By Bobby Narang The national signing day for football is another milestone moment for several Chicagoland football players. Three days before the December 20 signing day, St. Francis High School senior quarterback Alessio Milivojevic is already changing teams. The dual-threat quarterback pledged his commitment to Ball State of the Mid-American
By Woodrow Carroll Major college men’s basketball, Division I, has more than 350 programs. When you think about it, there are almost three times as many Division I basketball operations as there are CBS (College Bowl Subdivision) football programs. There were 133 CBS football teams this season. All the Div.
Fri, Nov. 10vs. Oakland, W 64-53Tue, Nov. 14vs. Marquette, L 71-64Fri, Nov. 17vs. Valparaiso, W 87-64Sun, Nov. 19vs. Southern, W 88-60Fri, Nov. 24vs. Western Illinois, W 84-52Sat, Dec. 2at Rutgers, W 76-58Tue, Dec. 5vs. Florida Atlantic, W 98-89Sat, Dec. 9at Tennessee, L 86-79Sun, Dec. 17vs. Colgate, W 74-57Fri, Dec. 22,
Fri, Nov. 10vs. Dayton, W 71-66Tue, Nov. 14vs. Western Michigan, W 63-59Sat, Nov. 18vs. Rhode Island, W 72-61Sun, Nov. 19vs. Mississippi State, L 66-57Mon, Nov. 27vs. Northern Illinois, W 89-67Fri, Dec. 1vs. Purdue, W 92-88Sun, Dec. 10vs. Detroit Mercy, W 91-59Wed, Dec. 13vs. Chicago State, L 75-73Sat, Dec. 16at DePaul,
Sat, Nov. 11vs. Appalachian State, W 91-78Mon, Nov. 13vs. Illinois Tech, W 107-55Fri, Nov. 17at Georgia State, W 70-64Sat, Nov. 18vs. Little Rock, W 98-93Sat, Nov. 25at DePaul, W 89-79Mon, Nov. 27at Northwestern, L 89-67Tue, Dec. 5vs. Indiana State, L 90-67Sat, Dec. 9at Monmouth, L 74-71Mon, Dec. 18vs. Calumet College,
Wed, Nov. 8at Wheaton College, W 60-59Sat, Nov. 11vs. Lake Forest College, W 107-82Tue, Nov. 14vs. University of Dubuque, L 77-65Tue, Nov. 21vs. North Central College, W 67-60Wed, Nov. 29at Wisconsin Lutheran College, L 78-66Wed, Dec. 6at Dominican University (Ill.), W 77-74Sat, Dec. 9vs. Marian University, W 64-61Sat, Dec. 16vs.
Wed, Nov. 8vs. Benedictine University, L 60-59Tue, Nov. 14vs. Lake Forest College, W 86-65Sat, Nov. 25at Transylvania University, L 71-65Wed, Nov. 29at Millikin University, L 67-61Sat, Dec. 2vs. North Central College, L 64-54Wed, Dec. 6at Carroll University, W 69-62Sat, Dec. 9at Calvin University, L 77-54Sat, Dec. 16at University of Chicago,
Notes from far and wide: •North Central College continues its dominance in football, however, last week even great teams cannot win them all. In the Division III college football championship game, Wartburg College in Decorah, Iowa won its first Division III college football championship with a 38-37 championship game victory
The Oswego High School girls bowling team competed in the Wolves Invite with Oswego East High School host past Saturday, Dec. 16. The Oswego varsity team finished in third place and was led by senior Amber Lymenstull and sophomore Sunny Newell. Lymenstull’s 1,107 series (185 average) was good for ninth
Becky Dunnigan, left, community impact manager at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, adds Christmas stockings to a patron’s shopping cart Monday, Dec. 18.
The very last part of the brain to die is the part that understands music. Yorkville High School students are participating in an amazing intergenerational project with instructors from AgeGuide – Northeastern Illinois Agency on Aging to help individuals with dementia through music. Produced in 2014, the documentary Alive Inside:
Bill and Sally Kolb from Sandwich celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Alaska in August.
CASA Kane County, a leading advocate for children in the foster care system, is thrilled to announce the commencement of its Annual Holiday Giving Program for the year 2023. This heartwarming initiative combines both a festive item collection and a vital fundraising/donation drive, aiming to brighten the holiday season for
Northern Illinois University received $158,531 in U.S. Department of Labor funding to promote workplace safety, health training and education. With this grant, employers and employees without high amounts of funding can receive free mental health and suicide prevention training. This will be targeted towards small businesses, as well as at-risk
State representative Matt Hanson, D-Montgomery, is lauding the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ recent multi-million dollar investment in Kane County’s Batavia Parks District. “I am extremely grateful for grant programs like these which support our local parks and community spaces,” Hanson said. “IDNR’s $2.8 million investment in Batavia parks will
Polka Dots a female who is less than a year old. She may be an American Bulldog/Border Collie mix.Polka Dots loves to play then settle down for a nap. She likes toys. She’s about as friendly as she is cute, just adorable. She is almost fully house-trained. She is a
By John & Nisha Whitehead Once a dictator, always a dictator. Power-hungry, lawless, and steadfast in its pursuit of authoritarian powers, the government does not voluntarily relinquish those powers once it acquires, uses and inevitably abuses them. Likewise, any presidential candidate who promises to be a dictator on day one,
December 21 Powered by children seven years-old to 12 years-old who worked dawn to dusk, Samuel Slater’s thread-spinning factory goes into production in Pawtucket, R.I., which launches the Industrial Revolution in the United States. By 1830, 55% of the mill workers in the State were youngsters, many working for less
CASA Kane County, a leading advocate for children in the foster care system, is thrilled to announce the commencement of its Annual Holiday Giving Program for the year 2023. This heartwarming initiative combines both a festive item collection and a vital fundraising/donation drive, aiming to brighten the holiday season for
