Pro Sports
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Disgruntled District 211 teachers call strike for ThursdayNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Disgruntled Palatine-Schaumburg High School teachers will strike Thursday, barring any 11th-hour salary settlement. Teachers Union President John Braglia set a Nov. 8 wa...
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Matters of state: Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - On Valentine's Day in 1884, two days after the birth of his first child, Theodore Roosevelt lost both his beloved mother to typhoid, and his beautiful wife to an undiagn...
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Author appearancesNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - • Meet Rhonda B. Hurst as she discusses and signs copies of her book "A Woman And Her Issues" from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at the House of Peace Bookstore in the Evergreen Ma...
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High seas to HollywoodNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - If actor-comedian Jamie Kaler had 20-20 vision, he'd be in the air and not on TV. But less-than-perfect eyesight kept the former Navy officer on the deck of ...
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Hayes grabs 1-shot lead at Disney World
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - J.P. Hayes is feeling much better about his health than the last time he played a PGA Tour event at Walt Disney World. And thanks to a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Disney, ...
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Fire stands united, advances
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- With a big lead over a team it had always dominated in the postseason, the Chicago Fire surely had no reason to worry during the second half of its playoff...
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'New' circus star clowns rings around them allNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - When Bello Nock's name last crossed this column he was performing in the acclaimed, one-ring, Big Apple Circus. That was nearly 10 years ago. Now he is back in town, hea...
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Illinois Press Association sues IHSA over photo rules, access
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Press Association and two member newspapers filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Illinois High School Association, challenging rules regardin...
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Police search pond for clues in disappearance of officer's wife
Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Investigators looking into the disappearance of the wife of a suburban Chicago police sergeant are continuing to search a retention pond near the couple's home. Illinois...
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Brathwaite coming up big in net for WolvesNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago Wolves coach John Anderson doesn't understand goaltenders. He tries to stay as far away from them as he can. To him, they're another species. Instead, he sends a...