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BREAKING NEWS: 'Regrettable' EP coach who blew whistle on Jackie Robinson West arrested after scuffle

The Evergreen Park Athletic Association official who blew the whistle on the Jackie Robinson West Little League for cheating by violating residency rules was charged early Tuesday morning with disorderly conduct and assault after chasing a woman down a residential street and threatening her husband, police said. Chris Janes, 39, of the 9100 block of Albany Avenue, was standing near his car when the woman arrived home at approximately 1:09 a.m.,... Read more

Area mayors irked with Rauner's budget plans
The welcome mat is out in Oak Lawn for Gov. Bruce Rauner. But the fight may be on against him in Palos Hills. Some interesting reactions came…
Jeff Vorva's Im-PRESS-ions: This isn't the way we want to remember Ernie Banks
I look at Ernie Banks a little bit in the same way I look at Jimmy Buffett. These are two guys who have an image that’s hard to shake. Buffett is the…
Oak Lawn assault spurs business to provide locks to seniors
When Sandi DiGangi found about last Thursday’s physical assault and robbery of an Oak Lawn senior, she became ill. “I literally threw up. I was crying I was…

Denied, but not downtrodden

HEADLINE: Denied, but not downtrodden SUBHEAD: After falling to Rams, Bulldogs bounce Spartans By Ken Karrson Sports Editor There was no perfect 10, or even an imperfect one, awaiting Richards this season. Extending their string of consecutive conference championships to 10 was going to require the Bulldogs to seek plenty of outside help. A series of early losses in South Suburban Conference crossover games saw to that, and they did themselves no favor by dropping a Red Division... Read more

District dynamos
HEADLINE: District dynamos SUBHEAD: Eagles knock off 230 mates Stagg, Andrew …
Playing by the new rules
HEADLINE: Playing by the new rules SUBHEAD: NFSH tightens some football regulations fo…
Knights stay the course by cho…
HEADLINE: Knights stay the course by chomping Gators By Ken Karrson Sports Ed…

Old Brosnan doesn’t bond well with audience in ‘November Man…

By Tony Pinto Pierce Brosnan is back in action as a wannabe James Bond. The man who actually played James Bond in “Goldeneye” nearly 20 years ago, is back trying to be an action star in the movie “The November Man.” At 61, he’s still got something, but that might just be his appetite for on screen drinking. Brosnan plays ex-CIA agent Peter Devereaux, who, like Bond, is fond of the liquor.... Read more

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“Dumb and Dumber To,” a fittin…
In 1994, the original “Dumb and Dumber” arrived and brought us two bumbling idiots: Jef…

Pitchers and catchers have reported and …

Columns

We’ve endured freezing cold temperatures for several days and continue to look at the snow that fell on Super Bowl Sunday. Face it; winter is getting old real fast. But four magical words help me cope and realize that the frozen tundra won’t last forever: “pitchers and catchers report.” Cubs and White Sox pitchers and catchers reported last Thursday and Friday, respectively. The rest of the players arrived... Read more

Comedy sketch writing isn’t al…
Chasing a dream to earn a sustainable income as a writer is proving to be a hard-knock life f…
Sorry, Mary, breaking rules an…
If I ever commit adultery and my wife finds out, I plan to tell her that I didn’t cheat, I m…
I Claudia: Photo finish -- The…
Working the auditions for “America's Got Talent” elevated my credibility, but only for a sp…