Trojans won four of first five games to kick off season. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The Timothy Christian baseball team’s trip to South Carolina for spring break was a successful one. The Trojans went 3-1 during a four-game stretch at the Cal Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Timothy started […]
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IC Catholic Prep baseball team navigates through busy start of season
Knights recorded wins against Lisle and Marysville. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The IC Catholic Prep baseball team has been a busy bunch at the start of the 2017 season. The Knights played nine games in about a two-week stretch, which included a trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. IC Catholic Prep […]
York softball team off to 4-0 start
Dukes racked up 36 runs in three games against Trinity, Geneva and Glenbard North.By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York softball team won its first four games of the 2017 season. The Dukes started last week with a 15-3 non-conference win over Trinity. York overcame a 2-0 first-inning deficit by scoring […]
York girls lacrosse team tackling tough schedule
Dukes recently split pair of games with Fenwick and Lake Forest. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The York girls lacrosse team certainly isn’t shying away from any challenges. The Dukes, who went 20-4 overall last year and 4-1 in the West Suburban Conference are playing a schedule loaded with top competition. […]
IC Catholic Prep’s Tyrrell earns coach of the year honor
Will be honored at upcoming IBCA Hall of Fame banquet. By Mike Miazga Correspondent The accolades continue to pile up for the IC Catholic Prep boys basketball team. Knights coach TJ Tyrrell recently was selected the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association coach of the year for District 7. Tyrrell directed IC […]
IC Catholic Prep’s Rowell fares well at Top Times indoor meet
King takes sixth in the 200; Smith 11th in triple jump. By Mike Miazga Correspondent Jordan Rowell tore it up on the football field this past fall for IC Catholic Prep. And he’s doing the same thing in track and field this spring. Rowell, who will play football at Northern […]
Elmhurst resident responsible for shaping United Center
Senior project manager for McHugh Construction had to move “Michael Jordan” By Dee Longfellow For The Elmhurst Independent An Elmhurst resident is living her dream with a well-respected company well known to Elmhurst that has allowed her to work as a senior project manager on a new atrium addition at […]
Senator: Illinois debt closer to $66,000 per person
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK Illinois recently passed a milestone. The state’s backlog of unpaid bills topped $12.8 billion, enough to put every man, woman, and child on the hook for $1,000 in debt. But one state lawmaker says Illinois is in far worse shape than that. There are slightly less than […]
Petition signed by 700 parents questions student-led conferences
Speaker: Dist. 205 admin has ‘utterly wrecked parent-teacher relationships’ and trust By Dan McLeister For The Elmhurst Independent Seven hundred parents have signed a petition questioning the use of “student-led conferences,” which are being implemented at Sandburg Middle School where regular parent-teacher conferences have previously been held. The student-led conference program […]
John Cullerton addresses College’s govt. forum
Support for redistricting reform; pension reform hard because unions opposed ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK Senate President John Cullerton gave some candid remarks at the Elmhurst College 8th annual Governmental Forum on Friday, April 1, advocating for redistricting reform and blaming state unions’ lack of support for the General Assembly’s failure to […]
