By Kelly White The warm weather is upon us, but that is even more of a reason to visit your local library. In celebration of the season, the Green Hills Public Library, 10331 Interlochen Drive in Palos Hills, hosted a Summer Reading Kick-Off with Rainbow Cone on Monday, June 12, at Bennett Park, 10801 S. […]
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Updated: I-57 traffic shift coming to complete Tri-State bridge work
An Illinois Tollway traffic shift has been rescheduled to begin next week on southbound I-57 between 147th Street and the CSX Railroad for ongoing bridge work, as part of work to complete the Tri-State Tollway (I-294)/I-57 Interchange Project. Now set to begin on June 26, three nights of lane closures will be needed to shift […]
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Traffic shift this week in Justice for tollway bridge work
Traffic on 88th/Cork Avenue is scheduled to shift this week onto the northbound side of the bridge over the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) as part the Illinois Tollway’s construction of a new interchange in Justice. Traffic is currently reduced to one lane in each direction on the bridge and will remain so after the shift. […]
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Area Sports Roundup | Autopsy determines ex-Nazareth football player had heart condition
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer The Nazareth community was saddened on Feb. 20 when it found out that graduate Ryan Keeler, who was attending and playing football for UNLV, had died in Las Vegas. It was revealed last week that the results of the autopsy performed on Keeler determined the 20-year-old UNLV football player died […]
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Pro Sports Report | Fire appear done in Bridgeview in 2023; Messi and Miami coming to Soldier Field in October
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Things will not get Messi in Bridgeview. And it’s likely that June 6 will be the last time SeatGeek Stadium in the village hosts the Chicago Fire soccer game in 2023. With the news that soccer legend Lionel Messi was going to sign with MLS team Inter Miami, there was […]
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Baseball Class 4A State Championship | Brother Rice falls to Edwardsville, takes 2nd for best finish since 1981
By Jeff Vorva Staff Writer Cole Van Assen helped take Brother Rice to a place it hasn’t been to since 1981. A state championship game. The Crusaders lost, 6-4, to Edwardsville in the IHSA Class 4A state final on June 10 at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet, but it was Van Assen’s masterpiece […]
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Sandburg alum TJ Vorva named men’s volleyball head coach at Fontbonne
By Mike Walsh Correspondent The Fontbonne men’s volleyball program has played an integral role in the life of TJ Vorva for the last eight years. Vorva played four seasons for the Griffins and later served as an assistant coach. Now, it’s his program. The 2015 Sandburg graduate was in May named head coach, replacing Jimmy […]
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College Notebook | Lacrosse players Rubino and Hallman earn honors
By Mike Walsh Correspondent Nick Rubino was one of seven North Central College men’s lacrosse athletes who were lauded as members of the 2023 All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Team. Rubino, a senior, became the program’s second three-time All-CCIW selection and earned a first-team nod for the first time in his career. Rubino ranked […]
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Softball | Marist rolls over Yorkville for second championship in three seasons
By Randy Whalen Correspondent Marist left no doubt about which is the best Class 4A team in Illinois. The RedHawks concluded their torrid run through the IHSA playoffs with a 9-1 win over Yorkville in the state championship game, played June 10 at Louisville Slugger Stadium in Peoria. It’s the second state title for Marist […]