SHG head coach Ken Leonard congratulates his team after they defeated Lemont during the IHSA 6A football championship game Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 in Champaign. Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register.
Congratulations to the Cyclones. Three titles in the last four years.  I had to watch on TV this time because Tammy went to a wedding so I [...]

SHG’s Blake Pranger smashes into Providence’s Tim Hanrahan Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 during the 6A semifinal football game in New Lenox. Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register
First of all, this is just a great picture by the SJ-R’s Ted Schurter. You can almost feel and hear the collision. In an age where everyone can snap high-quality pictures [...]

No Joy in Cubville
Although a Cardinal fan by nature, I took no joy in the Cubs’ spectacular flame-out. If I were a gambler, I would have bet good money that this was the year Cub fans have been waiting for.

What I look forward to now is hearing from all of those baseball pundits who picked [...]

Has anyone ever told you that you look like…
Even if you don’t care for my Sunday columns that appear in the SJ-R, surely you must look forward to the investigative stories that I uncover. This week, I expose some local residents who - get this - look like celebrities. I confronted them and made them [...]

A Link to the Molly Hatchet Period
The archeologist in me was fascinated by this find during a weekend birthday party at one of the lake parks.

For you younger readers, that is what was known as a ‘pull tab’ (the Latin name escapes me.) They were used on canned beverages, a marvel of ingenuity at the [...]