Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Chicago area high school basketball. The first week is in the books. We take listener questions, give our Two Takes, take on some Thanksgiving leftovers and give our thoughts on some of the area’s big Thanksgiving tournaments.
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No offense to Supt. Larry Snelling, but we’re looking forward to a review by City Hall’s independent inspector general, Deborah Witzburg.
Signing Frank Nazar for the final three games of the season is the latest example of Hawks GM Kyle Davidson’s eagerness to use up entry-level contract years as quickly as possible. Lukas Reichel’s contract negotiations this summer offer an example of why it might be a clever strategy.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker unexpectedly backed off his longstanding opposition to taxing services as lawmakers search for ways to fund and reform the Chicago region’s mass transit system.
He fed hungry steelworkers from the nearby U.S. Steel South Works plant, taking off just two days a year — Christmas and Thanksgiving. But his kids would join him and help out at the restaurant.
The action when an arrest was made in the killing of Officer Luis Huesca refects what’s done nationwide. “It’s a way of showing that even though the officer is not with us, he is having a part in the arrest of the person who killed them,” former police Supt. Phil Cline says.