Eaglet retriever says he rejected plea offer, will go to trial
One of the two injured eaglets Steve Patterson pulled from a wooded area in 2013 is expected to be released soon. Patterson, however, remains ensnared in a court case stemming...
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Appellate court lets Mooseheart student play ball, for now
A Congo-born student at Mooseheart will be allowed to continue playing basketball for the Batavia school while his eligibility court case moves through the appeal process, an Illinois Appellate Court...
Mooseheart basketball player takes to the court despite legal challenge
A decision on an eleventh-hour effort to block a Congo-born student from playing basketball for Mooseheart is on hold, clearing the way for Rodrigue Ceda Makindu to take to the...
A tangled, fulfilling trek from Congo to the basketball court at Mooseheart
In late 2010, Rodrigue Ceda Makindu was desperate to flee the war that was killing millions in his homeland of Congo, formerly Zaire. When the 14-year-old could get online, he'd...
Judge clears way for international Mooseheart basketball players
A judge has scrapped an Illinois High School Association bylaw, clearing the way for three international students — including one 7-footer — to play for Mooseheart's basketball team. But Kane...
Doctor makes house calls in Chicago’s most dangerous neighborhoods
Up wooden steps, past unlit Christmas lights dangling in the window, Dr. Fred Richardson Jr. walked through the doorway of Louise Cannon's house on a cold November night on Chicago's...
Congo-born Mooseheart basketball player fights for eligibility
While debate heats up over President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, another immigration controversy simmers in Kane County court. It can generate intense passions too. This one centers around...
Mooseheart teen ruled ineligible for basketball
The Congo-born Mooseheart student who challenged his ineligibility to play for the powerhouse high school basketball team sat in the stands during a 25-22 win Friday night, hours after a...
Exhumation approval in 1948 lovers’ lane slayings gives hope to activist
After 15 years of investigating an unsolved double murder in Oregon, Ill., restaurateur Mike Arians' last hope is to exhume one of the victims. Now, Arians has a judge's approval...
Eagle rescuer’s second trial set for Feb. 23
Bird enthusiast Steve Patterson, whose rescue of two injured eaglets already landed him in court, will be prosecuted again in February, a judge ruled Wednesday. "I'd probably be better off...