Great News Bears Fans: You Can Now Tailgate EARLIER on Sundays! #BrightBytes

Cover Image
Photo credit Kena Krutsinger

Time for a Thursday edition of Bright Bytes! 

For the fourth year in a row, a Wheaton man has taken home the top prize for growing the biggest pumpkin in Illinois.
  • Pumpkin grower Joe Adkins says "The biggest one we grew this year was 1,258 pounds,” and he had two other that were also nearly that heavy. 
  • He says 2,000 pounds is the holy grail of pumpkins and sees pumpkin-growing as a metaphor for sports..you know as we say in Chicago, there's always next year.
  • He has been doing this competitively for 10 years. 

In Sports:

  • The Cardinals and Nationals won their playoff series and play their first game tomorrow in St. Louis
  • At home, Joe Girardi was spotted leaving Wrigley yesterday.
    • The Cubs met with him for a reported 8 hrs yesterday about becoming the new manager. He is one of several candidates. 
  • A 7 game home stand starts tonight as the Blackhawks face San Jose for their home opener.
  • The Bears have a bye week but return to play the Saints on Oct 20th!