Dwight takes out Hope in semifinalsSOMONAUK -- San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana and wide receiver Jerry Rice were a prolific scoring combination during the 49ers' glory days of the 1980s and '90s.In Dwight boys basketball circles, Jason Karstens and Jens Kennedy could go down as the greatest scoring combination in Trojan history.Karstens found Kennedy seven times for baskets during the Trojans' 69-45 victory over Chicago ...Invention is EZ for local studentA light bulb has to go on for every great idea. The moment came for Ohio State University design student Jamie Perin of LaGrange when she was at her gym in Columbus. A young man with an amputated arm struggled to tie his shoe. Not wanting to interfere, Perin watched out of the corner of her eye. “It [...]Bandits star Thorson holding clinicLocal notes: Chicago Bandits pitcher Kristina Thorson will be holding a Pitching and Catching clinic on Saturday at Play Ball USA in Des Plaines.National League Team Notesnl notes3-04 Sports ScoreboardPro Baseball MLB Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Baltimore 1 0 1.000 Detroit 1 0 1.000 New York 1 0 1.000 Boston 0 0 .000 Chicago 0 0 .000 Cleveland 0 0 .000 Kansas City 0 0 .000 Los Angeles 0 0 .000 Minnesota 0 0 .000 Oakland 0 0 .000 Texas 0 0 .000 Seattle 0 1 .000 Tampa Bay 0 1 .000 Toronto 0 1 .000 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct San Francisco 1 0 1.000 Atlanta 1 1 .500 New York 1 1 .500 ...Toledo PAL after-school program a chance to learn how to boxBy DONALD EMMONS BLADE SPORTS WRITER On any given weekday afternoon the gym behind Riverside Elementary on Chicago Street in Toledo is full of activity similar to a scene in a boxing movie. Boxing bags are punched and shoved. Feet lightly tap the floor as boxers jump rope. Of course, the sights and sounds of boxers exchanging grunts and blows while moving about in a boxing ring are the center of ...Loyola-Chicago - Team NotesOn March 2, the Horizon League officially named Loyola-Chicago's student section as the best in the conference following a two-month evaluation of all 10 schools.2,000 grades raised at Chicago Public Schools' Hyde Park AcademySun-Times Special Report: Last school year at struggling Hyde Park Academy High, more than 2,000 grades were boosted at least one notch, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows. And this school year, blanket A's were ordered issued to all students of five new Hyde Park teachers.Chicago police plan to install covert camerasCriminals used to the blinking blue lights of Chicago's police cameras have learned to move outside their range. But soon there will be a greater chance the illegal activity will be captured by an undetectable camera that has a wider range.Immigration activists stage rallies in ChicagoA series of immigration rallies will be held in Chicago today, as activists continue their fight to legalize millions of illegal immigrants.Man dies after jumping into Chicago River to elude policeA man died tonight after he jumped into the south branch of the Chicago River to elude police, officials said. The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m., according to hospital spokesman Marcel Bright.
