Last Friday, St. Charles North’s Haley Burgdorf took a visit to Penn State, which will be her college home, to watch a Big Ten match between the Nittany Lions and Michigan State. As she took in the three-game sweep and hung out with her future teammates, one thing kept popping into her head. “I was talking to all the girls and I was like, ‘I literally can’t wait to get there,’” … [Read more...] about St. Charles North’s Haley Burgdorf is the 2025 Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
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El plan de paz para Ucrania ensombrece el ánimo en una nación devastada por la guerra
Por YEHOR KONOVALOV y EVGENIY MALOLETKA Fosas comunes e iglesias marcadas por balas son testigos del tormento de la pasada ocupación rusa en el suburbio de Bucha, en Kiev, donde los residentes traumatizados ahora enfrentan una nueva angustia: una propuesta de paz liderada por Estados Unidos que ofrecería amnistía para los perpetradores de atrocidades. Para los sobrevivientes de … [Read more...] about El plan de paz para Ucrania ensombrece el ánimo en una nación devastada por la guerra
Italia supera a un competitivo Chile por 34-19 en su primer enfrentamiento en rugby
GÉNOVA, Italia (AP) — Italia se recuperó de un tramo complicado a mitad de un partido que se enredó más de lo previsto, para superar el sábado 34-19 a Chile. Los Azzurri lograron cinco tries. Ange Capuozzo los puso en camino de la victoria, seguido de un try en cada mitad por parte de Tommaso Di Bartolomeo antes de que Monty Ioane añadiera otros dos. Giacomo Da Re convirtió … [Read more...] about Italia supera a un competitivo Chile por 34-19 en su primer enfrentamiento en rugby
CPD announces new commander of downtown, North Side detectives
The Chicago Police Department on Friday announced the promotion of a longtime department supervisor to oversee the detectives who investigate the most serious crimes in the city’s downtown area and across the North Side. James Labbe, who joined CPD in 2001, is the new commander of Area 3 detectives, where he most recently served as lieutenant of property crimes. Before that, he … [Read more...] about CPD announces new commander of downtown, North Side detectives
Community news: Gingerbread party at zoo, church concerts, Bob Hope exhibit and more
Holly Jolly Gingerbread Party set at zoo The Women’s Board of Brookfield Zoo Chicago hosts its annual Holly Jolly Gingerbread Party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Discovery Center of the zoo. Attendees can put together a gingerbread house with help from professional gingerbread house buildings and decorators, visit with Santa and take a photo with a zoo animal ambassador. … [Read more...] about Community news: Gingerbread party at zoo, church concerts, Bob Hope exhibit and more