Kayla Birmingham had 13 kills, five digs and three aces in a 25-23, 25-14 win over Lincoln-Way West for the tournament title.
From front or back row, Green Bay recruit Kayla Birmingham bolsters St. Laurence. ‘It’s not always about hitting.’
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Tony Baranek’s Daily Southtown girls volleyball rankings and player of the week
Homewood-Flossmoor jumps up while Lincoln-Way West enters rankings topped by Mother McAuley.
Man seriously wounded in Streeterville shooting, police say
An unknown shooter seriously wounded a man early Monday afternoon about two blocks east of the Magnificent Mile, according to police. A 26-year old man was on the sidewalk in the 300 block of East North Water Street around 1 p.m. when he was shot in the head, police said. Police said they didn’t know who had opened fire. The man was taken in serious condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. No one was in custody and area detectives were investigating the shooting.
Teen injured in bike crash along Touhy Avenue in Skokie, police say
Skokie and Lincolnwood emergency teams responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a cyclist on Saturday night, according to Skokie police. Police say a 17-year-old was struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on Touhy Avenue over the Edens Expressway on Saturday around 11 p.m. The bicyclist’s condition was transported to a nearby hospital, and their condition was listed as stable, according to police. The driver and the vehicle remained at the scene of the crash, police said. Surrounding law enforcement partners from the ILEAS (Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System) mutual aid system responded and assisted Skokie Police with directing […]
State House 57 candidates talk education, abortion and guns; ‘I want to be more than a spectator’
Voters in southern Lake and northern Cook counties will choose Behr or Muhl to represent them in the Illinois General Assembly’s 57th State Representative District in the Nov. 5 general election.
As he settles into new job, Lake Forest Police Chief gets out to meet the public
John Burke now finds himself in an interesting position. He is a new face at the Lake Forest Police Department, but he is also the new leader.
Waukegan High time capsule provides window into life in 1974; ‘This is something I wrote about Watergate’
Cruz, Biggers and White helped dig the capsule out of the ground and open it as part of the Class of 1974’s 50th reunion celebration Friday outside the high school’s original building in Waukegan, returning memories to more than 75 of their classmates and others in attendance.
Biden OKs disaster declaration in wake of July storms
A disaster declaration will make resources available to residents in areas impacted by severe storms and flooding fin July.
Column: Summer’s end offers memories of beauty, a village celebration, and a long friendship
Jerry Shnay looks back at a summer of blooms, decades in Park Forest, and an old friendship forged at newspapers.
Lake Forest City Council hires architecture firm to help with conversion of building to police station
The Lake Forest City Council has approved a nearly $1.6 million contract with an architectural firm in another step toward renovating a vacant Conway Park office building and converting it into the city’s new police headquarters.