If you’re interested in trying croquet, there are some top-rated sets available that can deliver some serious summer fun.
The best croquet sets for fun in your backyard
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The best jump starters for quick and easy power boosts
Jump starters allow you to get moving if you have a dead car battery so you aren’t left relying on the kindness of strangers.
Kirk Ferentz and an assistant coach reportedly will be suspended for Iowa’s opener against Illinois State
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and an assistant coach will be suspended for the No. 25 Hawkeyes’ opener against Illinois State on Aug. 31 over a violation while recruiting quarterback Cade McNamara.
NWSL reaches new collective bargaining agreement with more money, parental leave and ends the draft
The National Women’s Soccer League and its players have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.
2 wounded, one critically in shooting Wednesday night in South Shore neighborhood
Two men were reported wounded by gunfire Wednesday night in the same area of the South Shore neighborhood, police said. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., a man, 20, was standing outside in the 7800 block of South Colfax Avenue when several people armed with handguns approached him demanding his property, police said. The robbers shot the victim to the right leg and took his belongings before fleeing the scene. The victim was taken to UChicago Medicine where his condition was stabilized. Another call came in about a separate shooting at the same location. An older man, 35, suffered multiple wounds to […]
Burglars use black pickup to gain entry to businesses overnight on South Side
A pickup truck was used to make entry to two businesses overnight on the South Side in the South Chicago and Auburn Gresham neighborhoods, Chicago police said. The latest burglary happened about 4 a.m. in the 8400 block of South Vincennes Avenue. Police responded to a call of a burglary at a business and found the front door of a convenience store with damage. A witness at the scene told police a black pickup truck used a chain to pull the door of the hinges to gain entry. The burglars took property before fleeing the scene. About 30 minutes earlier, […]
Naperville News Digest: Park district announces Labor Day holiday hours; Fort Hill program to discuss sleep issues; students earn honors at YMCA judicial competition
Roundup of small news items for the Naperville area.
Fact-checking Bill Clinton’s speech and more on Day 3 of the DNC
On Day 3 of the DNC, speakers largely hewed close to the facts, but repeated a few attacks on Donald Trump that were inaccurate or omitted context.
2 men stabbed overnight in East Woodlawn neighborhood, police say
Two men were stabbed overnight on the South Side in the East Woodlawn neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 3 a.m., police responded to a call of a person stabbed in the 6600 block of South Greenwood Avenue and found a 34-year-old man with a stab wound to the back of the head. The victim was taken to UChicago Medicine and listed in fair condition. Another call came out of a second person stabbed at the same location and officers discovered a 42-year-old man with a stab wound to the back left shoulder. He was taken to the same hospital […]
After transferring, Christian Hernandez returns to Round Lake, where he realizes ‘I had everything I needed’
Hernandez, who struggled at Lake Forest Academy, has become a key player for Round Lake.