Columns
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Global significance of Ethiopian airline crashMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - The fatal crash on March 10 of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 is the sort of tragedy that focuses comprehensive international attention on the inherent risks of flight. F...
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The time was right for a College of DuPage Athletic Hall of FameMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - Well, it's about time. On March 7 the College of DuPage announced its first Athletic Hall of Fame class, 52 years after its founding and 46 years after its first perman...
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Geneva's historic Larrabee House to be renovated as gathering place for St. Mark's ChurchMar 19, 2019 11:00 pm - You could see it in David Walter's eyes as he walked through the shell of the historic Larrabee House on Fourth Street in Geneva. He looked like an HGTV home refurbishin...
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Downers Groove puts jams front and center with new release, Martyrs' showMar 19, 2019 11:00 pm - It's not rare to listen to an album after seeing a band play and think, “Yeah, the recording is good, but the live show is where the energy really is.” Downers Grove-ba...
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Batavia grad reflects on his road to success as a choral director, composer and trumpeterMar 19, 2019 11:00 pm - During the month of March, we celebrate music in our schools. It's a time when we remember the teachers who have dedicated their lives to teaching music and to the stude...
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Sound check: Jeff Tweedy's education benefit showsMar 19, 2019 6:00 am - Jeff Tweedy benefits Jeff Tweedy, frontman for Chicago-based alternative rock band Wilco, takes the stage again for his annual two-night Benefit for Education shows this...
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Constable: Would 47 million March Madness bettors play legally if they could?Mar 19, 2019 5:20 am - The NCAA men's basketball tourney starting this week will inspire 47 million Americans to wager $8.5 billion, Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Assoc...
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Rozner: Trout deal more evidence MLB players worriedMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - There were tepid takes galore in the wake of the Mike Trout news Tuesday morning. Everyone from Mookie Betts to Kris Bryant to Eloy Jimenez had their names projected and...
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Hamann excited to be taking on new golf challenge at ProspectMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - For the past 15 years, followers of this Sports Notes column have read about the many female golfers from Prospect High School who have gone on to play at the collegiate...
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Russell Attis, beloved Arlington High icon, dies at 95Mar 19, 2019 1:00 am - I was 9 years old when I walked into Arlington High School's Grace Gymnasium in 1968, making sure I didn't stray too far away from my father, a sports writer covering th...