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Boys Soccer: Marist and Shepard boot way into Windy City Ram semifinals
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Bryson Roberts is back on the pitch and better than ever. The Marist junior forward, who skipped his sophomore season to focus on club soccer, has returned to the high school soccer scene and scored four goals in three matches to help the RedHawks advance to the Final Four of the…
Read MorePolice team up with Dunkin’ Donuts to support Special Olympics
Officers from more than 300 police departments across Illinois turned out in force at local Dunkin’ Donut shops on August 20 to help raise money for Special Olympics Illinois and the Law Enforcement Torch Run. The annual event changed its name this year from Cop on Top to Coffee For Champions to better reflect the…
Read MoreCoffee for Champions Friday morning at Dunkin’ Donuts
By Bob Bong Local police will all be hanging out at Dunkin’ Donuts across the south and southwest suburbs on Friday to raise money for the Special Olympics. The event formerly known as Cop on a Rooftop has been rebranded Coffee for Champions and will take place from 5 a.m. to noon Friday. Coffee for…
Read MoreMcCormick’s place is at St. Laurence
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Since the day Joe McCormick set foot at St. Laurence as a high school freshman, he knew he had found a home. The Orland Park resident had a tough infancy, as he had a rare birth defect called craniosynostosis. When he was 4 months old he had skull reconstruction, and still…
Read MoreServices set for Nathanial Phillips, Rieves brothers
Visitation for Nathanial Phillips, 17, will be from 3-6 p.m. Saturday at Damar-Kaminski Funeral Home in Justice, and for Omarion and Jemerrio Rieves from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, at Wallace Broadview Funeral Home in Broadview. Visitation for Nathanial will be at Damar, 7861 S. 88th Avenue in Justice. Visitation for Omarion, 17, and…
Read MoreVisitation Friday for Destini Giera, teen killed in Hickory Hills car crash
Visitation for Destini Giera, 16, one of the four Justice teenagers killed last weekend in a car crash in Hickory Hills will be held Friday from 3-8 p.m. at Lawn Funeral Home, 7909 State Road in Burbank. Destini was the beloved daughter of Michael and the late Darlene Giera; loving niece of Jolene (Mike) Casey,…
Read MoreAnother pro soccer team in Chicago is in the House
By Jeff Vorva Peter Wilt is at it again. The man who was a huge influence in bringing the Chicago Fire and Chicago Red Stars to the area and helped pioneer other soccer teams in the Midwest, said Chicago is big enough to support another pro team and has hatched the Chicago House Athletic Club,…
Read MoreButtigieg touts Biden infrastructure plan in visit to Bedford Park
By Jeff Vorva When it comes to President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said, “I am going to fight [it] every step of the way,” in April. In May, the senator said, “I think I can pretty safely say none of my Republican colleagues are going to support a $4.1 trillion…
Read MoreBurbank Little League owes T-ball field makeover to Ball Park Buns
From Staff Reports Children 6 to 9 years were among the first to play on the newly renovated T-ball field in Narragansett Park on June 5. Ball Park Buns provided funding to Burbank National Little League for the ultimate field makeover to celebrate the return of baseball and softball. The effort was part of the…
Read MoreAn en-Courage-ing result: Red Stars down North Carolina behind Naeher’s third shutout
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent North Carolina has been an NWSL power since coming into the league. The Courage debuted in 2017 and won the regular season title in its expansion season, then finished runner-up to league champion Portland. In both 2018 and 2019, the Courage won the regular season titles and league championships, including a…
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