Oakland (Chicago, Illinois)

Baltimore's Division I boys basketball commitments for the 2013 class

2013-06-06 15:26:00

NAME, PREP SCHOOL AND/OR HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE Jamel Artis, Notre Dame Prep (Mass.), PITTSBURGH Chase Cormier, Fishburne Military / Milford Mill, GRAMBLING STATE Will Darley, Fishburne Military / Dulaney, UMBC Rodney Elliott, John Carroll, UMBC...

Sports on TV

2013-04-27 00:15:10

SATURDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || NASCAR || Sprint Cup Toyota Owners 400 || 45, 57 || || MLB || Cincinnati@Washington || 45, 51 || || Orioles@Oakland || MASN4 || || Milwaukee@Dodgers || MLB9 || || NBA play. || Brooklyn@Chicago,...

Baltimore VA office worst in nation for processing disability claims

2013-01-26 08:46:00

The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is the slowest in the country in processing disability claims for servicemen and servicewomen — averaging about a year — and makes more mistakes than any other office. The...

City killings up to 217 as gun violence falls

2013-01-01 17:29:00

Baltimore was unable in 2012 to sustain a significant milestone — the first drop below 200 homicides in a generation — but officials see reasons to remain optimistic that declines will resume. As the Police Department's leadership changed,...

West Coast trip presents its share of obstacles for high-flying Orioles

2012-09-14 05:43:00

The Orioles’�early afternoon�start time Thursday was supposed to get the team in the air and to the West Coast at a decent hour. But after their 14-inning win over the Rays -- a five-hour, 14-minute marathon that ended with a 3-2 victory -- the...

City school evaluations show problems in instruction

2012-06-18 16:24:23

As the Baltimore school system prepares to implement a more stringent curriculum next year, sample evaluations of more than two dozen schools show that many are struggling with how to effectively teach children. In an evaluation of teachers' instruction,...

Orioles have some interest in Francisco Cordero

2012-01-16 14:26:00

The Orioles have expressed some interest in the lone viable free-agent closer, Francisco Cordero, according to an industry source. Although discussions are not considered far along, the Orioles have inquired about the 36-year-old right-hander, who has...

Efforts to rescue struggling districts center on takeovers

2004-02-25 00:00:00

Facing bankruptcy or plummeting test scores, more than 40 school districts nationally have been taken over since 1994 - and while parents are often outraged, school systems have sometimes received a boost from educational reforms and tighter financial...

Food service in the air -- from peanuts to pesto

2004-05-23 00:00:00

To buy or not to buy -- that is the question that plagues some airline passengers who aren't certain whether they are going to get fed on their flights. Nowadays, airlines show in-flight food options on their Web sites. Sometimes, the carriers will...

Baseball standings

2013-06-16 20:49:02

June 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Sunday AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 42 29 .592 - 2. Baltimore 40 30 .571 1 1/2 3. NY Yankees 38 31 .551 3 4. Tampa Bay 36 33 .522 5 5. Toronto 32 36 .471 8 1/2 CENTRAL...

06/17: Business events

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Chamber Daytona: Leadership Luncheon: Make Difficult People Disappear, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 pm June 28, SW Grill, Sunset Harbor, 861 Ballough Road, Daytona Beach. Cost: $15 for DB Leadership Council members, $25 nonmembers. Details: 386-523-3675 or josie@...

Voice of the People, Jun. 11

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Pets and summer As the warm summer months approach, this is a reminder and a plea to all dog owners to keep pets indoors as the temperatures rise. Many breeds of dogs cannot tolerate extreme heat. Some breeds, like my pug, have limited breathing capacity...

White Sox starter Chris Sale.

2013-06-02 00:00:00

Shannon Bennett, with Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, struggles with security as he tries to speak at the Chicago Board of Education meeting.

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Jitu Brown, right, with the Kenwood Oakland Community Organziation and also with the local school council at Dyett High School, speaks to protesters who marched from Overton Elementary School to Dyett High School in Chicago. Overton is a school that is listed to be closed.

2013-05-19 00:00:00