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Lyons police officer rushes into burning building

December 24, 2018 at 12:54 a.m.

About 14 hours after Lyons police Officer Charles Wright rescued two residents from a smoke-filled apartment building, he sat in his home Monday afternoon and downplayed his death-defying effort. "We...

Chicago-area Harvard alums crimson with pride

December 24, 2018 at 12:43 a.m.

In its 377-year history, Harvard has given the U.S. eight presidents and claimed nearly 50 Nobel prizes in physics, economics, medicine, literature and other disciplines. Matt Damon, Conan O'Brien and...

North Dakota’s oil rush lures Chicago-area residents

June 18, 2018 at 7:01 p.m.

— He dropped out of north suburban Richmond-Burton Community High School, and a few years later Andy Turco found himself staining decks in the summer, plowing snow in the winter...

Tribute to Naperville teen brings life to zoo exhibit

August 24, 2021 at 12:36 a.m.

Linking the heartbreaking loss of a 17-year-old girl to a frog would seem an almost ludicrous concept. The Blundells acknowledge that some may take that view of their effort. Unless,...

Mooseheart's Akim Nyang is the first to exit the team bus at Hinckley-Big Rock High School in Hinckley, Ill. Mooseheart would go on to lose 58-51.

Mooseheart’s season comes to end

May 12, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

The basketball season that carried so much promise and hope came to an end Wednesday night, when the Mooseheart Red Ramblers lost 70-67 to Chicagoland Jewish in a Class A...

After Olympics, gymnast celebrates road trip

December 25, 2018 at 12:31 p.m.

A spot on the women's gymnastics Olympic team was Anna Li's reward for spending 30,000 hours toiling in gyms and enduring injuries that were part of that work. Oddly enough,...

Moose International CEO resigns after suit alleging molestation

December 25, 2018 at 11:46 a.m.

Eight days after a lawsuit accused him of molesting a 12-year-old boy three decades ago, Moose International Chief Executive Officer William B. Airey has resigned. Airey, 71, of Aurora, who...

Conviction to write: David Hendricks authors somebody else’s story while reconciling his

December 25, 2018 at 11:02 a.m.

With all the turbulence David Hendricks has endured in his life, it may come as no surprise that he has written a book. A Chicago-area native, millionaire businessman and fundamentalist...

Off-court victory for Mooseheart team as players ruled eligible

May 16, 2019 at 4:12 a.m.

The big moment for the Big Three came about 6:30 p.m. Monday when Mooseheart coach Ron Ahrens delivered the news: The three towering Sudanese students can play basketball for the...

Off-court victory for Mooseheart team as players ruled eligible

December 25, 2018 at 8:49 a.m.

The big moment for the Big Three came about 6:30 p.m. Monday when Mooseheart coach Ron Ahrens delivered the news: The three towering Sudanese students can play basketball for the...

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