By John Montgomery Loyola (9-1) beat Lane (5-5) 48-7 in the opening round of the state football playoffs on Saturday in Wilmette. This Class 8A playoff game was never in doubt as the Ramblers built a 31-0 lead in the first half by scoring on their first five possessions. Loyola dominated on both sides...
There are many successful graduates from the Chicago Public League. One of the current success stories is former Bell Elementary grad Sam Incandela. Incandela runs a baseball academy in Northbrook called Diamond Instincts. The company was opened in 2008, and they teach youngsters how to play baseball and softball. “We always enjoyed going to...
“This is about building a habitat for wildlife to live,” Lt. Col. Kevin Lovell of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told neighbors gathered at the Revere Park field house on Thursday evening for a meeting sponsored by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. See more photos from the meeting at the Welles Park...
The Gordon Tech Rams (2-2, 1-2) pulled out a come from behind 7-6 victory over the St. Joseph Chargers (1-3, 0-3) Saturday afternoon at Elmhurst College. See more photos from the game at the Welles Park Bulldog Facebook page. Adversity struck early for the Rams. Punter Marwan Smith dropped the long snap after the...
Lou Malnatti’s Pizza unveiled plans for new restaurant in the Golden Angel location at the intersection of Lincoln, Leavitt and Montrose and seeks a zoning change from B1-2 to B3-2. Alderman Pawar’s zoning coordinator Ernie Constantino hosted the meeting at the Sulzer Regional Library Monday evening and sought input from neighbors and ward residents....
The Army Corp of Engineers, the Horner Park Advisory Council, 33rd Ward Alderman Deb Mell and 47th Ward Alderman Ameya Pawar “walked through” the Horner Park Riverbank Redevelopment Plan on Thursday evening at Horner Park. Dozens of residents from both sides of the Chicago River heard representatives from the Army Corp of Engineers detail...
Hundreds of German-American organizations from all over the Chicago area converged on North Center and Lincoln Square Saturday afternoon for the 48th annual Von Steuben Day parade and the German-American festival in Lincoln Square. Elected officials including 47th Ward Alderman Ameya Pawar, Illinois Attorney General and 47th Ward resident Lisa Madigan, Cook County Sheriff...
The Gordon Tech Rams defeated the Round Lake Panthers (7A) at Lane Stadium Saturday afternoon 27-16 in 2013 season opener. See more photos at the Welles Park Bulldog facebook page. Looking to rebound from last year’s 0-9 record, Round Lake jumped out to a 9-7 lead at half time after forcing several GT turnovers. The...
Despite an hour and a half lightning delay Friday evening, the Lane Tech Indians had little trouble handling the Mather Rangers. The Indians opened the season with a convincing 57-0 victory over Mather. See more photos from the game at the Welles Park Bulldog facebook page. Lane Tech jumped out to an early 16-0 first...
The Chicago Housing Authority and its development partner, Lathrop Community Partners, previewed their plan for redevelopment of the CHA’s Lathrop Homes housing project at a public meeting Tuesday evening (July 30, 2013) at the New Life Church at Damen and Wellington. More than 200 neighborhood residents, developer representatives and media members crowded into the...
