A crash closed the intersection of 147th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Forest for several hours Thursday morning.
Ken Griffey Jr. had just crossed home plate for home run No. 609 when he turned for the White Sox's dugout - a first in his career after completing his classic trot - and faced a surprise party of sorts.
Three days after the Bears picked their man in the quarterback derby, they face the one that got away - or, more accurately, the one that was told to go away.