Chicago Sun-Times

Like a lot of highly-recruited high school players that were dominating when Donovan was coaching at Florida, Tristan Thompson was on the Gators’ radar before choosing Texas. It’s taken a long time, but the two were finally reunited, as Thompson joined the Bulls over the weekend. At times it sounds like Billy Donovan recruited anyone that could dribble a basketball. That’s … [Read more...] about Bulls’ Billy Donovan finally gets his guy, even if it’s 13 years later

Photos of Julie Akey during her time at Ford Ord on a table at her home in Herndon, Va. What she didn’t know while working at the military base was that the ground under her feet and the water that ran through the sandy soil were polluted with a cancer-causing class of chemicals including benzene and trichloroethylene. | Patrick Semansky / AP At Fort Ord, chemicals were … [Read more...] about Toxic legacy: Veterans worry chemicals at California base left them to face cancer

Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey was appointed by the Legislature on Feb. 17. | Beth Hundsdorfer/Capitol News Illinois For the first time, the position of legislative inspector general will be held by a former federal judge. Michael McCuskey has faced murderers, corruption and greed during his more than 30 years on the bench. He’s known for handing down … [Read more...] about New legislative watchdog ‘Maximum Mike’ unleashed on lawmakers: ‘I want them to be a little scared of me’