High School Sports

Glenbrook South’s Zucker Picks Beloit

By Matt Harness

Glenbrook South senior Jen Zucker has committed to play softball next season at Wisconsin’s Beloit College, a Division III program which plays in the Midwest Conference.

The 5-8 right-handed pitcher helped the Titans to a regional championship and trip to the sectional final, where they lost to New Trier.

Glenbrook South starts the season March 13 at home against Buffalo Grove.

Next Up In High School Sports

Antioch students juggling baseball and bass fishing

Fenwick's Nate Marshall picks Michigan

Six area junior basketball players to keep eye on during recruiting period

High school football notebook: Malik Elzy quickly catches on, Aidan Gray picks Northwestern, Illini start hot

City/Suburban Hoops Report Three-Pointer: Observations from the first live period weekend

High school football notebook: Brooks Bahr picks Michigan, Frank Covey heads to Northwestern, Ken Leonard prepares to retire

The Latest

Cubs

Cubs push back Jameson Taillon's start vs. Pirates as he deals with back issue

Cubs right-hander Javier Assad started Friday in Pittsburgh.

By Maddie Lee

Education

Facing a budget cliff, CPS lets teachers out of school to lobby Springfield

District leaders will join teachers for a lobbying day in the state capital. Critics say the day away from classrooms is inappropriate.

By Sarah Karp | WBEZ

A family of great horned owls sit atop a tree branch March 19, 2024 near the North Pond in Lincoln Park.

News

Three beloved great horned owls living in Lincoln Park die over span of a month: 'It's a really tragic end'

Experts say the deaths of the family — consisting of two adults and one offspring — may be related to rodenticide poisoning.

By Mohammad Samra

Bears

Caleb Williams ’excited‘ for opportunity Bears are giving friend John Jackson III

Jackson, one of Williams’ good friends, caught 35 passes for 267 yards last season after transferring to Nevada. He is in camp on a tryout basis.

By Patrick Finley

Authorities say this photo shows Karol Chwiesiuk inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Politics

Chicago cop convicted in Capitol riot has been fired from the police department

Karol Chwiesiuk spent roughly 10 minutes inside the Capitol as a mob attempted to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential electoral victory.

By Tom Schuba