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Evergreen Park sophomore running back Cory Isaac carries the ball during the Mustangs’ 49-31 win over Oak Lawn on Sept. 13. Photo by Vince Olejniczak

Football | Evergreen Park gallops past Oak Lawn in conference opener

Within the first five-plus minutes of the Week 3 battle between Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park, 27 points had been scored. The host Mustangs sustained their offensive momentum throughout the contest en route to a 49-31 victory over the Spartans in the South Suburban Red opener for both teams. Leading the way for the Mustangs…

Mount Carmel quarterback Jack Elliot rushes for a first down during the Caravan’s Week 3 win over Nazareth. Photo by Xavier Sanchez

Football | Mount Carmel’s Jack Elliott and Cooper Lehman set records in defeat of Nazareth

A rare matchup between back-to-back state champions saw two of the state’s top quarterbacks combine for 11 touchdown passes and ended as an historic night for a program familiar with making history. The quarterback duel and the game both went to Mount Carmel, which rode the arm of senior signal-caller Jack Elliot to a 56-33…

Sandburg middle hitter Ayah Kashkeesh plays the role of a zombie bride at the team's fashion show fundraiser Sept. 12 in Orland Park. Photo by Jeff Vorva

Sandburg girls volleyball players bond via Smurfs and zombie brides

Sandburg junior middle hitter Ayah Kashkeesh and her volleyball teammates did not have a normal Thursday night on Sept. 12. Rather than playing a match in the school’s main gym, the Eagles had the night away from volleyball and held a fashion show and raffle. The players were not, however, modeling the hottest designs by…

Chicago Red Stars forward Ally Schegel reacts after scoring a goal against Portland on Sept. 13. IMAGN Photo

Red Stars’ Schlegel scores in return, but Swanson hurt in win over Portland

Ally Schlegel welcomed herself back to the Chicago Red Stars starting lineup in the best way possible. The forward scored the only goal in the game in the 16th minute to give the RedStars a 1-0 road win over Portland in an NWSL game at Providence Park on Sept. 13. Red Stars star player Mallory…

Saint Xavier's defense makes a big play in a loss to St. Thomas on Sept. 14 in Chicago. Photo courtesy of Saint Xavier University Athletics

College Football | Saint Xavier falls to St. Thomas in battle of NAIA Top 10 teams

Many Saint Xavier football players remember when St. Thomas University came to Chicago in 2022 and beat the Cougars by three touchdowns. Those players were seeking revenge in a rematch at Deaton Field on Sept. 14, but that didn’t happen. SXU, ranked 8th in the nation by NAIA coaches, dropped a 33-14 decision to STU…

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Football | St. Laurence ‘D’ dominates in shutout of Notre Dame

St. Laurence coach Adam Nissen was a happy man following the Vikings’ 24-0 shutout victory of Niles Notre Dame, Whether running the ball or dominating the Dons defensively, St. Laurence turned in an impressive performance in the CCL/ESCC crossover on Sept. 13 in Burbank. The Vikings defense allowed just 55 yards of total offense (39…

Sandburg senior quarterback Anthony Shelton (seen here in a game this season against St. Rita), threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns in a 63-34 win over Homewood-Flossmoor. Photo by Xavier Sanchez

Football | Sandburg’s Shelton throws for 3 TDs, defense scores twice in win over Homewood-Flossmoor

Sandburg quarterback Anthony Shelton threw three touchdown passes, Quinn Durkin scored three times and the Eagles got two TDs from their defense as they rolled to a 63-34 win over Homewood-Flossmoor in a Week 3 Southwest Valley crossover. Shelton, a senior third-year starter, finished 14-of-19 for 283 yards and the three TDs to help Sandburg…

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Football | Defense keys Argo to win over rival Reavis

In Argo’s last two meetings against arch-rival Reavis, both of them losses, the Argonauts defense allowed a combined 69 points. Heading into Week 3’s South Suburban Red opener for both teams, Argo vowed things would be different this season. They were, as a stingy, hard-hitting defense helped the Argonauts (3-0, 1-0 South Suburban Red) to…

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Football | Blocked FG returned for TD sparks Lyons in win over Hinsdale Central

Lyons’ special teams lived up to its name in a Week 3 victory over longtime rival Hinsdale Central in the West Suburban Silver-opener for both teams. On a 40-yard field goal attempt by the Red Devils in the second quarter, Lions senior Ryan Gertsmeier blocked the kick and senior Mack Long scooped up the football…

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Football | St. Rita scores late to top Brother Rice in defensive struggle

St. Rita junior quarterback Steven Armbruster gained valuable experience on varsity last season, appearing in five games as the Mustangs backup signal-caller.  This season, Armbruster is the unquestioned starter, and in a 14-7 victory over Brother Rice on Sept. 13 he proved he’s ready for the spotlight. Armbruster’s 80-yard scoring connection with junior wide receiver…

Great Lakes Beer and Bourbon has closed its doors in Palos Park. (Photo by Steve Neuhaus)

Comings & Goings: Great Lakes Beer and Bourbon closes

Great Lakes Beer and Bourbon abruptly closed its doors earlier this month in Palos Park after being open since last summer. The pub at 12900 S. LaGrange Road in Palos Park closed September 3 with little warning. The business posted a farewell message on its Facebook page: “To all our loyal customers over the last…

More than 20 area marching bands took part in the 44th annual  Stagg Marching Jamboree. (Supplied photo)

Stagg High Welcomes 3,500 for Marching Band Competition

Marching bands came together last weekend to share their love of music. Stagg High School, 8015 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, welcomed more than 20 marching bands from around the area at its annual March Band Jamboree on September 7. The Jamboree began with the national anthem performed by area middle schoolers from Palos South…

McCook plans on sandblasting decades of paint off its fire hydrants. (Photo by Steve Metsch) 

McCook Fire Hydrants Get Date With Sandblaster, New Paint Job

McCook residents will soon see crews sandblasting and repainting fire hydrants around the village Mayor Terrance Carr, after the village board meeting on Tuesday night Sept. 3, confirmed that testing has been completed on the fire hydrants village-wide. “We’re in the final steps. The flow testing was done. Everything turned out good. The leak testing…

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Football | Libertyville downs Richards for second year in row

Libertyville 48, Richards 15 Libertyville beat Richards in Week 2 for the second straight season, this time 48-15, to drop the Bulldogs to 1-1. Jaiden Henry scored on a 20-yard reception and Myles Mitchell tallied on a 2-yard TD run for Richards. The Bulldogs travel to Eisnehower this week for both teams’ South Suburban Red…

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Football | Nazareth’s Logan Malachuk completes nine passes — six of them for TDs — in romp

Nazareth 42, Kenwood 15 Nazareth senior quarterback Logan Malachuk threw for 275 yards and six touchdown passes as the Roadrunners (2-0) trounced Kenwood, 42-15, in a non-conference matchup in LaGrange Park. Malachuk, who has been under center the past two seasons as nazareth won back-to-back state championships, did that damage despite completing only nine passes…

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Prosecutors rest case against former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing Madigan

Prosecutors rest case against former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing Madigan

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – After years of pushing in Springfield, AT&T Illinois’ executive team was thrilled when the Illinois General Assembly in 2017 passed legislation that would get the company out from under expensive obligations to maintain its aging copper landline wires in Illinois. “Game over. We win,” AT&T Illinois…

Trial begins in challenge to assault weapons ban

Trial begins in challenge to assault weapons ban

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com EAST ST. LOUIS – The owner of a gun store testified Monday that Illinois’ ban on the sale of assault-style weapons and large capacity magazines has had a significant impact on his business and prevented his customers from buying items they would normally use for self-defense, hunting, target…

In bribery trial, AT&T lobbyists detail contentious meeting with Madigan ally

In bribery trial, AT&T lobbyists detail contentious meeting with Madigan ally

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – On an afternoon in late April 2017, recently retired state Rep. Eddie Acevedo was called to a meeting in the state Capitol in Springfield. The 20-year veteran lawmaker had joined his sons’ lobbying firm and was looking for work. Meeting with a trio of lobbyists for…

A year after end of cash bail, early research shows impact less than many hoped or feared

A year after end of cash bail, early research shows impact less than many hoped or feared

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to have been far less dramatic than people on either side of the debate had predicted. That, at least,…

ADM carbon sequestration project violated Safe Drinking Water Act, per EPA

ADM carbon sequestration project violated Safe Drinking Water Act, per EPA

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com DECATUR – Agribusiness giant ADM violated federal regulations, a federal permit and the Safe Drinking Water Act earlier this year when a monitoring well at their carbon sequestration site in Decatur leaked liquified carbon dioxide into “unauthorized zones,” according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In an August…

On witness stand, former AT&T lobbyist describes how Madigan ally got $22,500 contract

On witness stand, former AT&T lobbyist describes how Madigan ally got $22,500 contract

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – The day before Thanksgiving in 2016, then-AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza read some news that frustrated him. It seemed that energy giant Exelon, the parent company of Chicago-based electric utility Commonwealth Edison, was going to get a big assist from Springfield that would prevent it…

Coroner’s affidavit shows as many as 800 human remains could have been misidentified

Coroner’s affidavit shows as many as 800 human remains could have been misidentified

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com As many as 800 families across the country who patronized a Carlinville funeral home may never know if the remains on their mantles belong to their loved ones, according to an affidavit signed by Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon. The affidavit was filed in a lawsuit pending against…