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District 211 candidates debate taxes, finances Upper from left, Curtis Bradley, Jessica Hinkle, Anna Klimkowicz, Tim McGowan, Amy Nelson and lower from left, Kristen Steel, Robi Vollkommer, Denise Wilson and Roxanne Wittkamp are District 211 board candidates.   Updated 3/7/2021 2:51 PM While Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 has faced new challenges related to the pandemic this year, the nine candidates for three open seats on the board of education also discussed some o...

For those unfamiliar with Joe Peta’s groundbreaking 2013 book Trading Bases, the author is a successful financial analyst and former Wall Street trader. Seriously injured in a traffic accident, Peta’s long and painful recovery included employing his professional skills to develop a baseball wagering methodology. His book is about more than that though, including observations about the 2008 economic meltdown and sports wagering writ large. Peta’s anecdotes alone make it worth the read —...

2020 FTRS Picks Final Standings Share this story Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Well, folks, we made it. In the midst of a global pandemic, we managed to get through a whole(....ish) college football season and only, like, 100 games were canceled. That’s far from passing with flying colors, but Cs get degrees, as many of us know, so congrats to all on a successful season, I guess, set to conclude with the championship game on Monday.... again, I guess. Man, championship week feels like eons...

Sa-foot storm surge. the message from the national hurricane center is it could be 15 feet. it turned out to be somewhere between 4 to 5 feet. certainly causing problems. now, as you look over my shoulder, you can see some of the can condos that have been sealed up are now open. thats because the people who decided to ride the storm out here are now trickling outside of their homes here. among those who decided to ride it out and not leave, despite the urging of the governor and others to leave,...