. F; Scott Meisenhelder, sr. F; Mike Paglione, so. F; Tim Clark, so. D; Dan Boothroyd, jr. F; Matt Robinson, sr. G. Outlook: Can be a contender, with good...

A Florida woman charged with poisoning her boss is guilty of stupidity and terrible judgment, but she was not trying to kill optometrist Mark Caruso, her attorney said on Tuesday, the opening day of her trial for attempted murder and grand theft. Femesha...