Canada’s Natalie Spooner (3L) celebrates with a teammate after scoring a goal, which was later disallowed, during the women’s gold medal match of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey competition between Canada and USA, at the Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing on February 17, 2022. | Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images Canada won Olympic gold for the fifth time … [Read more...] about U.S. women’s hockey team settles for silver after 3-2 loss to Canada
Mikaela Shiffrin finishes Olympics with no individual medals
Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States crashes out during the women’s combined slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. | Robert F. Bukaty/AP Last chance at medal ends after she skis out of slalom portion of the combined BEIJING — Mikaela Shiffrin came to the Beijing Olympics as one of the biggest stars of … [Read more...] about Mikaela Shiffrin finishes Olympics with no individual medals
Horoscope for Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
Moon Alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Virgo. Aries (March 21-April 19) Something will truly inspire you today. It could be a quiet epiphany that you have or a revelation about something. Perhaps you will explore or get in touch with deeper aspects of a belief system or religion or spirituality because something profound will be … [Read more...] about Horoscope for Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
Temperature checks delay House debate as clash heats up over masks and other COVID-19 restrictions
A House staffer takes the temperatures of legislators on Wednesday after state Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, argued that all the COVID-19 mitigations should be followed or none of them. | Blue Room Stream State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, unsuccessfully sought a vote on a resolution to lift the chamber’s face covering requirement. He next asked that everyone be … [Read more...] about Temperature checks delay House debate as clash heats up over masks and other COVID-19 restrictions
Queen of Martyrs principal ousted over mask compliance
Google Maps A principal at a south suburban Catholic school was ousted this week after he refused to comply with the Archdiocese of Chicago’s mask mandate. A principal at a south suburban Catholic school was ousted this week after he refused to comply with the Archdiocese of Chicago’s mask mandate. M. Jacob “Doc” Mathius, principal at Queen of Martyrs Catholic School … [Read more...] about Queen of Martyrs principal ousted over mask compliance