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Home » Archives for Ted Cox

Author Archives: Ted Cox

Posted inArts & Culture

Leave the flatlands behind in Savanna and Galena, along the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi

by Ted Cox May 30, 2018August 18, 2021

Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.

Posted inBlogs

In John Mahoney’s last show at Steppenwolf, intimations of mortality

by Ted Cox February 6, 2018August 18, 2021

Playing the poet Homer in a dual role in last fall’s The Rembrandt, the actor caught a glimpse of heaven.

Posted inNews & Politics

Joe Berrios’s legacy is like a trail left by a snail

by Ted Cox December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

The slimy Cook County assessor operates amid a dynamic not unlike the early seasons of The Sopranos.

Posted inNews & Politics

Who loves Chicago’s most unlovable losers, the Bears?

by Ted Cox November 30, 2017August 18, 2021

Perhaps no local fan base is more loyal than that of the Bears. But what has the so-called pride and joy of Illinois done in three decades to deserve such devotion?

Posted inBlogs

The Cubs’ World Series win was inevitable

by Ted Cox November 4, 2016August 18, 2021

And it delivered on that inevitability.

Posted inBlogs

What makes the Cubs so irresistible? Winning personalities winning games.

by Ted Cox October 14, 2016August 18, 2021

Joe Maddon’s Cubs are just as good as the Yankees of yore—and so much more likable.

Posted inBlogs

On the pivotal night, the Cubs were the Cubs

by Ted Cox October 21, 2015August 18, 2021

But did it have to be against the Mets?

Posted inBlogs

What’s the right nickname for Schwarber? Vavoom!

by Ted Cox October 18, 2015August 18, 2021

Cubs phenom Kyle Schwarber still needs a nickname—here’s another suggestion.

Posted inNews & Politics

The method to Joe Maddon’s madness

by Ted Cox August 5, 2015August 18, 2021

How the Cubs’ quirky new manager, Joe Maddon, has managed to make the Lovable Losers a winning team.

Posted inBlogs

Sandberg’s managerial marathon in stretch run

by Ted Cox October 6, 2012August 19, 2021

Ryne Sandberg returns to Major League Baseball—with the Philadelphia Phillies

Posted inBlogs

Baseball: it’s a marathon, not a sprint

by Ted Cox October 5, 2012August 19, 2021

The White Sox gave out in the marathon that is the baseball season

Posted inBlogs

Baseball prediction update

by Ted Cox September 29, 2012August 19, 2021

As the White Sox fade, so do some season-opening baseball predictions

Posted inBlogs

White Sox take dogs for a walk—12 of them

by Ted Cox September 27, 2012August 19, 2021

The White Sox, tied for first in the American League Central, play a dog of a game on Dog Night and fall into second

Posted inBlogs

Dunn looks to break through—to postseason

by Ted Cox September 25, 2012August 19, 2021

Adam Dunn attempts to end his streak as the active player who’s played the most games without appearing in the postseason

Posted inBlogs

Cubs’ farm club locally sourced

by Ted Cox September 22, 2012August 19, 2021

The Cubs formally moved their Class A Midwest League affiliate to Kane County

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