Dale Bowman
I napped last Wednesday at my favorite view on the Chicago lakefront from the south side of Montrose Harbor.
I figured I had better get it in before pay-meter parking began Thursday.
The sun broke through briefly, enough to heat the car.
For years, besides fishing with my favorite view of downtown, I stopped at Montrose to eat lunch or nap. In younger days, more nefarious things ensued late at night.
I love the spot. Not to get too biblical, but it restores my soul.
As I savored the downtown skyline, Maria Rizzo circled the new meter, trying to figure out whether she needed to pay. I told her it did not start until the next day, then asked if it would affect her.
WBGZ Radio 5/24/2021 |
By Scot Bertram - Illinois Radio Network
The Illinois High School Association is putting out the call for new officials to work prep
sporting events as the vaccine rollout continues.
According to the organization, there were 13,000 total officials as recently as 2014, but
that number fell to around 11,000 at the end of this past year.
“I think we re getting our contests covered this year,” said Craig Anderson, executive
director of the IHSA. “But there may be areas of the state in certain sports where
ordinarily they might have two umpires but are having to go with one.”
The IHSA is a private, nonprofit organization with more than 800 member high
Bushnell/Prairie City school board approves new school schedule
Tabi Jozwick
Special to McDonough County Voice, USA TODAY NETWORK
BUSHNELL The Bushnell-Prairie City CUSD 170 Board voted to approve changes to the junior high school schedule, including the creation of a 12 period day.
Incoming junior high school principal Nathan Harrison said the changes in the schedule will allow students to participate in fine arts and agriculture electives for all three grade levels and will provide additional reading, writing and math instruction.
He said his goal of expanding reading, writing and math instruction was to help junior high students do well in all subjects, not just their language arts and math classes. Both Superintendent Kathy Dinger and school board member John Oakman said additional reading and writing instruction would help students out in their science and social studies classes. Oakman said he was not sure how the district could incorporate math in their social studies c
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Moline solidified its position as a state power in the Illinois High School Association bass fishing by winning their second state title Saturday.
“It’s a pretty fun lake, if you can find the fish,” Maroon Bennett Glassner said. The Maroons, who won their first title in 2014, found fish and weighed the biggest bag of the tournament of 13 pounds, 1 ounce on Day 2 at Carlyle Lake to jump from fourth past Day 1 leader Christopher (second, 19-0).
Antioch jumped from seventh on Day 1 to take third and the final trophy with their second limit of five largemouth bass on Day 2 of 9-12 to total 16-9. It was the third straight top-10 finish for Antioch at state.