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Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor has joined other Chicagoland communities in trying to lure the Chicago Bears to their municipality, and the team says it is open to such a discussion. Taylor suggested to Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren in a letter written Monday that the Bears build a new stadium on lakefront property in Waukegan, expanding the team’s footprint in Lake County. Taylor said in her letter there are several locations with the necessary land to build a stadium and entertainment area with easy access to Interstate 94, U.S. Route 41 and public transportation. The Bears already train in Lake Forest, making Waukegan an excellent location for a stadium, she wrote. “The City of Waukegan has multiple large parcels including lakefront property which could be developed into both the state of the art stadium and entertainment district the team has publicly expressed in building,” Taylor said in the letter. Bears senior vice president for marketing and communications Scott Hagel said in an email Tuesday afternoon a June 2 statement issued by the team said, “It’s our responsibility to listen to other municipalities.” Waukegan is now one of them. “That holds true today,” Hagel said, referring to the statement, indicating it is the team’s responsibility to listen to Waukegan officials. The Bears acquired the former Arlington International Race for $197 million with plans to build a stadium and large development there. [ ] While the Bears will continue with the current demoliti...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chris Williams slugged three home runs, and the St. Paul Saints pounded out a franchise-record 21 hits in an 18-7 victory over the Louisville Bats in a Triple-A baseball game Tuesday night at Louisville Slugger Field. All nine batters for St. Paul (37-26) finished with a hit, and all nine scored a run. Seven of the nine had two or more hits, and six of them drove in at least one run. But Williams did the most damage, slamming a two-run homer in the second inning, another two-run homer in the third and a three-run homer in the fourth. He finished the night 3-for-5 with seven runs batted in. Williams has hit 10 home runs this season. Gilberto Celestino finished 3-for-6 for the Saints with a home run, a double, three RBIs and two runs scored. The St. Paul bullpen was impressive as Ronny Henriquez, Austin Brice, Michael Boyle and Patrick Murphy combined to pitch 5 2/3 shutout innings, allowing four hits while striking out eight.