Sky Coverage Bias / White Sox Bars / Tree Huggin' / Eat At Ed's

It's Friday! The White Sox lost Game 1 of the AL Division Series. The Chicago Sky are headed to the WNBA Finals! And Chicago's mayor says she's well aware that the city's championship-bound women's hoop squad gets the short shrift when it comes to sports news coverage.

"The lack of media coverage of the Chicago Sky is yet another frustrating example of gender bias in the sports world," Lori Lightfoot told Patch.

JEFF ARNOLD ON SPORTS: Lightfoot Sees Gender Bias In Lack Of Media Love For Chicago Sky

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Damp. High: 72 Low: 63.

• Ed Debevic's is back. The faux '50's diner known for its tasty burgers and shakes served up by a theatrically rude waitstaff — that once included Friends star David Schwimmer — reopened in Streeterville six years after its iconic River North location met a wrecking ball. (Eater)
• So, you didn't score White Sox playoff tickets but want to party — or grab a bite — near the action in Bridgeport to cheer on the South Siders? Patch's Eric DeGrechie put together a helpful list of watering holes and hot dog stands just for you. (Patch)
• A member of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's security detail shot at a carjacker near her Hyde Park home last week. Details about what happen remain sketchy. (Patch)
• "Fox News requires vaccination for its employees." That was part of President Joe Biden's pitch for big private companies to mandate employee coronavirus vaccinations when he visited Chicago Thursday. (Patch)
• Thanks to a tiny green bug — the invasive emerald ash borer —there are only 50,000 ash trees left in Chicago. Some activists want to spend taxpayer cash to save 'em. Is it worth the cost? (WBEZ)

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For A Good Time, Click:

• Rachel Goodman, Ahona M. & TFSB w/ Tyler Priest at Uncommon Ground. (8 p.m.)
• Lala Lala, Divino Niño at Thalia Hall. (8 p.m.)
• Lincoln Park Wine Fest at Jonquil Park. (5 p.m.)
• Fleetwood Mac Drag Dinner at Macy's Walnut Room. (5:30 p.m.)
• Drive-By Truckers at The Vic. (8:30 p.m.)

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Just The Links:

• A 16-year-old boy was found dead in Bucktown after a fight with his mother.
• Rename Columbus Day for indigenous people? Not so fast, Cook County Board says.
• "Dear Liam Hendriks, I strike a lot of people out when I pitch like you," 7-year-old Sox fan says.
• It can be hard for immigrant families to navigate American schools, Maurico Pena writes.
• Neil Steinberg prefers bricks to cinder blocks.

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