Girls Basketball: Maine South rights ship with win over Glenbrook South

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Everybody involved with the Maine South girls basketball program was tired of answering questions about what’s wrong with the Hawks. At the same time, Maine South wasn’t accustomed to losing three in a row or five out of six games.

• Strike up the (church) band

  

  A brass band accompanies the hymns at The Salvation Army Norridge Citadel on Sunday mornings. “Yeah, it can get loud in here,” said Peggy Thomas, who leads the 55 players from around the Chicago area.

• Giggles and chortles with kids at Party Fantasy

  

  As I walked around pouring Sprite for 20 little kids at a birthday party, a 6-year-old looked up at me and asked, “Are you a clown?” The truth was I looked like a clown not because I was funny, but funny-looking. It was the stupid hat. Mostly.

• Former firefighter turns to artistic photography

  Kenneth Paul Duszynski, once a burly, hands-on Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Protection District firefighter, is now a photographer with a far more delicate touch. His photographic skills have not only won him a camera bag full of awards, but a different lifestyle. Duszynski grew up in …Read More

• Maine South Hawkettes head to national dance contest this weekend