Shane Saathoff

Shane has been an active writer for more than two decades, focusing on local news and events throughout the region. A native of Bourbonnais, IL, and alumnus of Olivet Nazarene University, he spent over a decade working in radio newsrooms before transitioning full-time to print and digital journalism. A passionate historian and self-described science and tech geek, Shane is also a lifelong Michigan Wolverines fan, a bit of a baseball junkie, and enjoys building LEGO sets with his nephew in his downtime.

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Bears coach Matt Nagy wins Associated Press 2018 NFL Coach of the Year in 1st Bears season

CHICAGO -- In his first season as Chicago Bears coach, Matt Nagy has won the league's top honor for his profession. Nagy is The Associated...

Vic Fangio wins top assistant coach for work with Bears

Fangio guided the latest version of the “Monsters of the Midway” to a third-place ranking on defense and first against the run.

Unanimous AI teams up with Leading Agency to Predict Which Companies Will Win the Super Bowl

In 2018, Unanimous correctly forecasted the Doritos/Mt. Dew collaboration featuring Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman to win Super Bowl Sunday as “Most Talked About” advertisement.

United Breast Cancer Foundation Featured at Super Bowl LIII (53)

United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF) is proud to have their print Public Service Announcement (PSA) awareness message, “Tackling Breast Cancer”, featured in the Official 2019 NFL Super Bowl LIII Game Program.

Rummage Sale for Manteno Veterans Home in Bradley

A rummage sale to benefit the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in Bradley.

Herscher High School students prepare for Science Bowl

Herscher High School students begin to compete in the regionals for the Department of Energy's (DOE) 29th Annual National Science Bowl (NSB).