People often arrive at juvenile court with their guard up. Danielle Moore and Denise Gonzalez-Avila can understand why. As “family navigators” based out of the Cook County Juvenile Center, Moore, 26, and Gonzalez-Avila, 41, meet waves of parents and loved ones of minors charged with crimes in the difficult moments just before or after a […]
Category: Daily Southtown
Marian Catholic transfer Troy Garner comes through for Rich Township in state semifinals. ‘Motor in me never stops.’
Rich Township’s Troy Garner takes advantage of playing time with six points, six rebounds and three blocked shots.
Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.
Lincoln-Way West’s Caroline Smith is the 2024-25 Daily Southtown Girls Basketball Player of the Year: ‘A great season.’
Caroline Smith, a 6-foot-1 senior forward, averaged a double-double in helping Lincoln-Way West to a 23-12 record.
Joliet native Jeremy Fears Jr. helps Michigan State to Big Ten Tournament win 14 months after being shot in leg
Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. said he’s not taking games for granted after an eight-month recovery from a gunshot wound to his leg.
Matteson farm hit by bird flu loses $220,000 grant amid federal funding freeze
Weeks after a family farm in Matteson lost its entire flock of nearly 3,000 chickens to bird flu, the owners learned their federal funding to remodel a pole barn is in limbo. Kakadoodle farm owners MariKate and Marty Thomas were informed in October they would receive a $220,000 grant, which they planned to use to […]
Donna Vickroy: As we deal with new chaos, take a page from COVID and practice the four Cs
These are tough times for empaths. As we watch government service agencies get gutted, as we watch people lose their jobs, as we watch our beautiful national parks struggle to stay open, as we watch our once thriving country descend into economic despair, it is a challenge to keep panic at bay. Knowing our government […]
Five candidates run in High School District 218, but only two contested
Incumbents Thomas Kosowski, Candice Cantelo and Steve Radice seek reelection with Thomas McGinnis and Jennifer Bednarczyk challenging.
Landmarks: Likely a White City artifact, Manhattan’s Round Barn set for $2.5 million facelift
Manhattan’s historic Round Barn’s significance stretches even beyond its links to Chicago’s Columbian Exhibition.
Jack Weigus, who grew up taking 3-pointers, sparks Brother Rice past St. Patrick in state semis. ‘What you dream of.’
Jack Weigus’ 3-pointer sparks 18-0 run for Brother Rice, which pulls away for 48-33 win in Class 3A state semifinal.