The Reporter

Sifting through emotional rubble

A week has passed since a triple murder and suicide shook Oak Lawn—the latest in a series of tragedies that has battered the community in 2014. While many ultimately will forget the events, first responders continue to cope with the devastations. The most recent incident occurred last Wednesday when John P. Conta allegedly killed his parents—John and Janice Conta—and nephew at the family home in the 9800... Read more

Jeff Vorva's Editor's Notebook: St. Xavier University loses its voice
We probably haven’t heard the last from Robert Maszak. A few minutes before he called his last St. Xavier University contest as the school’s official public address announcer for football and…
Proposal for Worth 5K not OK with two trustees
A Worth Park District proposal to host a 5K run at Water’s Edge Golf Course may never leave the starting blocks if trustees opposed to the plan have their…

An outbreak of heartache

Eagles come up short in two more contests Thirty-five years ago, the Eagles rock group hit the top musically with “Heartache Tonight.”Last week, another group of Eagles reached bottom in a psychological sense, and the heartache was spread over two nights.Sandburg’s sad songs on the basketball court actually extended beyond its two most recent contests, which ended in gut-wrenching SouthWest Suburban Conference Blue setbacks against Homewood-Flossmoor (56-53) and Bolingbrook (54-51) on Tuesday and Friday, respectively. Those... Read more

Watching their guarding grow
RedHawks’ defense continues to excel on eve of playoff Marist’s “D” has rated an “A-plus” of l…
A last championship for Chappe…
Bulldogs coach will step down from post at season’s end Richards’ last regular-season game had…
No place like home
Spartans’ surge inches them past Mustangs Dorothy and Toto weren’t the only ones who longed to…

broaden your horizons

This week National Grammar Day luncheon at The Center A humorous look at the English language will be featured at a luncheon program on Tuesday, March 4, from noon to 2 p.m., at The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park. Center staff members Lois Lauer and Mark Walker will take a lighthearted look at some common misuses of English grammar and punctuation, including a short review of Lynne Truss’ “Eats, Shoots and Leaves” bestselling... Read more

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Inside the First Amendment FCC study: Ne…

Columns

The First Amendment establishes our right to a press free from intrusion, regulation or intimidation by the government. As to a right to be free from questions by a national “news nanny,” it’s all in how you view the ultimate intent. A few weeks ago, a Republican appointee to the Federal Communications Commission kicked up a fuss — particularly among conservative groups — about a planned FCC study of how journalists make... Read more

Brewer, Garcia stand tall as c…
Jan Brewer and Orlando L. Garcia may not be household names, but the decisions they made Feb…
Inside the First Amendment - A…
If you associate the First Amendment more with the rarified air of constitutional debate, o…
Gunplay the Charles Bronson wa…
My cell phone rang; I answered and heard my son say, “I think there’s someone at the back doo…