Grading the Nikola Mirotic Trade
Luke Lusson and Grant Campbell, Sports Editor, News Editor
February 1, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
After trade talks between the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans came to halt on Tuesday, the two sides finally agreed on a deal today. Chicago will send Nikola Mirotic and a 2018 second round pick in exchange for Omer Asik, Tony Allen, Jameer Nelson and a 2018 first-round pick that is top five protect...
Super Bowl LII
Grant Campbell and Luke Lusson, News Editor, Sports Editor
January 31, 2018
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Super Bowl LII information: Sunday, February 4th 5:30 p.m. Can be found on NBC Played in U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN Campbell's Super Bowl LII prediction: Every second of my life, I think about how much I hate the New England Patriots. The infamous relationship between QB T...
Artificial selection in the media
Greg Smith, Assistant Opinions Editor
January 30, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
It’s no secret that news media have great influence over what we hear and believe. The flow of information between people is something that is nearly impossible to control in the age of the internet. But the puzzling thing is that certain pieces of news are selected for coverage by the mainstream media,...
Signs of democracy: Women’s March to the Polls
Greta Markey, Managing Editor of Print Content
January 26, 2018
Filed under Online Photo Galleries, Opinion, Top Stories
Photos by Camilla Breen, Lars Lonnroth, Greta Markey and Isabel Tuisl Last year, when I went to the first Women’s March on Jan. 21, 2017, I knew that it was the start of something big. Never before in my life had I seen so many people come together and stand up for a few common causes: l...
Athletic training offers aid to students
Camilla Breen, Assistant Photo Editor
January 26, 2018
Filed under News, Top Stories
Three times a week, student athletic trainers student athletes with injuries that may occur during practices. The dedicated student trainers work two seasons per year and work with any athlete that might need assistance. Throughout the year, trainers become close, create lasting friendships and impact...
Spontaneous CPR saves resident’s life
Pilar Valdes, Assistant Pulse Editor
January 23, 2018
Filed under News, Top Stories
Most people have a daily routine: where they run, what route they take home from work, who they talk to on the drive home. On Dec. 1, a simple change in routines helped save a life. Registered nurse Mallory Glover, AT&T employee Noah Arroyo and Technology Center of DuPage (TCD) student Chris Pse...
LT alumnus advances to Super Bowl
Mikaela Larson, Sports Editor
January 23, 2018
Filed under Online Exclusives, Sports, Top Stories
Since the Sept. 22 issue of the LION Newspaper, alumnus Jake Elliott ‘13 become a recognized name throughout the NFL. The Sunday after the issue, Elliott broke the Philadelphia Eagles record for longest field goal kicked at 61 yards on Sept. 24 to win the game. Now, he is on the nation’s biggest s...
Important Voter Registration Information
Mikaela Larson, Sports Editor
January 21, 2018
Filed under Top Stories
Attention Students: Will you be 18 by Nov. 6? Well then you can vote in the upcoming March 20 Primary Election! Using the link below, you can register to vote with the State of Illinois. It takes only a few short minutes and some basic personal information. Register now so your registration is proce...
Second Women’s March in Chicago draws LT students, 300,000 protesters
Lars Lonnroth, Assistant News Editor
January 20, 2018
Filed under News, Top Stories
CHICAGO—People from all over Chicagoland descended on Grant Park Jan. 20 for The March to the Polls, the second large-scale demonstration by the people who organized last year’s Women’s March. The event, organizers say, drew 300,000-400,000 people—even more than last year—including some LT s...
Pack the Place honors former player
Maddy Cohen, Art Director
January 18, 2018
Filed under News, Top Stories
The NC field house was filled with a bittersweet atmosphere during the Pack the Place on Friday. The number 41 adorned the back of all of the t-shirts of the players, staff and student section; it was a subtle reminder of the death of former Special Olympics basketball player and member of the LT transition...
False ballistic missile alarm causes panic in Hawaii, receives national attention
Greg Smith, Assistant Opinions Editor
January 17, 2018
Filed under News, Top Stories
On the morning of Saturday Jan. 13, the Washington Post reported that a human error during a drill at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency caused a text alert to be sent out to all cell phones in Hawaii-residents and tourists alike. “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAD INBOUND TO HAWAII,” the message read....
Politics belongs to politicians
Camilla Breen, Assistant Photo Editor
January 12, 2018
Filed under Guest Columns, Opinion, Top Stories
In recent months, there has been a substantial increase in the amount of celebrities talking about politics. I, for one, am all for it--I love the idea of stars using their platforms to speak out for what they believe, and the concept lends itself to an important principle of free speech in our society....
Bag of clothing sparks police response at St. Cletus
Lars Lonnroth, Assistant News Editor
January 5, 2018
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A suspicious package was left unattended at the St. Cletus Church in La Grange on Thursday afternoon. It led to an almost four hour-long police investigation that eventually discovered the package was only a duffle bag filled with clothing, according to a press release from the La Grange Police Depar...
A memory enshrined: local student’s life memorialized by fund fighting cancer
Lars Lonnroth, Assistant News Editor
January 3, 2018
Filed under News, Top Stories
Dominic Cairo was first diagnosed with cancer when he was only 5 years-old. After vigorous treatment, he emerged cancer free. Then, 18 months later, it happened again—he relapsed. Like the last time, he emerged cancer free. It took three cancer diagnoses and a three-year fight with cancer to take the lif...
Illinois: let the people celebrate, permit sale of consumer fireworks
Brandt Siegfried, Online Editor
December 31, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
New Year’s Eve: the waning hours of the year slip into darkness as families and friends gather together. Conversation and laughter occupy the guests, and the remnants of a bonfire smolder in the background. Empty trays of food line the counter; as the clock strikes midnight, the sky is empty. Silence...
Christkindlmarket brings holiday spirit to Chicago
Grace DeKoker, Copy editor
December 22, 2017
Filed under Online Exclusives, Pulse, Top Stories
The most wonderful time of the year is marked by a few signs in the city of Chicago: the strings of lights along Michigan Avenue, the Willis Tower antennae lit up with green and red, and, of course, the opening of the annual Christkindlmarkt. Located at Daley Plaza, the Christkindlmarkt has been running in Chica...
Xavier McDonald, Freelance Reporter
December 13, 2018 • 1 Comment
On a snowy night in Uptown, Chicago, Playboi Carti made a quick stop to The Aragon Ballroom on Nov. 15 that left the audience joyful but bruised from the insane mosh pits...
December 10, 2018
Burning Up (the Earth, that is)
December 10, 2018
The 1975’s “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships” review
December 5, 2018
Grace DeKoker, Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2018 • No Comments
As of the Nov. 19 Board of Education meeting, negotiations for a new contract for LT teaching staff were still in progress. There have been two closed meetings since then,...
December 13, 2018
Teachers sit in on November Board of Education meeting
December 12, 2018
Play ‘Lend Me A Tenor’ takes LT stage
December 11, 2018