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Evanston graduate Emery Moorehead, seen here during the Bears100 Celebration in Rosemont last summer, is one of 24 Wildkits to play in the NFL.

Evanston, OPRF, Loyola among Illinois high schools to produce the most NFL players

February 1, 2020 at 1:03 a.m.

Mike Kenn recalled that when he went out for the Evanston football team as a ninth-grader in 1970, players on the freshman/sophomore team had to endure a series of physical...

Former Rolling Meadows baseball coach Jim Lindeman, left, seen here coaching the Mustangs in 2002, played in the 1987 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. He said he teaches his players to respect the game.

Astros scandal presents teachable moment for youth athletes, coaches

January 25, 2020 at 9:40 p.m.

When Adam Rosales recalled the people and athletic experiences that helped develop his integrity, he showed that his principles and values were in place long before he played 11 years...

New Trier, Deerfield hockey announcers bring big-game atmosphere to the rink

January 18, 2020 at 2:22 p.m.

To call Frank Zawrazky and Sam Schwartz public address announcers for their respective high school hockey teams is far too limiting. Zawrazky, a New Trier senior, and Schwartz, a Deerfield...

New Trier defeated Loyola to win a state championship last spring. Now, the Trevians have forged a bond with a young fan named Dylan Peterson.

Dylan Peterson is one of New Trier’s youngest, and most famous, hockey fans

February 1, 2024 at 12:38 a.m.

The viral video is rather simple: As members of the New Trier Green hockey team file toward the ice, several Trevians extend their sticks to tap the little white plastic...

An Amtrak train passes through the Glenview train station in this Sept. 2019 file photo. The Wisconsin legislature recently approved spending $13 million for new cars on the Hiawatha line, which runs between Milwaukee and Chicago with a stop in Glenview.

Amtrak Hiawatha line gets funding from Wisconsin lawmakers to buy new rail cars

December 11, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.

Amtrak's Hiawatha line, which runs between Milwaukee and Chicago and makes a total of 14 stops each weekday in Glenview, is getting all new passenger train cars thanks to spending...

Maine South graduate Adam Rosales (16) had a long MLB career that included a stop with the Oakland Athletics. He recently retired and accepted a coaching job in the A's farm system.

Q&A: Maine South grad Adam Rosales, now a minor-league coach

November 15, 2019 at 1:25 p.m.

Adam Rosales was not the stereotypical Major League Baseball player. His dad, Will, helped teach him the game. However, Will Rosales — who at age 5 immigrated with his family...

IC Catholic grad, Chicago Fury hockey player Gabe Remy dies at 18: ‘He was just a true leader’

November 12, 2019 at 1:31 p.m.

While his teammates on the Chicago Fury 18U boys hockey team were seated in the locker room before games, Gabe Remy would stand up and yell, "Let's go!" as loud...

State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch, D-Hillside, answers questions about HB3904, the Student Athlete Endorsement Act, during a press conference at the Illinois Capitol on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019.

NCAA changed policy on athletes’ right to profit as Illinois reps pushed the issue locally

October 30, 2019 at 4:45 p.m.

State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch said that when he was a member of the Northwestern baseball team, the Wildcats practiced for about two-and-a-half hours in the morning before classes, and...

Michayla Herr was a standout soccer player at Barrington before enrolling at San Diego. She said she would benefit from a policy that allows her to use her name, image and likeness as a soccer player.

Local graduates weigh in on the California law that led to NCAA policy change

October 30, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

Reed Malone has worked as a dog walker and swim instructor to help finance his career. To this point, it remains an unpaid career. Malone, who won seven state titles...

Longtime Hinsdale resident plays all 100 courses on 1989 Golf Digest list

September 29, 2019 at 7:27 p.m.

Nowadays, members of some of the world's most exclusive golf clubs have an online network to connect with one another, often in attempt to help each another play other prestigious...

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