John Keilman – Page 32

Froy Jimenez, a teacher and soccer coach, speaks at a Chicago Teachers Union news conference about the lack of funding for Chicago Public Schools sports programs.

Chicago high school teams missing playoffs due to teachers strike won’t get appeals heard

October 22, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

High school sports teams in Chicago whose postseason play has been disrupted by the teachers strike won't have their appeals heard by the state board that governs school athletics. The...

An area resident against a proposed Haymarket drug treatment center in Itasca attends a meeting on the project at Lake Park West High School in Roselle on Oct. 16, 2019.

Long-delayed meeting on proposed Itasca drug rehab center brings suspicion, rancor but few answers

October 17, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.

The first meeting to determine the fate of a drug treatment center proposed for a small suburban town began with a note of wariness Wednesday, as representatives of Haymarket Center...

The Lane Tech High School football team waits to start the second half of a game against Curie on Chicago's North side in September 2016.

IHSA will include CPS football teams in state playoff bracket, but strike will have to be over by Oct. 30 or they can’t participate

October 16, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

The Illinois High School Association has decided that CPS football teams that qualify for the postseason will be placed into state playoff brackets on Oct. 26 — the final day...

As community advocate Helen Thomas talks to a television reporter, representatives of the Chicago Teachers Union hold up signs and shout slogans after holding a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, outside Simeon Career Academy in Chicago to protest against class sizes they say are too large.

CPS reschedules football games to preserve teams’ state playoff chances if teachers strike

October 15, 2019 at 7:11 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools has rescheduled some high school football games to preserve the playoff chances of its teams should a teachers strike occur this week, but depending on the duration...

Joel Estrada, 16, practices with his soccer team at Solorio Academy High School on Oct. 7, 2019, in Chicago.

Dreams of championships could be put on hold for high school athletes if CPS teachers go on strike

October 10, 2019 at 9:23 a.m.

The boys soccer team of Solorio Academy High School is having another dream season, ranked among the state's best with only a single overtime loss to blemish its record. The...

St. Charles North football player suffers ‘severe brain injury’ during game, family says

October 8, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

A St. Charles North football player suffered a severe brain injury during a game Friday and had to be airlifted to a hospital for emergency surgery, according to a fundraising...

Assistant State's Attorneys Patricia Fix and Ari Fisz leave court March 8, 2011, with documents during a break in Marni Yang's murder trial.

Lawyers for Marni Yang, convicted of killing ex-Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle’s pregnant lover, say they can prove her innocence

October 2, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

After an 11-day trial, a Lake County jury took only four hours to convict Marni Yang of murder. The woman accused of gunning down her perceived rival for the affection...

A man is led away by police after a vehicle was driven through the Sears store and a portion of Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg on Sept. 20, 2019.

Palatine man accused in Woodfield Mall rampage due back in court Tuesday to face rarely used terrorism charge

September 30, 2019 at 6:42 p.m.

The man authorities say barreled through Woodfield Mall in an SUV is due back in court Tuesday to face a terrorism charge, though his alleged motive has yet to be...

People pack a Plan Commission meeting Sept. 18, 2019, at Peacock Middle School in Itasca, discussing a possible addiction treatment aiming to come to town. Residents formed a crowd so large the venue couldn't hold them all.

Itasca finally finds site that can handle huge crowd for controversial Haymarket meeting — Lake Park High School’s west campus in Roselle

September 27, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

After postponing one meeting and canceling a second, Itasca has finally found a venue big enough to accommodate the crowd eager to weigh in on the Haymarket addiction treatment center...

A man laces his son's hockey skates before a practice at Center Ice of DuPage in Glen Ellyn on March 1, 2019. The rink operator accused the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois of preventing it from forming a travel team in a facility it owns in Glen Ellyn. A judge tossed out the complaint earlier this year.

North Shore hockey club loses court case seeking elite Tier 1 status, but fight isn’t over

September 27, 2019 at 3:38 p.m.

A North Shore club that sued to gain entrance to the top tier of Illinois youth hockey has failed to sway a federal judge, who dismissed the case this week...

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