Thornton’s Ty Rodgers (20) dunks the ball during the game against Kenwood. | Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times Thornton vaults into the top five after beating Kenwood. Ignore the calendar. March Madness has arrived. It’s actually already started. The regional quarterfinals took place on Saturday and now we all sit around and wait for the regional semifinal … [Read more...] about Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Feb. 20, 2022
Who was the first president to visit Chicago?
No, it wasn’t Lincoln. The future 16th president had this photo taken when he stopped by on his way to his first inauguration. But he was not the first sitting president to visit Chicago. | Library of Congress On Presidents’ Day, we can still explore presidential trivia, despite the Trump enormity. When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, in the first wave of … [Read more...] about Who was the first president to visit Chicago?
Illinois took a step to promote diversity on corporate boards. The SEC should do the same.
Mattel unveiled an Ida B. Wells Barbie doll as part of the company’s Inspiring Women series. Boards of directors here in Illinois and across the country remain overwhelmingly white and male. The rest of us – as customers and investors - must put pressure on companies to have boards that reflect the diversity of our society. When Mattel unveiled an Ida B. Wells Barbie … [Read more...] about Illinois took a step to promote diversity on corporate boards. The SEC should do the same.
1 in custody after man shot and killed after fight inside West Pullman home
A man was shot and killed Feb. 20, 2022 inside a home on the Far South Side. | Sun-Times file The man, 26, was shot in the chest after getting into a fight with a 25-year-old man he knew about 3:50 a.m. inside a house in the 12000 block of South Princeton Avenue, police said. A person was in custody after a man was shot and killed after a fight early Sunday morning … [Read more...] about 1 in custody after man shot and killed after fight inside West Pullman home
Finland beats Russians for its 1st Olympic hockey gold medal
Finland celebrates a goal by Ville Pokka during the men’s gold medal hockey game against the Russian Olympic Committee. | Jae C. Hong/AP The Finns knocked off the favored Russians 2-1 Sunday to win the men’s hockey tournament without NHL players at the Beijing Games. BEIJING — Sheets of paper rained down like super-sized confetti on the bench, which players leapt off at … [Read more...] about Finland beats Russians for its 1st Olympic hockey gold medal