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I am a fanatical Chicago Sports & NASCAR fan and also a long time resident of Bolingbrook, Illinois. I have always had the "itch" to be a Sports Reporter / Scribe, now I have a chance to fulfill that urge through blogging and now here at "Bleacher Report"! This is a great site with great writers and people, and I am happy to be a member of the family! A special "Thanks" to all the new friends I have met and who have made me feel quite welcome here! Comments always welcome!! You can catch me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JackInChicago

Jack's Recent Articles

CONCORD, NC - MAY 15: Jeff Gordon driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet stands on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on May 15, 2009 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images)

Schwan's Offers Special Ice Cream To Support Jeff Gordon Foundation

Published 5 months ago
93 reads 4 comments

Report: White Sox Finalize Six-Player Javier Vazquez Deal with Atlanta Braves

Published 11 months ago
214 reads 2 comments

Good Bye Charlie... Hello Again Joe Montana?

Published 11 months ago
1,060 reads 20 comments

"Jeff Gordon Flashback": T-Rex Set NASCAR On Its Ear With 1997 "Winston" Win

Published 11 months ago
1,369 reads 8 comments

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Jack Writes About

Breaking News (3),
NASCAR (3),
Jeff Gordon (2),
Indianapolis (2),
Chicago (2),
MLB (1),
Atlanta (1),
Opinion (1)

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Favorite Athletes

JAY CUTLER!!! Urlacher, Briggs, Quentin,Thome, Dye, Konerko, The "Cuban Missle" & Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards
Favorite Sports Teams

Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bears, NASCAR
Favorite Coaches

"Da Coach" - Mike Ditka, Ozzie Guillen, Phil Jackson
All Time Sports Moment

White Sox Win The World Series in 2005!!
Most Memorable Game Attended

Bears Vs. Packers in -20 cold in Chicago!
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Devin Hester returns kickoff in super bowl XLI
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth... if I have to pick one of the 2 but my all time favorite is Carlton Fisk!
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan - (We had a REAL Basketball team in Chicago then!)
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Does "NOT" liking Tennis Count?
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

Schumacher
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10 & Notre Dame

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by Robert
6 days ago

Hello Buddy, I would like you to take a look at this important article. it will most likely be my last on bleacher report. Feel free to pass it around. God Bless and thank you.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283900-you-are-not-a-unique-snowflake
by Long Island Sound
5 months ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/192060-the-top-10-things-that-would-be-amazing-to-see-in-sports
by Mary Jo
10 months ago

Well, THANKS for the pick too my friend!!
by Mary Jo
10 months ago

This is my first attempt at a slide show.....http://bleacherreport.com/articles/96423-the-top-ten-2008-nascar-commercials.....let me know what you think.
by Kelly
10 months ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/94799-the-biggest-headlines-from-the-2008-sprint-cup-season
by Ryan
11 months ago

Happy to help, Jack—please do keep the good stuff coming.

Best,

Ryan
by Heather
11 months ago

haha... It really isn't a problem. I always need a second set of eyes for my writing!!
by Jack
11 months ago

TEST
by Mary Jo
11 months ago

Jack, in reviewing your article "Nascar's Race City Braces for Cuts as Recession Hits Pit Road", it really is almost word for word from Gene Laverty's article from Bloomberg. Cutting and pasting to that extent is really bordering on plaigarism. I know you credited the site but still you can't use articles word for word like that - you need to make them your own. Please watch this in the future - it is something we take very seriously on B/R and on the NASCAR page. Thanks and you can email me at mjgwelb@aol.com if you would like to further discuss.
Thanks.
Mary Jo Buchanan, Co-Community Leader
by Lola
11 months ago

Do you think NASCAR should have shorter schedules to reduce costs?
by S M
11 months ago

I just stuck it back on as a response to yours, glad to see another fan who realize how bad it is with the Series.
by S M
11 months ago

No I didn't like the comment, so I deleted it and was going to repost a better more indepth comment. On a recent update for the site, they added a edit and delete button that the commenter see. But after reading comment should have left it alone.
by Justin
11 months ago

Don't mention it Jack, that's what I'm here for. Keep up the strong writing!
by Kelly
11 months ago

Hey Jack-
If you're trying to get a picture from the internet, right click on the picture and go to where it says save as. This way it will be saved to your computer and you can then hit upload picture. Just make sure that the picture is saving as a JPEG image or else it won't show up.
Then when you hit upload picture you should be able to find it in your files.
This is what I do when I get pics from the internet.
Let me know if it works!
~Kelly
by Patti
11 months ago

thanks for becoming a fan of mine..I look forward to reading your stuff.. looks like I found a local writer on here, nice to know.. and your a nascar fan even better!!! have a nice weekend!!

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Schwan's Offers Special Ice Cream To Support Jeff Gordon Foundation

Report: White Sox Finalize Six-Player Javier Vazquez Deal with Atlanta Braves

Good Bye Charlie... Hello Again Joe Montana?

"Jeff Gordon Flashback": T-Rex Set NASCAR On Its Ear With 1997 "Winston" Win

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