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State sues on behalf of disabled swimmer

August 23, 2021 at 6:39 a.m.

Paralyzed from the waist down, 16-year-old Mary Kate Callahan relies solely on upper-body strength to power through the water in the 200-meter freestyle, her favorite race. Accustomed to overcoming obstacles,...

State sues on behalf of a disabled La Grange teen who wants to swim in state meet

December 24, 2018 at 3:30 a.m.

Paralyzed from the waist down, 16-year-old Mary Kate Callahan relies solely on upper-body strength to power through the water in the 200-meter freestyle, her favorite race. Accustomed to overcoming obstacles,...

Madigan sues Illinois State High School Association over barring disabled athletes from state competitions

December 24, 2018 at 3:42 a.m.

The Illinois High School Association is violating the rights of disabled students by not allowing them to compete in state athletic events, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Illinois...

State sues on behalf of disabled swimmer

December 24, 2018 at 3:29 a.m.

Paralyzed from the waist down, 16-year-old Mary Kate Callahan relies solely on upper-body strength to power through the water in the 200-meter freestyle, her favorite race. Accustomed to overcoming obstacles,...

Two charged in Berwyn shooting

May 16, 2019 at 10:39 a.m.

Two men have been charged in a shooting in Berwyn in which two persons were wounded, authorities said today. Shawn Cassell, 24, of Forest Park and Jonathan Morales, 23, of...

Chicago police officer honored at White House

December 24, 2018 at 3:13 a.m.

A Chicago police sergeant was honored at the White House on Saturday evening for successfully capturing two suspects in an armed robbery in the Hermosa neighborhood late last year. The...

Experts say Aurora coyote attack a rare event

August 23, 2021 at 6:12 a.m.

McCarty's Mill is a quintessential, contemporary suburban neighborhood of vinyl-sided homes, driveway basketball hoops, trees and occasional street lights. But the Aurora subdivision — specifically the 1200 block of Cottonwood...

Experts say Aurora coyote attack a rare event

December 24, 2018 at 2:51 a.m.

McCarty's Mill is a quintessential, contemporary suburban neighborhood of vinyl-sided homes, driveway basketball hoops, trees and occasional street lights. But the Aurora subdivision — specifically the 1200 block of Cottonwood...

Clinton gives keynote speech at National Restaurant Association show

December 24, 2018 at 2:33 a.m.

While speaking Sunday at McCormick Place to a hall filled with attendees to this year's National Restaurant Association Show , former President Bill Clinton plugged key proposals by two elected...

Clinton plugs Emanuel, Obama initiatives

December 24, 2018 at 2:38 a.m.

While speaking Sunday at McCormick Place to a hall filled with National Restaurant Association Show attendees, former President Bill Clinton plugged key proposals by two elected officials he strongly supports:...

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