By Joe Henricksen Simeon is one of the elite high school programs in the country with arguably the biggest individual prep star in junior Jabari Parker. Coach Rob Smith has been bombarded by organizers with requests to travel here and... »
by Nancy Thorner - The Illinois Policy Institute, John Tillman, CEO, held another excellent Conference call on Tuesday, December 20, one of several I've participated in during the past few months. The subject of the Dec. 20 call was timely,... »
It’s 2 a.m. and the Community Crisis Center in Elgin, one of Kane County’s two domestic violence shelters, is calling. A victim is in the hospital and she needs the support of a trained volunteer. When Carol Crytser arrived, the victim was crying. “She... »
