Cops add new wrinkle to Palisades Mall “dare you to jump” story

Police now say 21-year-old Park Ridge resident Nicholas DiBlasi, who allegedly jumped from the second floor of the Palisades Mall to the first floor, incurring minor injuries in the process, was bet $50 by a friend to pull the stunt. Originally police said his friends merely “dared” him to jump, but in an interview with […]

Scamming Grandma — A Billion Dollar Industry

Scamming Grandma — A Billion Dollar Industry

BY DIANE DIMOND  Ruth is a retired schoolteacher living in Indianapolis. She’s led an exciting and rewarding life as a wife and mother. She dedicated a few years to serve as an elementary school teacher in Congo along with her husband. Even today, as a 93-year-old widow, she remains active thanks to a recently acquired […]

Richard Harris Adamovich-Zeitlin—–Intel Semifinalist

BY BARRY WARNER The Intel Science Talent Search, a program of the Society for Science & the Public, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition. It honors exceptional high school seniors for their scientific research and their potential as future leaders in the scientific community. Each year more than 1,800 students attending […]