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Simeon's Josh Thomas (24), from left, with Morgan Park's Alonzo Chatman (22), and Melo Burrell (15), reach for a rebound in the first quarter at Morgan Park High School Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, in Chicago.

Boys hoops: Morgan Park loses, but happy to play Simeon at home

May 25, 2019 at 1:39 p.m.

One victory wasn't nearly as satisfying as two would have been for Morgan Park on Thursday. Morgan Park won the battle to host Red South rival Simeon in its 270-person...

Kenwood's Nick Robinson (25) drives against Curie's Treavon Martin (left) on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at Curie High School.

Boys hoops: No. 6 Curie edges No. 4 Kenwood in shootout

May 12, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.

On Jan. 5, Devin Gage watched in street clothes as Curie relinquished a double-digit fourth-quarter lead and lost to Kenwood. Nothing was going to keep Gage from playing in the...

Maine South guard Jon Arenas (24) goes up for a shot against Evanston's Chris Hamil (25) during a game on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Evanston, IL.

Boys hoops: No. 7 Evanston holds on against Maine South

May 12, 2019 at 7:16 p.m.

Dylan Mulvihill realizes No. 7 Evanston is missing a significant rebounding presence without injured Elyjah Williams and understands it's largely his responsibility to make up for that. Mulvihill stepped into...

Curie junior Allante Pickens drives against Peoria Manual during the Pontiac Holiday Tournament championship game Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015.

Boys hoops: Curie outlasts Peoria Manual for Pontiac title

May 25, 2019 at 1:38 p.m.

Devin Gage put his arms around two of his Curie teammates and was assisted to center court for the Pontiac Holiday Tournament award ceremony Thursday night. It was the least...

Curie senior guard Devin Gage dribbles while being guarded by Simeon senior forward Josh Thomas during a Pontiac Holiday Tournament semifinal Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015.

Pontiac roundup: Devin Gage’s buzzer-beater leads Curie past Simeon

May 25, 2019 at 1:38 p.m.

Devin Gage assumed he had already cost Curie the Pontiac Holiday Tournament semifinal against Simeon on Thursday afternoon. With Curie trailing 78-77 in the fourth quarter, Gage missed a layup...

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral, sticks landing

April 6, 2019 at 4:29 a.m.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 is back: back in service, blasting off Monday night after a six-month stand-down; and – just as remarkably for the company's long-term plans — back on the...

77-year-old Northbrook resident has no plans to stop running

June 16, 2018 at 9:17 a.m.

Bernie Rosenblum's feet and knees hurt more than they once did. He has fewer running partners than he once had. His times are slower than they once were. Age has...

Skokie’s Willie Knierim considered a top prospect in 2016 NHL draft

June 16, 2018 at 9:44 a.m.

Willie Knierim decided the night the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010 that he wanted to someday accomplish the same feat. Knierim was far from it at that...

A SpaceX Falcon9 rocket blasts off the launch pad Wednesday, February 11, 2015 carrying the NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft that will orbit between Earth and the sun observing and providing advanced warning of extreme emissions from the sun which can effect power grids and satellites close to earth.

Falcon 9 rocket sends electric satellites to orbit

June 22, 2019 at 5:59 a.m.

A late-night launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent two next-generation telecommunications satellites into space Sunday. At 10:50 p.m. — on time — the rocket blasted through a cloudless...

SpaceX launches satellite from Cape Canaveral

June 22, 2019 at 11:08 a.m.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off Wednesday into a clear sky colored by a setting sun, sending a satellite into space to monitor solar storms that...

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