By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Caleb Strum called it “electric.” The Chicago Hounds right wing scored the team’s first try in SeatGeek Stadium history at the 30-minute mark to help give the expansion team a 10-0 lead over visiting Utah. Hounds officials estimated the crowd at just under 4,000 and the fans were making all […]
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Hoops Wrap | Morton College taking aim at national title
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Morton College’s women’s basketball team took its first postseason step in its quest for a national championship. The Panthers, who finished second in the nation in the National Junior College Association Division II Tournament last year, handily defeated Moraine Valley, 91-51, on March 4 in Rockford to head into the […]
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Straz boathouse and expanded parking are in Lake Katherine’s future
By Jeff Vorva Lake Katherine had a huge recovery year in 2022 and that is paving the way for some big plans for the future. Lake Katherine Director Gareth Blakesley gave the Palos Heights City Council an update on the state of the facility on Feb. 21 and the numbers from 2022 showed a recovery […]
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Palos Park approves Wu’s parking expansion despite criticism
By Jeff Vorva Many of the 70-plus people in attendance at Monday night’s Palos Park village council meeting went home in disgust after the council unanimously voted to allow parking expansion at the Wu’s House restaurant. The expansion at the restaurant, located at 12300 S. LaGrange Road, has been a source of controversy since it […]
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Area Sports Roundup: Reavis swimmer Countryman wins two more state medals
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer The best boys swimmer in Reavis history came close to achieving the school’s first individual state championship in the sport. Rams senior Joey Countryman took second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.23. Rockford East senior Camden Taylor won the event in 43.72 on Feb. 25 at the […]
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The Hounds are here. And a few things you should know about pro rugby
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer So, about this new rugby team in town … The Chicago Hounds will make their historic home debut at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 5 against Utah at SeatGeek Stadium in a Major League Rugby battle. Given that rugby is not considered by most people to be a major sport around […]
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Hoops Wrap | Chicago Catholic League dominates regionals with 10 champs
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer For more than a century, Chicago Catholic League football has bordered on being legendary. For decades, its baseball teams have frequently represented the league at the state tournament. But what the CCL’s basketball teams did last week was almost unheard of, when 10 of the league’s 14 teams brought home […]
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Referendum on manager heating up in Orland Park
Village manager a finalist for Janesville post By Jeff Vorva “Yes” is starting to make some noise. In what first appeared to be a referendum that might not generate a lot of controversy, the village’s request for voters to allow Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau and the board of trustees to have the final say […]
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Czajkowski named new Palos Heights police chief
Larry Yott retires after 50-year career By Jeff Vorva William Czajkowski joined the Palos Heights police force in 1988 as a part-time officer when he was 24 and he remembers his first day well. “I was scared as heck,” he admitted. “I was very nervous.” He obviously got over his first-day jitters and began climbing […]
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Hoops Wrap | Four area girls teams take regional titles
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Four area girls basketball teams won regional championships to advance to sectional action, which was scheduled to start Feb. 21. Two of those teams will play each other right away. In Class 3A, Nazareth won the St. Laurence Regional and De La Salle won its own regional, setting up a […]