Richmond Post · Maryland, IL
Share Tweet By Tamara Shiloh Long before African Americans could freely tell their stories, Michael G. Shiner was quietly documenting history. Born into slavery in 1805 in Piscataway, Maryland, Shiner became one of the most remarkable eyewitness chroniclers of nineteenth-century America. His writings preserved more than five decades of Washington, D.C., history, providing an extraordinary perspective on slavery, freedom, labor, and the nation’s transformation. He was born to William Pumphrey Jr., whose family owned property in Maryland and Washington, D.C. Around 1812, Shiner was brought to the nation’s capital, where he eventually worked at the Washington Navy Yard. Although denied the educational opportunities available to White Americans, he learned to read and write, likely through religious instruction at Washington’s First Presbyterian Church. His literacy became a powerful instrument of historical preservation.
Forest Grove News Times · Oregon, IL
Nearby: Oregon, ILBelow are blank knee-jerk reactions from Oregon’s 31-7 win over Michigan on Saturday. The Ducks will travel to Michigan State this week for a rare Friday game with the Spartans. Dylan Raiola is getting comfortable in his skin. He’s not Dante Moore, Bo Nix, Justin Herbert or even Dillon Gabriel, but he’s no longer the hesitant and reckless gunslinger we saw against UCLA, Nebraska and Illinois. For the third consecutive week the now former backup has looked like a player capable of leading a team to water, and making them drink. He completed 20 of his 28 pass attempts for 341 yards and four touchdowns against the Wolverines, and over the last three games is a combined 67 of 99 for 934 and nine TDs. Oh, and with zero interceptions. That’s a player who can win you a game, opposed to one who you were just hoping wouldn’t lose you one. The defense has gone to a new level.
The Michigan Daily · Oregon, IL
Nearby: Oregon, ILEUGENE — Saturday was the Michigan football team’s first competition with interim offensive coordinator Jim Harding calling the shots. Despite a new play-caller at the helm, the Wolverines looked markedly similar to their prior performances. Struggling to find offensive momentum, making small mistakes and overexerting its defense, Michigan fell to Oregon in a competition that looked like it was over at halftime. This wasn’t the first time the Wolverines have felt a frustrating loss, but it wasn’t so long ago that the Ducks were in a very familiar position themselves. After losing 21-10 to Illinois in Week 7, Oregon coach Dan Lanning relieved Drew Mehringer of his offensive coordinator duties in favor of Jay Johnson. Since then, the Ducks have gone 3-0 behind a reinvigorated offense. “The conversations that you’re having on the sideline with these guys, and what they want to be able to create, and how they want to be able to improve what they’re seeing on the field,” Lanning said.
Chicago Sun-Times · Ohio, IL
Nearby: Ohio, ILCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Jeremiah Smith said it would take a little time for him to build a connection with Luke Fahey after Julian Sayin was injured in Ohio State's win at Indiana on Oct. 17. It took a couple games, but the Heisman Trophy favorite and the freshman quarterback are on the same track. Smith had 11 receptions for 117 yards and a score — along with adding to his list of records — and Fahey threw three touchdown passes as the 21st-ranked Buckeyes defeated Northwestern 28-19 on Saturday to snap a two-game losing streak. Smith, who became the Big Ten's career receiving yardage leader, wasn't one of the players made available to reporters, but he did tell Fox Sports during a postgame interview on the field: “It’s not easy, a lot of work goes into it. I’m blessed to have the record but today was all about the win. That was the main focus today.” Smith, who has 3,875 receiving yards, surpassed Purdue’s John Standeford’s Big Ten mark in the second quarter.
The Lantern · Ohio, IL
Nearby: Ohio, ILPublic Address Announcer Tom Snyder speaking into the microphone during Ohio State’s football game against Illinois on Sept. 26, 2026. Credit: Dylan Buganski | Sports Senior Writer Tom Snyder walked into Ohio Stadium’s press box three hours before kickoff for the Buckeyes’ Sept. 26 game against the Fighting Illini, carrying Ohio State and Illinois’ rosters and a metal bottle full of hot water. He turned left off the elevator, walked to the end of the hall to the game presentation room, and went to the seat he had claimed for the past four years. Most fans may not know Snyder’s name or recognize his face. But once in Ohio Stadium, everyone hears his voice. Snyder, Ohio State football’s public address announcer, grew up a Buckeye fan in nearby Westerville. Now, on fall Saturdays, his voice is part of the sound of Ohio Stadium. “It is 3 1/2 hours of being dialed in all the time,” Snyder said.
Chicago Reader · Lee, IL
Nearby: Lee, ILNo one warns you just how blunt and underwhelming the transition from young adulthood to middle age really is. In youth, every milestone is recognized and heralded in community with ceremonies, diplomas, and opportunities to mourn and celebrate what’s moved to the rearview mirror in life. Middle age, on the other hand, just sort of quietly shows up—and more often than not, it hits you when you’re alone. A Body of WaterThrough 11/22: Thu–Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM; Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture, 2936 N. Southport, athenaeumcenter.org, seniors (65+), students, and military $33 That anxiety is made manifest in Lee Blessing’s 2005 one-act drama, A Body of Water, through Avis (Lori Rohr) and Moss (Jamie Ewing), a couple of . . . something. Spouses? Lovers? Colleagues? Strangers? They have no idea and seemingly no means of finding out.
Chicago Reader · Albany, IL
Nearby: Albany, ILOne wet fall night about ten years ago, I was at Yummy Buffet in Albany Park, shoveling glossy shrimp fried rice into my piehole beneath a red lantern as round and fat as a paper moon. A pack of flushed college boys barreled through the front door, high-fiving and shouting over one another as they […]
The Dartmouth · Hanover, IL
Nearby: Hanover, ILNews LIVE: Results for the 2026 midterm election are rolling in Polls have closed and votes are being counted. Check here for updates on results. 1:16 a.m.: Hanover votes against property tax caps in Ballot Question 2 Iris WeaverBell ’28 / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Hanover voted against Ballot Question 2, which would have restricted property tax growth for a two-year period by capping school administrative unit spending if passed, according to tallies provided to The Dartmouth by town moderator Jeremy Eggleton. Three thousand forty-nine people voted against it and 1,773 voted for it. Hanover voted “yes” on Ballot Question 1, 3,789 votes to 974 votes. If passed statewide, it will amend the N.H. constitution to eliminate obsolete county registers of probate offices in the state.
Lake and McHenry County Scanner · Sycamore, IL
Nearby: Sycamore, ILAntioch High School’s undefeated football season ended Saturday after an inadvertent whistle wiped out what would have been a game-winning Hail Mary touchdown and the coach says the referee has since apologized. Top-seeded Antioch hosted No. 9 seed Sycamore in a Class 5A second-round playoff game that kicked off at 1 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Community High School. Antioch entered the game undefeated at 10-0 after going 9-0 in the regular season and winning its first-round playoff game. Antioch led 28-17 late in the third quarter before Sycamore came back and took a 32-28 lead on a touchdown with 20 seconds left, said Joshua Shuman, who covers high school sports in the Chicago area and recorded the game. Antioch had time for one more play and the Sequoits’ quarterback threw a long Hail Mary pass that an Antioch receiver caught as a “live bobble” and carried into the end zone for “what everyone believed to be the game-winning score,” Shuman said.
The Waterways Journal · Bellevue, IA
Nearby: Bellevue, IAThe National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa, has renamed its barge theater the Capt. Jeremy & Julie Putman Barge Theater, honoring Riverview Companies owners Jeremy and Julie Putman for their dedication to the Mississippi River and their continued support of the museum. The naming was announced November 6 during the museum’s annual Captain’s Ball, where Riverview Companies was a major event sponsor. Jeremy Putman, president of Riverview Companies, serves on the boards of both the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium and the National Rivers Hall of Fame. The Putmans bought Riverview Boat Store in Bellevue, Iowa, in 2003, and they have since expanded to two grocery supply stores, Riverview Tug Service and Riverview Marine Repair, serving the commercial marine industry from the Upper Mississippi River to the Louisiana Gulf Coast. “The Mississippi River has been a huge part of our lives, both personally and professionally,” Jeremy Putman said.
Princeton Clarion · Princeton, IA
Nearby: Princeton, IAPRINCETON — A low bid of about $14.91 million for a wide-ranging package of renovations to Princeton Community Middle School won't leave enough money left from North Gibson's original $40 million bond issue to see a must-do parking lot project completed, so trustees Thursday rejected that bid and plan to re-advertise with multiple alternate projects.Superintendent Eric Goggins told school board members in Thursday's special meeting that Danco Construction's $14.97 million bid (with a deduct option) was the lowest of three submitted, with a nearly $15.29 million bid as the highest.The projects include HVAC work in the middle school gym and renovations to the auditorium, as well as classroom upgrades.Goggins said the bids came in significantly over the projected budget for the projects.The original $40 million bond issue, with interest, gave the school district abut $43.1 million to fund capital projects across the learning campus and at Gil Hodges Field.
Princeton Clarion · Princeton, IA
Nearby: Princeton, IAExcerpts from the Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1936 editions of The Princeton Clarion-News:• Many masqueraders are expected to participate in the Hallowe'en free street dance sponsored by the WPA recreational department, in West State street between Hart and West Streets.It is the only public Hallowe'en celebration in Princeton. In case of rain, the dance moves to the building across the street from the Princeton Theater.• Peoples American National Bank will pay a 10% dividend to depositors within the enxt few days, making a total of 65% on original deposits paid out. There are some 1,041 depositors of the bank who will receive checks, representing the third dividend in a period of 31 months. The first dividend was for 35% on April 27, 1934 and the second for 20% on Nov. 20, 1935. Salary cuts have been invoked and expenses held to an irreducible minimum in the liquidation and every effort is being made to accelerate the liquidation.• Capt.