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‘I’m mostly crossing my fingers’: Trinity International and College of Lake County student-athletes ease into preparing for fall seasons

July 23, 2020 at 12:02 p.m.

Although college athletes in Lake County will soon head into practices or competition, the biggest challenge remains an unpredictable opponent. Zion Benton graduate Jorge Vasquez, a soccer player at Trinity...

Waiting to return to Brewers as third base coach, Waukegan West graduate Ed Sedar made face masks with his wife for a Milwaukee children’s hospital

July 21, 2020 at 10:54 a.m.

Long after he scooped his last low throw as a first baseman for Class A South Bend in 1988, Waukegan West graduate Ed Sedar has proved beyond a doubt that...

In this 2017 photo, Lincolnwood day camp counselor Martin Melto, second from left, shows his Popsicle art to, from left, Axell, 10, Jackie, 16 and Raven, 12, O'Brien Park.

Niles opens summer camps, golf, park activities; Morton Grove, Lincolnwood making plans

June 23, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

The Niles Park District had a personnel advantage over surrounding communities, allowing it to open its day camp starting July 6. While the Morton Grove Park District projects a mid-July...

Ron Kittle stands outside Camden Yards ballpark during a 2017 promotional tour for Harley Davidson. (Ron Kittle)

2-wheeled travels create new adventures for former White Sox outfielder Ron Kittle

June 21, 2020 at 10:56 a.m.

As a high-schooler in his native Gary, Ron Kittle, now a country squire in unincorporated Mokena, learned resolutely about motorcycle safety. "Horsing around" on a grassy area, Kittle wiped out...

Video series looks at life in Morton Grove during pandemic, isolation, Floyd fallout

June 8, 2020 at 12:26 a.m.

Rev. Elizabeth Jones of St. Luke's Community Christian Church in Morton Grove is producing a "We Stand Together" video series on how local people, schools, businesses, healthcare workers and more...

Mundelein's Trey Baker pushes the ball upcourt during a game at Zion-Benton on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019.

Mundelein guard Trey Baker among student-athletes taking action in aftermath of police killing of George Floyd: ‘We need to promote peace, love and togetherness.’

June 5, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

Mundelein's Trey Baker mobilized after the police killing of George Floyd. The junior point guard was so moved by the circumstances of Floyd's death and the aftermath that he decided...

North Chicago football coach Wilton Hill Jr. works as a firefighter/paramedic for the North Chicago Fire Department on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Crisis manager: Wilton Hill Jr. faces challenges of coronavirus pandemic as North Chicago’s football coach and a firefighter/paramedic

June 1, 2020 at 1:19 p.m.

In moments of crisis, Wilton Hill Jr. has to keep his cool. He can't think about the previous call that might not have gone well. Sometimes the usual game plan...

George Alpogianis, owner of Kappy's Restaurant in Morton Grove, gives the thumbs up after the restaurant set up tables for outdoor dining. Restaurants are reopening for outdoor dining with tables spaced six feet apart.

Morton Grove, Lincolnwood restaurants reopening: barbecue, burgers, pizza, steaks, more

June 1, 2020 at 2:33 p.m.

From a beer garden at Morton Grove's casual Bringer Inn to a fine-dining steak dinner on the patio at Lincolnwood's Stefani Prime, diners can return to restaurants for outdoor dining...

North Chicago's Travis Turner, right, sacks Round Lake's Anthony Ramirez during their game in North Chicago on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.

High school football coaches and players, like North Chicago’s Travis Turner and Grayslake Central’s Colin O’Malley, stay connected during pandemic

May 27, 2020 at 8:56 p.m.

North Chicago's Travis Turner always will get in his workouts, no matter how disorienting life is in 2020. "I do at least 100 pushups and make sure I do my...

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Brett Butler tips his helmet to a cheering crowd during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium in LA on Friday, Sept. 6, 1996. It was Butler's first game since cancer surgery.

Think Major League Baseball will be different in 2020? Former All-Star outfielder Brett Butler says it already wasn’t the game he learned in Libertyville

May 21, 2020 at 5:19 p.m.

Whenever Major League Baseball resumes, Brett Butler probably will like its style even less. A plan for rules and regulations amid the coronavirus pandemic would govern the old pastime. But...

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