This week’s dining and entertainment coverage includes a look at “Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color” and a roundup of notable restaurant openings and closings.
Eat. Watch. Do. — ‘Champion’ review, Valentine’s Day specials and Jean Banchet award winners
Day: February 1, 2024
An elbow to the face. A bloodied jersey. Eisenhower’s Cameron Ellis battles back. ‘It’s just his dog mentality.’
Eisenhower’s Cameron Ellis spent the final minute of Wednesday’s game against Sandburg in the trainer’s room just behind the court, getting his left eye patched up after taking an elbow to the face late in the game. The senior guard/forward emerged postgame with blood all over his jersey. Ellis’ teammates and coaches say it was a scene symbolic of who Ellis is as a player – a scrappy fighter who has helped the Cardinals find success. “Cam is incredible,” senior guard Ayipey Salinas said. “It’s just his dog mentality. He has a non-stop motor.” Ellis continued a personal hot streak […]
Editorial: A hateful travesty on the floor of the City Council
Wednesday was a sad — and avoidable — day for Chicago and for the City Council. The spectacle on the council floor, as Mayor Brandon Johnson had to break a 23-23 tie in favor of a resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, was a model of how not to conduct […]
CPS suggests starting school after Democratic National Convention for city’s ‘logistical needs’
The district suggests starting classes Monday, Aug. 26 – one week later than usual – after the Aug. 19-22 convention wraps up.
Column: NATO alliance has endured in the face of many challenges
By contrast, alliances lasted on average only five years during the long Napoleonic wars of two centuries ago.
Changes afoot on the Northern District bench
The United States Senate recently confirmed two judges destined for the federal bench in Hammond and elevated a third to the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Northern District Magistrate Judge Joshua P. Kolar was confirmed Tuesday after being nominated to serve as a federal appellate judge. The Seventh Circuit considers cases from Indiana, […]
US hints large response to Iran-backed militias is imminent as Houthi rebels target another ship
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday it’s time to further disable Iran-backed militias that have struck at U.S. forces and ships in the Middle East and the U.S. is preparing to take significant action in response to the deaths of three U.S. service members in Jordan.
Porter County foundation proceeds up 14% over 2022 returns
The Porter County Foundation Board, made up of the Porter County Council and Porter County Board of Commissioners, had good news Tuesday afternoon from its investment manager Capital Cities. The account balance from the proceeds of the old Porter Hospital was up 14.27% in 2023. “In a year that everyone was expecting recessions across the board, really strong performance,” said Corey Waddell, senior consultant with Capital Cities, which is based in Indianapolis. He said at the beginning of 2022, 70% of economists were predicting a coming recession. But the fourth quarter performance for the foundation portfolio was up 8.87% for […]
Donald Johnson, Wheaton North High School’s first principal, dies at 93
Donald Johnson was the first principal at Wheaton North High School before going on to a long career as an assistant superintendent in Leyden Township School District 212 in Cook County. “He was in the middle of everything that happened at Leyden, and he did a great job doing it,” said retired District 212 assistant […]
Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
Results and highlights of high schools and local colleges from the Southland and Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas. Email Daily Southtown results to southtownsports@gmail.com, Beacon-News, Courier-News and Naperville Sun results to tribwestsports@gmail.com and News-Sun results to newssunsports@gmail.com. WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS HIGH SCHOOLS BOYS BASKETBALL East Aurora 61, West Chicago 51 Eisenhower 79, Sandburg 64 Fenton 35, Elgin 19 Harvest Christian 57, Genoa-Kingston 53 Homewood-Flossmoor 80, Bolingbrook 64 H-F (23-2, 5-0 SWSC Blue): Bryce Heard 26 points. Gianni Cobb 26 points. Carson Brownfield 15 points. Kaneland 50, Ottawa 33 Kaneland (18-4, 5-2 Interstate Eight): Troyer Carlson 17 points. Lake Forest 49, Stevenson 39 Lake Forest […]