From gold medals to epic falls, from athletic triumph to public shame, the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer were jam-packed. The International Olympic Committee estimated that around 3.5 billion people watched at least some part of the Olympics this year. With over...

Here in Crystal Lake, life is pretty simple. The last things on the minds of high schoolers are two things that might seem very different. The Little Engine That Could and English soccer. But, right now, perhaps for the first...