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Ron Santo, the former Chicago Cubs third baseman and longtime team announcer, was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame Monday.

Director Jason Marck ends this special encore edition of "Eight Forty-Eight" with a remembrance. Earlier in December, IMarck was standing in the shower at 6:00 a.m. when WBEZ's Tony Sarabia came on the radio and said that Ron Santo had died.

Chicago Cubs fans said one final goodbye to Ron Santo Friday, when hundreds of people flocked to his funeral at Holy Name Cathedral  downtown Chicago.

 Top story: Mr. Jerry Roper (head of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce) is pushing the state to approve - and for Governor Quinn to sign off on - a casino in Chicago. He says the best spot? Block 37. How awesome would that be?

The passing of Ron Santo has Chicagoans thinking of fond memories the popular personality gave them. So why not honor his life by renaming a street? Not honorary, but a full-fledged rename? This is not my idea.

For a long time, the Friendly Confines was dominated by one of the most affable fellows you’ll ever meet.

The old Cub has passed. Ron Santo died today at the age of 70. When I shouted the news to my wife this morning, she said "Oh no!". And she's not even a baseball fan.