Bill Stoneham News Today

Illinois likes a good curse. You know about Wrigley Field, cursed by an angry goat owner. Perhaps you’ve heard of the curse of Kaskaskia, a once bustling town near Missouri that was briefly the capital of Illinois. What happened was — so says an old, racist legend — a French fur trapper in the 18th century, upset that his daughter fell in love with a local Native American boy, found the boy ...

Illinois likes a good curse. You know about Wrigley Field, cursed by an angry goat owner. Perhaps you’ve heard of the curse of Kaskaskia, a once bustling town near Missouri that was briefly the capital of Illinois. What happened was — so says an old, racist legend — a French fur trapper in the 18th century, upset that his daughter fell in love with a local Native American boy, found the boy ...

Here is an obscure bit of Cubs trivia: On Friday, Sept. 24, Sergio Alcantara became the first player in team history to hit a home run as a position player, then pitch the same day. In the sixth...