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Steve McMichael, wife Misty ready for good news Wednesday

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Patrick Finley | Sun-Times

Misty McMichael holds up her phone to show her husband Steve the crowd via FaceTime. Steve McMichael has ALS and is battling pneumonia.

MERRIONETTE PARK — The McMichaels have always loved a good party.

Tuesday night, Misty McMichael walked into one with a smile on her face and a secret pursed between her lips. The two were related.

Earlier Tuesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Seniors Committee voted to whittle down the list of 12 finalists — all whose careers ended before 1998 — to three. Those three figure to join the Hall of Fame when the 49-person full selection committee votes to pass them — it’s practically assured — shortly before the Super Bowl.