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Minnie Miñoso put the "go go" in the 1959 Go-Go White Sox. And it's time for the "Cuban Comet" to finally get enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame when his name returns to the ballot in December.

"Minnie Miñoso was the Latino Jackie Robinson, hands down. …. What he meant to legions of Latino ballplayers knowing that they, too, could have the dream of playing in the major leagues cannot be understated." Negro Baseball Museum Presidents Bob Kendrick said in a Zoom call with reporters.

Jeff Arnold on Sports: White Sox Legend Miñoso Has Waited Long Enough For Cooperstown

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• After taking the stand in his police board termination hearing Monday, police union boss John Catanzara announced he plans to retire and run for mayor. "There was never a possibility under God's green Earth that I was ever going to give this mayor the ability to utter the words 'I fired him,'" Catanzara said. (Patch)
• After about 15 minutes in Lake View Saturday night, I spotted two rats bigger than squirrels frolicking near a trash can. A new analysis of 311 calls relating to rat complaints by RentHop.com seems to explain why. The North Side community ranks in the top 5 neighborhoods for rodent complaints. How did your neighborhood stack up? Check out the interactive map. (PATCH)
• Former employees accused Parlor Pizza management of sitting Black patrons in the "rejection section." (FOX32)
• Cresco's flagship 5,500 square-foot weed superstore, Sunnyside, opened steps from Wrigley Field Monday. (Business Wire)
• Willis, a young monkey illegally being kept as a pet in Chicago has found a new home in Texas. "Once little Willis was confiscated by Chicago Animal Care and Control, it took a village to get him to us safely," Born Free sanctuary director Liz Tyson said. (MySanAntonio)

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