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Quest For Gold – Episode 19: Aurora’s Lauren Carlini Has Dreamed of Being Olympic Volleyball Player Since the 7th Grade
On this week’s Quest for Gold: Olympic bids are on the line for newcomer sports Surfing and Climbing. USA Softball is starting to fill out its 2020 schedule. And we talk with USA Women’s Volleyball standout and Aurora native Lauren Carlini. She turned her passion into a profession. But while she plays overseas she has her heart set on winning gold in Tokyo for Team USA in 2020. We talk to her about her past, her goals, and her impression […]
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Thank A Farmer: “We Don’t Do This Because It’s Going to Make You Rich”
It’s that time of year to give thanks for the bountiful gifts we’ve received. Among them, the food on our plate. WGN’s Ryan Burrow traveled to the “Pumpkin Capital of the World” in downstate Morton, Illinois to talk with farmer John Ackerman. It was a challenging year for John due to wet weather, tariffs, and politics. Yet despite huge losses in soy and corn crops this year the pumpkins did great! John gives Ryan a tour of his historic farmhouse, […]
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Quest For Gold – Episode 18: Geneva raised Triathlete Kevin McDowell on overcoming cancer, PED testing, making money, and his Olympic dream
This week on Quest for Gold. A heartbreaker for USA Baseball, but they’re not out of it yet USA Women’s basketball is back on track. Another U.S. team punches a bid for Tokyo. And this week we sit down Kevin McDowell a triathlete raised in the West Suburbs, and now looking to compete in the Olympics. We talk about getting into the sport, drug testing, his own health struggles, and his goals for 2020.
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Quest for Gold: Episode 17: Dr. Jim Andrews: “The people who are into doping stay one step ahead”
On this week’s Quest for Gold: The USA Women’s Basketball team lost to a college team? They’re shaking it off in South America. USA Baseball teeters on an Olympic bid, but they need some help in Japan. A Chicago Fire player is getting settled on the USMNT U-23 roster, as the team sets its sights on Tokyo. And we talk about doping in sports, following news Northshore swimmer and gold medalist Conor Dwyer tested positive for a banned substance last […]
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Quest for Gold – Episode 16: Orland Park’s Mark Payton: ‘I Can’t Put Into Words What It Means To Wear This Jersey’
On this week’s Quest for Gold: USA Women’s Basketball is tuning up with some college competition. An Olympic champion is coming out of retirement. An gymnastics gold medalist announced she’s had a baby. And we talk with Orland Park native and St. Rita grad Mark Payton, as he competes for USA Baseball. The team is trying to lock down a bid for Japan at the WBSC Premier 12. They’ve already beat the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands, but a tough […]
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Quest For Gold – Episode 15: U.S. Women’s Hockey Player Megan Bozek of Buffalo Grove ‘We are trying to fight for something bigger than ourselves’
On this week’s Quest for Gold: Steph Curry broke his hand, what’ll that mean for his Olympic aspirations? The USWNT has a new coach, and he’s already thinking about Japan. So is Alex Morgan. Tiger Wood’s Olympic hopes just got a boost. And we talk with Buffalo Grove native, and 2014 silver medal Olympian Megan Bozek. She was in town last month for the Magellan Corporation Women’s Hockey Showcase, featuring dozens of Olympic and upcoming women’s hockey superstars. She talks […]
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Quest For Gold – Episode 14: Figure Skater Adam Rippon Talks Olympics, Celebrity Life, His New Book, Athlete Abuse & John Coughlin
In the latest episode of Quest for Gold: Carpentersville’s Bradie Tennell picked up some hardware in Las Vegas. North Shore native, and two-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Conor Dwyer abruptly retires. Simone Biles did something eye-popping again this week (see below). How did Geneva native and triathlete Kevin McDowell fair in South Korea? A World Cup champ has an announcement. And we talk with recently retired U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon about winning bronze at the Olympics in South Korea, […]
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Photos: Striking teachers march on City Hall
On the fifth day of cancelled classes as the standoff continues between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools, thousands of teachers marched through the Loop to City Hall.
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Quest for Gold – Episode 13: Bradie Tennell Readies For The Next Figure Skating Season With Eyes on Beijing 2022
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold… We can’t stop talking about Simone Biles. What’s up with Joe Girardi? LeBron James finds himself in an international controversy. Marathoners are breaking records, is equipment playing a factor? And we talk to Carpenterville’s own Bradie Tennell, as she readies for her next competition season. Her foot is healed. Her memories of the Olympics are fresh. And no surprise she wants to go back.
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Photos: Chicago Teachers Strike Day 1
After the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Public Schools were unable to agree to terms, teachers and other school staff walked off the job on Thursday, October 17, 2019.
