As the Chicago Bears push deeper into their wide-ranging search for a new coach, the NFL playoffs will continue this weekend with four compelling divisional-round games. There’s a lot to keep track of as Bears followers remain locked in on the developments of the coaching search while simultaneously monitoring the league’s postseason action. Fortunately, there’s plenty of … [Read more...] about NFL playoff primer: 10 Chicago Bears-centric storylines for this weekend’s games
President Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. The recent round of clemency gives Biden the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued. … [Read more...] about President Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
Letters: A to-do list for the new Chicago Board of Education
Regarding the article “CPS on ‘financial brink,’ Civic Federation report says” (Jan. 14): As a fellow Chicago citizen, taxpayer and former educator, I offer my best wishes on their upcoming journey in leadership as elected members of the Chicago Board of Education take their seats for the first time. In the wake of the searing Civic Federation report, here’s a couple of ideas … [Read more...] about Letters: A to-do list for the new Chicago Board of Education
Teens are ‘showing up,’ helping out via growing Palos Leo Club
Starting a new service club in Palos Heights was a “leap of faith” for Mia Narciso, a junior at Marist High School in Chicago. But several months into the effort, the Palos Leo Club is proving just as beneficial to club members as it is for people in the community. One of those benefits is proving false the “bad rap” that young people are only interested in being online. “I … [Read more...] about Teens are ‘showing up,’ helping out via growing Palos Leo Club
‘September 5’ review: The 1972 Olympics hostage crisis goes live, again, in a tense docudrama
Well-acted and tight, maybe to a fault, the docudrama “September 5” revisits the 1972 Olympics massacre in Munich in which 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team died, along with five members of the Palestinian terrorist faction known as Black September and a West German policeman. It’s an analog reminder of sadly ever-contemporary Israeli-Palestinian tensions, now edging into … [Read more...] about ‘September 5’ review: The 1972 Olympics hostage crisis goes live, again, in a tense docudrama