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By Sam Fretto It’s finally happened. Tony La Russa has announced his retirement from the Chicago White Sox, due to health-related issues. This comes after a disappointing Chicago White Sox season in which they finished 81-81 with serious playoff hopes. Coming off a successful season in 2021 that saw the

By Tyler Donovan Manchester City’s newly acquired Erling Haaland has been breaking records left and right. The 21-year-old striker from Norway joined the football club this summer on July 1. Since then, Haaland has done nothing but impress. Haaland has been playing his whole life. It all started when he

By Zane Trumann After a couple of weeks of theme nights, Sam and I were looking to take The Crossroads back to its roots and get back into featuring up-and-coming artists. We were lucky enough with previous features to have artists reach out to us on social media, but this

By Andy Jachim Things haven’t quite been the same on the northside of Chicago since the departure of Anthony Rizzo back in July of 2021. The Cubs haven’t been the slightest bit competitive over the past 250 games played, and the first base position hasn’t had a true main option

by Jordan Mark It’s time for another round of A Little Birdie Told Me. In this edition, we’ll take a closer look at the band Emery. After relocating to Seattle, Emery signed to the nearby Tooth & Nail Records and released their first album The Weak’s End in 2004. Since

by Evan Bruner No sport in the United States has been able to maintain the popularity that football has. For decades, millions have dropped what they’re doing to watch collegiate or professional football. Football is an art, and when played the right way, it can be beautiful. But like art,

The setting of #699 and #700 – Dodgers Stadium   by Sam Corbett On March 28th, future Hall-of-Famer Albert Pujols announced that 2022 would be his last season. He’d just signed a one-year deal worth $2.5M with St. Louis, reuniting with the Cardinals after 10 years away playing for both

by Evan Bruner The Cincinnati Bengals were the darlings of the 2021 NFL season. After drafting inside the top five in 2020 and 2021, the Bengals’ sudden resurgence into contention made for one of the most interesting storylines in all of football. The team was exciting, flashy, and incredibly successful.

by Austin Paulson The spirit of Local Chaos is linked directly with the music written and performed within our incredible community. As fans first, we find that there’s nothing more important than promoting and uplifting the art of the people around you. Naturally, musicians come and go. Some stay active

Years at WONC: 2002-2006 Originally from California, Matthew came across the country to attend NCC to be a part of WONC. In his time at the station, he spent a lot of time on the air, both hosting various time slots and covering sports. He also served as the Production