Monday, June 20, 2011
A conservative group organizes the meeting and progressives fill the room to protest.
A standing room only crowd of more than 100 people from all political persuasions peppered Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) with questions about job creation, the Bush era tax cuts and the Koch brothers—David and Charles—at a Town Hall meeting Saturday in Vernon Hills. The event was sponsored and heavily promoted by Americans for Prosperity (AFP), an organization founded by David Koch, according to the group's website. AFP is a grass roots organization devoted to lower taxes and less government involvement in America’s affairs, spokesperson Collin Corbett said. In opposition to this philosophy, the meeting was also heavily attended by progressives, in large part organized by Americans United for Change and the Tenth Congressional District…
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Molly Morrison's double in the eighth inning scored Chelsea Delaney to give New Trier its first Super-Sectional title since 2008.
On a day where temperatures reached into the mid-90s, the idea of being doused with water probably didn’t sound too bad to New Trier coach John Cadwell. And it was only that much sweeter when it came with a Super-Sectional championship. New Trier rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the sixth inning to force extras and Molly Morrison came up with the game-winning RBI double in the eighth to cap a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory for the Trevians against Lake Zurich in the IHSA Class 4A Glenview Super-Sectional. “A lot of it has to do with attitude and stuff and it all comes from Dave Snyder, the assistant coach,” said Morrison, a junior catcher. “He really works on how we approach things, our mental game, and I think that’s pulled us through in …
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Loyola falls short of a trip to state, but records best scores of the season at Lake Zurich Sectional.
For a team with no seniors and two bowlers who had never bowled competitively before this season began, a 10th place finish out of 14 teams at Saturday's Lake Zurich Sectional can definitely be viewed as a step in the right direction for Loyola Academy. In the regular season, the Rambler's team average was at 850. However, six Loyola bowlers—all juniors—turned in scores well above their averages and helped the team finish with overall scores above 900 in three of the six games. "The whole team has made great progress," Loyola Head Coach Chuck Halfpap said. "We averaged over 60 pins better per game than we had for the regular season in the Chicago Catholic League. So I'm very pleased with the progress the team is making." Loyola was led by…
