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CBS News
24-05-2025
- CBS News
Former Bolingbrook, Illinois, teacher arrested for kissing, slapping 14-year-old student
A former Bolingbrook, Illinois, music teacher turned himself in to police on Saturday, after an arrest warrant was issued accusing him of kissing and slapping a student. Police said Brian Finn, 61, of Lockport, has been charged with two counts of battery, and was released on his own recognizance on Saturday. He is due in court on June 4 for a pretrial hearing. Detectives began investigating Finn on April 8, after receiving a report that he had "inappropriate communication" with a 14-year-old Valley View School District student. Police said an arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday, accusing Finn of kissing the student on the lips, and slapping the child's buttocks. At the time of the incident, Finn was a music teacher at Brooks Middle School in Bolingbrook, but was relieved of his duties on May 5, after an internal investigation by the school district. Two other school district employees were fired, but have not been charged with a crime. Police have not provided any details on their involvement in the case.
CBS News
23-05-2025
- CBS News
Arrest warrant for former Bolingbrook, Illinois teacher accused of inappropriate communication with student
An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Bolingbrook, Illinois, teacher who is accused of having inappropriate communication with a student. According to Bolingbrook police, they are seeking the arrest of Brian Finn, 61, of Lockport, for two counts of battery following an investigation that began in early April. Police responded to a report that Finn, who was a music teacher at Brooks Middle School at the time, had inappropriate communication with a 14-year-old Valley View School District student. Police said Finn was terminated from his role at the school on May 5, after an internal investigation. Two other Valley View School District employees were also relieved from their roles, but police said no charges were filed. Their involvement in this case was not reported by police. Finn has not been taken into custody. This is a developing story. CBS News Chicago will continue to provide updates.
Chicago Tribune
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Meet the 2025 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois: Warren sophomore Jaxson Davis and Young senior Destiny Jackson
Warren's Jaxson Davis and Young's Destiny Jackson are the 2025 Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois winners, as voted by statewide coaches and media. And both made a little history in the process. Davis, a 6-foot-1 guard, is the first sophomore winner in the 45 years of the Mr. Basketball award. And Jackson, a 5-6 senior guard, is the first Ms. Basketball from Young. The prestigious awards given to the top players in the state are presented by the Chicago Tribune in conjunction with the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Mr. Basketball has been handed out since 1981 and Ms. Basketball since 1986. Davis received 41 first-place votes and was named on 87 of 150 ballots, finishing with 315 points to easily outdistance another sophomore, Bolingbrook's Davion Thompson, who took second with 140 points. Docker Tedeschi, a Benton senior, was third. The Ms. Basketball voting was much closer, with Jackson narrowly defeating Loyola senior Aubrey Galvan 230-219. Jackson received 28 first-place votes and was named on 68 of 129 ballots, while Galvan received 29 first-place votes but was named on five fewer ballots. Kenwood senior Ariella Henigan was third. Players received five points for a first-place vote, three for second and one for third. Davis averaged 19.5 points, 4 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.8 steals for Warren (27-11), the Class 4A state runner-up. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year for Illinois and a first-team IBCA All-State selection for the second consecutive year. Jackson, an Illinois signee, led Young to a 25-9 record and a fourth straight city championship, averaging 21.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.8 steals for the 4A sectional finalist. Ranked the No. 1 player in the state by 247Sports, she was the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year and first-team IBCA All-State for the third season in a row. Davis and Jackson will be honored at an IBCA luncheon May 3 at Illinois State University in Normal.
Chicago Tribune
26-02-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Waubonsie Valley's Arie Garcia-Evans ‘took it personal.' Pushed around on her birthday, she strikes back.
Arie Garcia-Evans and her Waubonsie Valley teammates were on the ropes after absorbing more than a few literal body blows against Bolingbrook in the Class 4A sectional semifinals on Tuesday. But the junior guard made sure the Warriors, who reached the state semifinals last year, were not counted out on her 17th birthday. Garcia-Evans got into a scrap after diving on the floor for a loose ball early, and it lit a fire under her. 'I think it helped motivate me,' she said. 'I got heavy in my energy after the half.' Indeed, Garcia-Evans scored 14 of her 15 points in the second half and also had seven steals and six rebounds as the second-seeded Warriors rallied back from a 14-point deficit to beat the third-seeded host Raiders 57-44. Junior guard Danyella Mporokoso, who scored 17 of her game-high 24 points in the second half and had a team-high 13 rebounds, was thrilled that Garcia-Evans could deliver for Waubonsie Valley (30-1), which advances to play top-seeded Benet (29-2) in the Bolingbrook Sectional championship game at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. 'We couldn't have done it without her — the energy she brings, all the juice she's got,' Mporokoso said. 'She played such a huge role. Defensively, we really needed her.' Bolingbrook (20-12) ran roughshod in the first half, using their physical play and accurate shooting to take an early 18-4 lead. The Warriors absorbed the initial surge but trailed 32-18 early in the third quarter, and Garcia-Evans was still seething about the early confrontation. 'She took it personal,' Waubonsie Valley coach Brett Love said. 'She asked me, 'Are we up pressuring?' I asked her, 'Do you want to get up?' She said 'yes,' so we let her get up and pressure the ball. Everybody else stayed back and kind of cut off passing lanes, and she went to work.' That began paying dividends for the Warriors midway through the third quarter. The Raiders led 36-24 when Garcia-Evans made a steal and a layup to start an incredible 21-4 run in which she had 12 points and three steals. 'It felt good,' she said. 'Coming out of the halftime, we knew we needed to pick it up because we were down. I didn't want to go home. None of us wanted to go home, so we picked it up, and it felt good.' Mporokoso's driving layup capped the huge run that gave the Warriors a 45-40 lead. Bolingbrook answered with a basket, but Waubonsie Valley senior forward Lily Newton hit a 3-pointer, and then Garcia-Evans got a rebound and went coast to coast for a layup Thirty seconds later, Garcia-Evans was knocked to the ground after grabbing a rebound. That led to Mporokoso's pull-up jumper that made it 52-43 with 2:21 remaining. 'Defense, I would say, was the main thing to get my ignition going,' Garcia-Evans said. 'That helped a lot.' Garcia-Evans' help was what the Warriors needed to extend their winning streak to 20 games. 'I don't know what we would do without her,' Mporokoso said. 'She did amazing. I'm just so happy we turned it around.' Waubonsie Valley did it with a team effort. Junior guard Maya Cobb had 10 points and four steals, and Newton added six points, four rebounds and two assists. 'We just realized how much this means to us, how much going to state means to us, so at halftime we just wanted it more, and we came out and showed that,' Garcia-Evans said. 'We've all played with each other for a couple years, so that helps, and we have older people on the team that can help calm us down when we need it and get us to where we need to go.' Garcia-Evans knew exactly where she was going next after her teammates serenaded her with a rendition of 'Happy Birthday' during the postgame celebration. 'I'm going to go out to eat and spend time with my family,' she said. 'I haven't been home all day.'
