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Remembering Macho Man Randy Savage who passed away 15 years ago today on May 20, 2011. The pride of Downers Grove, Illinois - here's Randy reminding everyone he was once a Major League Baseball player, as Savage & the WWE Roster took on members of The Chicago Media, at a charity softball game in Evanston, in August of 1994. Rest In Macho Heaven, we miss you Randy. #ChicagoHistory ⚾️
Chicago History ™️416,694 views • 4 months ago
The 1987 NBA Draft saw The Chicago Bulls Draft Olden Polynice with the 8th overall pick. But that wouldn't last long, at all. That same night, Jerry Krause made one of the greatest trades in Chicago History by trading Polynice to Seattle for the man selected 5th overall.... Scottie Pippen! The Bulls then picked 10th overall, and selected Horace Grant from Clemson. In one false swoop, Chicago walked away with two soon to be cornerstones of the first Championship 3-Peat. There was also another member of The Bulls first Championship drafted in the first round. Can you name him? #ChicagoHistory 🏀
Chicago History ™️104,077 views • 4 months ago
Anthony Bourdain delves into the Chicago Pizza Debate. From 2012. On June 8, 2018 - Chicago & The World lost Anthony Bourdain. I don't think I ever met a New Yorker who loved Chicago as much as Anthony did. On June 25, Chef would have turned 70 Years old. We miss his smile the most. #ChicagoHistory ☑️
Chicago History ™️61,276 views • 3 months ago
Marla Collins served as a ball girl for the Cubs from 1982 to 1986. A life-long Cubs fan with some amateur playing experience, she was working as a beer vendor for the White Sox when she was approached by the Cubs to take on the visible on-field role, shortly after the Chicago Tribune had bought the team from William Wrigley in 1981. The new ownership wanted to modernize the team's image, taking a page out of the zany promotions from former Sox owner Bill Veeck. Collins' duties included supplying new baseballs to the home plate umpire and corralling the occasional foul ball before it made its way back onto the field of play. She was given to wear a Cubs jersey with her name (and rather skimpy and tight-fitting shorts) and soon became an object of curiosity, as she was the only woman performing such duties around Major League Baseball, and the only woman on the field during Cubs home games at Wrigley Field. She proved to be competent at fielding, and her presence was unavoidable on Cubs broadcasts, which reached a national audience on cable "superstation" WGN. Announcer Harry Caray took a liking to her, interviewing her on a few occasions, and she served as a sort of team ambassador, taking part in the team's winter caravan and so on. In 1986, she announced that she was engaged to be married and that she would leave after the season. She was doing other gigs on the side to make ends meet - the Cubs only paid her $100 per game - and felt she was getting too old for the job in any case (she was now 27). In a fateful decision, she accepted an offer from Playboy Magazine, based in Chicago, to pause for a feature on her in an upcoming issue, to be released in October 1986. She was offered a rather handy sum for the privilege, plus a bonus based on sales of that issue. The feature included some pictures from her work, but also others where she posed in various states of undress, as would be expected from that particular publication. Playboy, sensing a potential bonanza, brought out the issue ahead of schedule, in July of 1986, and, unsurprisingly there was a scandal. She was let go by the Cubs on July 22nd. #ChicagoHistory ⚾️
Chicago History ™️68,946 views • 4 months ago
EYEWITNESS VIDEO: A cross burning in Downtown Chicago, on Columbus Drive near Balbo, June 9th. The witness says a man seen in the footage was walking away from it when she pulled up. Who & why anyone would do this, and motives, remain unknown. #ChicagoHistory ☑️
Chicago History ™️42,705 views • 3 months ago
Stacey: King Of Chicago. The Lost Tapes. #ChicagoHistory 👑
Chicago History ™️38,468 views • 3 months ago
On May 24, 1985 - Before the start of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah helped host ABC 7 Chicago "AM Chicago" Morning Show. The WWE was in Chicago, fresh off the first WrestleMania & Oprah Winfrey hosted the show live from The UIC PAVILION. Hulk Hogan successfully defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against "The Rock" Don Muraco. And Oprah? Well her & Hulk were a match made in Heaven. #ChicagoHistory ☑️
Chicago History ™️48,743 views • 5 months ago
A Love Letter to Chicago by PJ Rose. "Roses need water and sunlight to grow.... But this Rose, needed a City. A City that believes. From Englewood to Lakeshore, In a quiet kid with a loud dream. A City that raises you with tough love. Then lifts you up in tough times. A City where Family extends beyond a single tree. Planting seeds of hope. When you need it most. A City that stays together. No matter how hard the wind blows. A City whose soil is rich with wisdom. Passed down through generations. A City that stand as tall as its skyline. Showing us all how to rise above. A rose can be many colors. But this rose, will forever be.... CHICAGO RED." #ChicagoHistory ☑️
Chicago History ™️67,802 views • 7 months ago