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An early look at some of next season's top boys high school basketball teams
8+ hour ago (169+ words) After several first impressions and observations from June, here is a post-summer power ranking of potential top 10 teams placed in two tiers....
Apprenticeships offer a way forward for young people
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (389+ words) Cecelia Renteria, a journeyperson with All-Tech Decorating, prepares for a paint job at the Painters DC 14 Apprenticeship Program Facility in Berkley, Ill., Nov. 20, 2020. That is why apprenticeships matter. They start with work, wages and skill, not a bill. They let people…...
DePaul athletic director DeWayne Peevy gets contract extension through 2031
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) DePaul men’s basketball Chris Holtmann, left, stands next to vice president and director of athletics DeWayne Peevy. DePaul gave Peevy a contract extension through 2031. DePaul has given athletic director DeWayne Peevy an extension that keeps him under contract through 2031. Peevy…...
Senior Quinn Arundel shines late as Mother McAuley knocks off Bloom - Chicago Sun-Times
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (558+ words) McAuley’s Taji Alexa (12) congratulates Quinn Arundel (1) after she scores and draws a foul as the Mighty Macs play Bloom, Jan. 3, 2025, Evanston, Illinois. | Mother McAuley senior guard Quinn Arundel was holding her forearm after drawing an offensive foul against Bloom. She…...
From the Capitol to the clubhouse, a Sun-Times politics reporter took a swing at covering baseball - Chicago Sun-Times
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (811+ words) Head down to a clubhouse at any Major League Baseball stadium, and you’ll find the same distinct locker-room smell: sweaty, stuffy, sanitized and slightly stomach-churning. There’s only so much that cleaning chemicals and dutiful clubhouse attendants can do to keep…...
“It changes lives”: Inside the service dog training program at an Illinois women’s prison
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (691+ words) On December 4, 2025, Amber Cannella reunited with a service dog she trained, Oliver, and met his new owner, Jamie Daniels. “I was crying, I was laughing,” said Cannella. “I’m a forever dog mom.” The Helping PAWS program inside Logan Correctional Center…...
Bears CB Nahshon Wright pays tribute to late coach after interception
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (509+ words) MINNEAPOLIS — John Beam wanted to get his steps in. That was the premise for taking one of his many college proteges, Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright, up and down Magnificent Mile for hours last month. The real reason, of course, was…...
Purdue is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for first time
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (765+ words) Purdue guard Braden Smith celebrates while taking a lead against McNeese State during the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Providence, Rhode Island. Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the…...
Philip Coffey, whose personality matched the strength of his company's odor eliminator, dies at 68
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (939+ words) Philip Coffey made an impression. To show the harmless nature of the plant-based odor eliminator his company sold, Mr. Coffey would smile broadly at the folks gathered around his booth at trade shows, stroller pushing moms at in-store demonstrations, or…...
The world’s best women’s doubles tennis player is South Side native Taylor Townsend
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (1514+ words) Taylor Townsend, who learned to play tennis on public courts on Chicago’s South Side, is going into this year’s U.S. Open tournament as the world’s No. 1 women’s doubles player. The new top women’s doubles player in the world is…...