What could have been a mundane experience at a middle-school basketball game was life-changing for junior Dashon Enoch. “I used to always go to (my brother’s) basketball games, and it just looked so fun,” he said. He wanted to follow in his “big...

With five seconds left on the clock, as the noise in the UIC pavilion crescendoed, junior Dashon Enoch made an uncontested layup. It was a heady experience: “I just knew the game was over, and we won, so I was just ready to celebrate,” he said. A...

Every year, thousands of people crowd the field of Detweiller Park in Peoria, Ill. They form a tunnel for the fastest and most talented runners of Illinois. The spectators remain silent as the race begins, but as the runners blast from the starting point,...

The stadium lights were on, the rain picked up speed by the second, and the boys’ soccer team took to the field looking to claim a conference title for the first time since 2007. Fans dressed in raingear and huddled under umbrellas did not fail to support...

Over the summer, special education teacher and congressional hopeful Anthony Clark and his supporters campaigned all over Illinois’ 7th Congressional District. Clark has been furthering his work in the community through “meet and greets, where...