ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\nWe’ve entered the final month of Major League Baseball’s regular season. Both the Chicago Cubs and White Sox are in prime position to earn a playoff spot, with the Sox leading the American League Central Division by three games over the Cleveland Guardians. Dionne Miller talks about the big series the Sox have coming up against the Minnesota Twins. Dionne also discusses the Cubs after their series split with the National League Central leading Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n
The Cubs had special guests at Thursday night’s game when Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and Bulls players Caleb Wilson and Matas Buzelis got the crowd to chant “P-C-A,” the initials of National League Player of the Month Pete Crow-Armstrong. PCA talks about how special it was having them in attendance.<\/p>\n
The Bears have one final week off before the NFL regular season begins. Bears general manager Ryan Poles discusses where he thinks the team is at.<\/p>\n
The Bears have one final week off before the NFL regular season begins. Bears general manager Ryan Poles discusses where he thinks the team is at and also his frustration about one of their key defensive players, Kyler Gordon, not being able to get out on the field while battling injury. NFL Network Reporter Stacey Dales joins Dionne to talk about what she likes about the Bears roster and how intentional GM Poles and head coach Ben Johnson were in putting it all together.<\/p>\n
Professional AVP Beach Volleyball player Geena Urango joins Dionne in studio to talk about this weekend’s AVP Championship games in Chicago.<\/p>\n
Professional AVP Beach Volleyball player Geena Urango joins Dionne in studio to talk about this weekend’s AVP Championship games in Chicago. The two-time MVP talks about why she loves playing in Chicago and how honored she is to be a trailblazer for the sport.<\/p>\n
College football has kicked off, and the Illini opened up their season with a big win against UAB. Northwestern is ready to face South Dakota State.<\/p>\n
College football has kicked off, and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini opened up their season with a big 42-23 win against UAB. The Illini didn’t miss a beat with a new quarterback, Katin Houser, calling the plays.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Northwestern University is ready for their first game of the season when they take on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Head coach David Braun says that although they are an FCS team they will give the Wildcats a great test and they’ll find out a lot about their football team after playing them.<\/p>\n
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