DNA can be used to investigate unrelated crimes
The 4th Amendment, protection against unreasonable searches, took center stage in a Md. case about police using DNA to solve unrelated crimes.
On the need to protect polar bears in Alaska
The federal government wants to designate a large swath of land to protect polar bears in Alaska; the state wants to drill for oil on the land.
We announce the opening of IL football coverage
We have begun the coverage season for IL HS football this fall. Opening day is Friday, Aug. 28, and our football pages are upgraded.
Great coaches are, first, great teachers
Before they can be great coaches, HS coaches must be great teachers: they are important in the lives of young men & women.
Junior Seau, others inducted into NFL Hall of Fame
Junior Seau's daughter would have liked to speak as her father was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. Mr Seau suffered from concussions.
CDC says kids need more sleep
Schools are, once again, called on by scientists, doctors, parents, and advocates to adjust start times for HS students to no earlier than 8:30.
Number of football home games to be played
Based on early schedules of football in Illinois, we created a pie chart showing how many home games teams will play.
Republicans debate each other on Fox News
Republican candidates for presidents, 17 of them in two separate "debates," discussed issues important to them but avoided other issues.
A music game to learn student names
How can teachers learn the names of all the new students who will be starting school in a few days? Music and a game.
Illinois H.S. football enrollments for 2015
A histogram shows the distribution of football enrollments at Illinois high schools for this fall season.