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BOYS 1. Notre Dame 22-3 at Maine South Tuesday; St. Pat's Friday! 2. Bolingbrook 19-4 18-2 run shocks Joliet West, H-F, Friday in Flossmoor 3. Joliet West 20-4 Short-handed Tigers' melt-down vs Brook, no prob 4. Benet 17-6 Huge ESCC road game at Marian Catholic Friday 5. Plainfield North 14-7 Ellinghaus free-throws, extends winning streak to 6 6. Maine South 14-10 Hawks look to shock the Dons Tuesday 7. Plainfield Central 13-9 Wildcats hope to finish strong in SPC East! 8. Romeoville 13-12 Spartans fall at Oswego, at Joliet...
On the morning of December 29, 2019, a Woodridge resident found a lost puppy at Forest Glen Parkway and Woodridge Drive. Madalyn Anderson, community service officer, immediately connected with the puppy and assisted. A Woodridge Police Department Facebook post seeking information about the puppy to help bring him home reached more than 450,000 people. Although the owner was never found, ultimately, the new adoptive family contacted the Woodridge Police Department to provide...
The Joliet West Speech Team won its fourth consecutive conference championship title on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the SPC Conference tournament hosted at Joliet Central High School. The tournament champions were excited to represent Joliet West High School with another win in the Southwest Prairie Conference. The team advanced 27 out of 28 entries to the final round of competition. Impressively, Joliet West Speech also had eight individual event champions, and seven...
Joliet Central High School Students of the Month for February are Matthew Hernandez, Kiwanis Club; Martina Lohmar, Rotary Club; Kasandra De La Luz, Lions Club; Precious Brown, NAACP; and Kaaliyah Anderson, AKA. Joliet West High School Students of the Month for February are Elise Tarrant, Kiwanis Club; Valerie Villaflor, Rotary Club; Julie Matuszewski, Lions Club; Nasya Summers, NAACP; and Austin Adjei, AKA. Joliet Township High School Students of the Month must demonstrate character, citizenship, dependability and maturity....
Plainfield North 70 Wheaton North 66. Two minutes remaining in the first overtime of Saturday's non-conference battle between the host Tigers and their guests from Wheaton North. Plainfield North's 6-foot-1 junior, Carlos Conley, went on a personal 5-0 run to erase a 66-65 Falcon lead and give his Tigers a 70-66 lead with two minutes remaining in overtime. Wheaton North (10-11) tied the game at 70. With seconds remaining in OT, the always reliable Tiger senior, Blake Ellinghaus, was fouled and went to the free-throw line....
The No.1 girls hoops team in the Associated Press' Class 4A Illinois State Rankings, Benet Academy (24-2, 6-0), won for the ninth consecutive time defeating Joliet Catholic Academy 60-36 on Saturday. With the win, the Redwings clinch a tie for another East Suburban Catholic Conference championship. With a win at St. Viator (10-13, 3-1) on Wednesday, the Redwings will win the outright ESCC title. JCA (14-15, 1-5) will conclude their ESCC schedule at home versus Marist (22-3, 4-1) on Wednesday. Due to the great respect coache...
On Wednesday, the Associated Press released its Illinois Boys' High School Basketball Rankings. Sitting atop the AP Illinois Class 3A Boys Rankings are the Dons of Notre Dame. On Friday night in Niles, the Dons (22-3, 6-0) rolled out to a 26-8 lead after one quarter. At the half, they extended their lead to 53-29 and rolled to their sixth consecutive ESCC victory 68-46 over Nazareth (9-15, 3-3). Benet Academy (17-5, 5-1), St. Patrick (16-5, 5-1) and Marian Catholic (17-6, 5-1) all won on Friday to remain one game behind the D...
Downers Grove North (22-5, 8-2) easily won its West Suburban Silver game at Proviso West (5-14, 2-8) in Hillside 54-29. Then the girls of Troy received great news from Elmhurs, where Lyons Township (14-8, 7-3) stunned the WSC Silver leaders from York, 61-51. With York's (21-6, 9-2) home loss to the Lions, the Trojans are now just a half game behind the Dukes in the WSC Silver conference race. On February 4 York invades the Purple Gym in Downers Grove for a battle for WSC Silver supremacy. CENTRAL SUBURBAN LEAGUE SOUTH MAINE S...
District 99 Fine Arts students earned nearly 100 Chicagoland Area Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Hosted by the Fine Arts Departments at Community High School District 99, 1,038 local student artists representing 135 arts educators submitted 2,188 works of art for adjudication. 638 total works were honored with recognitions. District 99 artists won 94 awards, including 30 Gold Key Awards, 32 Silver Key Awards, and 32 Honorable Mention Awards. District 99 will host the...
Plainfield Park District will host several special events for active adults in February and March. Feb. 12: Valentine Breakfast Bingo-Play a few rounds of bingo during and enjoy a special breakfast to celebrate Valentine's Day. Registration Deadline is February 7. Program #35402A. Mar. 11: Hawaiian Luau at the Tiki Terrace in Chicago. Enjoy a family-style Hawaiian dinner and one-hour Luau show. Trip includes dinner, soft drinks, show, gratuity, and transportation. Program #355...
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and two other state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday to ensure the Equal Rights Amendment officially becomes the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. "Americans have long agreed that discrimination based on sex is unacceptable," Raoul said. "But by enshrining that shared value in our Constitution, we have made a commitment never to go back." The states filing suit – Illinois, Virginia and Nevada – were the fi...
When an Illinois Senate panel met last March to discuss the state’s backlog of untested forensic evidence, there were more than 70 DNA samples in murder cases more than a year old awaiting action from Illinois State Police forensic investigators. That number is down to 14, representatives of the Illinois State Police told the same Senate Public Health Committee on Tuesday, but they noted the number is still too high and standard wait times for DNA processing are still too long. “We know that there’s a lot of DNA evide...
New Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, announced his leadership team Tuesday on the first day of the 2020 legislative session. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, will remain the chamber’s majority leader, while Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, will become an assistant majority leader and president pro tempore — a position once held by Harmon under former President John Cullerton before he changed the caucus’ leadership structure. Sen. Laura Murphy, D-Des Plaines, will serve in another newly created position — that of...
There was a significant accident this morning where a car crashed into the Niles Police Station. I did want to bring attention to the great response work from Village staff: Village staff have done fantastic work addressing the situation, both from an emergency response standpoint and ensuring the continuation of Village operations. Backups and redundant systems took over as planned for communications and power affected by the downed utility pole. First responders handled...
Dear Dave: I'm trying very hard to get out of debt. I have my beginner emergency fund in place, and I'm living on a monthly budget. Is it OK to include a little wallet cash in my budget at this point, just in case? - Andrew A: It's probably not going to throw you off too much in terms of getting out of debt if you budget $20 or so, just to have some cash in your wallet. I wouldn't recommend much more than that, though. The idea of having $50, $100, or $200 in walking around...
If you have read any of my cookbooks, or eaten in my restaurants, you may have noticed that I have a certain fondness for dried fruit. You'll find them in my desserts, of course. But you'll also find them turning up in many savory dishes, from stews braises, and sautes to appetizers and side dishes, to salads and soups. Some of those guest appearances trace back to culinary history. In Austria, where I grew up, it was traditional for frugal people to save some of the harvest...
Britain, while engulfed in Brexit politics, is constantly investing in first-class projects to share its heritage - and, in so many ways, Britain's heritage is linked to our heritage. While many travelers are understandably curious about how Brexit is affecting tourists, from my experience it isn't. The only impact I've found is that the tourism industry seems to respect visitors more than ever. (And, for those who like to talk politics, the topic is a fascinating...
Dear Cathy, Our rescue dog has been diagnosed with kidney problems. He is only 4 and takes medication for his condition. The vet does not want us to restrict his water. The problem is, when left alone during the day, he will pee in the same spot at the end of the day. This seems to happen as we pull up or he hears us at the door. On rare occasions, he is able to control his bladder. Is there something we can do to train/encourage him to wait until he gets outside to relieve...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My two-month-old granddaughter's belly button is very large and sticks out well beyond her tummy. What might cause this? Should we be concerned? Will it get smaller over time? It doesn't seem to bother her, but I wonder if she should be seen by her doctor to have it checked anyway. ANSWER: The condition you describe sounds like an umbilical hernia. It's a fairly common condition among infants. In most cases, these hernias don't cause any problems, and they...
At the annual meeting of the Midwest Institute of Park Executives (MIPE) held on January 9, 2020, Kristi Solberg, Assistant Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at the Park Ridge Park District, was presented the Park Professional of the Year award. This is the most prestigious honor a member of MIPE can receive. Kristi is the first female to receive this award in the 82 year history of the organization. Additionally, this recognition is not awarded every year, but rather...
The Chicago Public League Red South-Central Division is considered by many to be the best boys' basketball conference in the state. Simeon leads the conference with seven IHSA state championships. Morgan Park has taken home four IHSA state titles. Curie won two, but had to forfeit, one championship because of illegalities and Bogan placed second in Class 3A last season. On December 15, 2019, Notre Dame defeated Bogan 58-56 in a Team Rose Shootout game at Mount Carmel. The...
Park Ridge Fire Department Responds to Fire at 53 Park Lane On Wednesday January 22, 2020 at 1:27 p.m., the Park Ridge Fire Department was dispatched to a call for a possible house fire at a home located at 53 Park Lane. Upon arrival approximately seven minutes later, crews saw smoke and flame discharging from the top of the chimney. Companies were simultaneously sent to the interior of the home and the roof to try to extinguish the fire, which had spread beyond the chimney into the roof structure. Crews on the roof were...
A total of $436,096 allocated among 29 agencies that provide services to people in Maine Township was approved by the Maine Township Board of Trustees on Dec. 16. Funds come from a line item under the Town Fund of the Maine Township annual budget. Because of this funding, when a senior needs housing assistance, the help will be there. A drug or alcohol dependent resident will get the counseling needed. A single mother will have daycare services so she can work. These and other services are provided by dozens of social...
District 64 will compete in the Special Olympics Spring Games at Prospect High School on April 25-26. Special Olympics is an athleti competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children, ages 8 and up with disabilities. In order to be eligible for participation in Special Olympics, every athlete must have a valid application for participation (Medapp) on file with Special Olympics Illinois prior to the start of training. The deadline in District 64 is Feb. 27, 2020....
The Plainfield Park District will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the grand opening of the Prairie Activity & Recreation Center, 24550 W. Renwick Rd., on Feb. 1. Entrance fee for the Prairie Fit fitness center and elevated track will be just $1 all day. There will be free activities, games, and inflatables for families in PARC's large gym from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The day will also include free crafts, fitness demonstrations, and refreshments. Visitors can also enter...