John and Veronica Quinn-Where are they now story on John Quinn

John Quinn, right, and his wife Veronica now live at the Resurrection Retirement Community in Chicago. Quinn's 1973 Gavit football team qualified for the first-ever IHSAA playoffs. The couple have three children and seven grandchildren.

TFS INVITATIONAL GIRLS TRACK MEET

Lansing-TFS Sheryl McFarland competes in the triple jump at TFS at 18501 S. Burnham, Lansing, IL on Wednesday 4/20/11 during the TFS Girls Track Invitational.

TFS INVITATIONAL GIRLS TRACK MEET

Illiana Christian's Lauren Brink finishes the anchor leg of the 3200 relay ahead of Crete Monee's Meghann Goodwin at TFS at 18501 S. Burnham Ave, Lansing, IL on Wednesday afternoon, 4/21/11.

TFS INVITATIONAL GIRLS TRACK MEET

Lansing- Emily Dykstra of Illiana Christian HS competes in the triple jump at the TFS Girls Invitational Track and Field Meet on Wednesday afternoon 4/20/11 at TFS at 18501 S. Burnham in Lansing, IL.

TFS INVITATIONAL GIRLS TRACK MEET

Lansing-Illiana Christian's Oceana Shipp competes in the 110 meter hurdles at the TFS Girls Invitational Track and Field meet at TFS at 18501 S. Burnham, Lansing, IL on Wednesday 4/20/11.

TFS INVITATIONAL GIRLS TRACK MEET

Lansing- East Chicago Central Alicia Jackson runs the anchor led on the 4x100 relay during the TFS Girls Invitational Track & Field meet at TFS on Wednesday afternoon 4/20/11 at 18501 S. Burnham, Lansing, IL.

TFS INVITATIONAL GIRLS TRACK MEET

Lansing- Crete Monee track coach Willie Cole tracks his runners during the TFS Girls Track Invitational on Wednesday afternoon 4/20/11 at TFS at 18501 S. Burnham, Lansing, IL.

TFS INVITATIONAL GIRLS TRACK MEET

Lansing-Meghann Goodwin of Crete Monee runs the anchor leg of the 3200 relay at the TFS Girls Track and Field Invitational on Wednesday afternoon at TFS at 185001 S. Burnham, Lansing, IL on 4/20/11.

SETON VS. ST. FRANCIS DE SALES GBK

Seton # 10 Deanna Wellere guards St. Francis De Sales # 33 Isis Mance in the championship game of the class 2A girls basketball regionals at Chicago Christian HS in Palos Hts, IL on Thursday evening 2/10/11.

SETON VS. ST. FRANCIS DE SALES GBBK

Seton # 10 Deanna Wellere tries to keep the ball inbound while guarded by St. Francis De Sales # 33 Isis Mance in the championship game of the Class 2A girl's BBK regional at Chicago Christian HS on Thursday evening, 2/10/11 in Palos Hts. IL

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES WINS 2A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OVER SETON ACADEMY

The St. Francis De Sales girls varsity basketball team celebrates thei 2A regional championship win over rival Seton Academy at Chicago Christian HS on Thursday evening 2/10/11 in Palos Hts, IL. The final score was 52-38.

SETON VS. ST. FRANCIS DE SALES GBK

Seton # 10 Deanna Wellere and St. Francis De Sales # 33 Isis Mance chase the ball in first half action of the 2A regional championship game at Chicago Christian in Palos Hts Il on Thursday 2/10/11. St. Francis De Sales won 52-38. Deanna Wellere scored 15 of Seton's points and Mance scored 2…

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Seton # 10 Deanna Wellere has the ball stripped by St. Francis De Sales # 13 Tyler Henderson in the class 2A regional championship at Chicago Christian HS on Thursday evening 2/10/11 in Palos Hts. IL.

SETON VS. ST. FRANCIS DE SALES GBK

Seton # 23 Ariana Jackson is guarded by St. Francis De Sales # 13 Tyler Henderson in first half action of the 2A regional championship game at Chicago Christian in Palos Hts, IL on Thursday 2/10/11. St. Francis won over Seton 52-38,

SETON VS. ST. FRANCIS DE SALES GBK

Seton Academy # 10 Deanna Wellere shoots while guarded by St. Francis De Sales # 13 Tyler Henderson in first half action of the 2A regional championship on Thursday evening 2/10/11 at Chicago Christian in Palos Hts IL. Deanna Wellere scored 15 points in the game. St. Francis De Sales won 52-38

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Comparing 1958 incomes

In February 1958, when Denise (Hazi) Musch was 6 years old, her dad Louis, mom Bernice, 5-year-old brother Dennis, and 1-year-old sister Darlene, were part of Pageant magazine's story "$7,500 a year - What can it buy you?" In fact the story's cover photo is her family gathered around their k…

Severe storms pound region, zap power

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Workers cut branches from a tree that fell onto power lines Friday in Lake Station. Power was out to many homes and businesses in the area after high winds and rain pounded the region.

Today's Celebrity Birthday for Thursday, June 17, 2010

Columnist Philip Potempa's daily listing of notable name birthdays.

OFFBEAT: Sausage king and singer Jimmy Dean a favorite, including 'Muppets' connection

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Tony-winning actress Katie Finneran called Calumet City home

Like so many readers, I watched the telecast of the 61st Annual Tony Awards on Sunday. This event, honoring the best in live performance, is one of the best ways to get a sneak preview of shows and talents likely to visit Chicago thanks to the thriving theater district.

Today's Celebrity Birthdays for June 16, 2010

Our daily listing of notable name birthdays.

'Guardian angel' woke up tenants

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES A resident of the Cressmoor Arms Apartments carries some of her belongings Tuesday from her second-floor apartment. A fire ripped through the Hobart apartment complex's southwesternmost building Sunday night, destroying the roof and the third floor.

'Guardian angel' woke up tenants

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Robin Keller, a resident at Hobart's Cressmoor Arms Apartments, is credited with running through an apartment building that caught fire Sunday and waking up sleeping tenants by "screaming at the top of my lungs," she said. She lives in an adjacent building and was readi…

Police: Alcohol involved in fatal crash

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Students visit the scene of a weekend crash that killed Taylor Cavinder, 16, of Wheatfield, and Eric Sims, 17, of DeMotte, both Kankakee Valley High School students. Some wrote messages where the car struck the tree, knocking bark from the trunk, while others examined t…

Somber day at Kankakee Valley High

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Sara Welsh, a history teacher at Kankakee Valley High School, remembers students Taylor Cavinder, 16, of Wheatfield, and Eric Sims, 17, of DeMotte, on Monday, days after the crash that killed the teens. A lot of the kids are really quiet today," she said. "It's kind of …

Mother misses her jokester

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Malia Comia, 12, talks Monday about her brother, Eric Sims, who died Saturday morning in a car crash that also killed Kankakee Valley High School classmate Taylor Cavinder, 16, of Wheatfield. "I'm heartbroken. I'm in shock," Malia said. "I lost my best friend."

Tire store employee slain in Gary

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Friends and relatives comfort one another early Saturday morning after learning of the death of Vernale A. Givens, who was shot dead in an apparent robbery attempt on this family's Stanford & Sons Tire Service at U.S. 20 and Ripley Street in Gary. His father, Stanford …

Tire store employee slain in Gary

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Gary and Lake County Sheriff's Department police investigate the scene of fatal shooting Saturday morning at Stanford & Sons Tire Service, which is connected to the Gas City station at U.S. 20 and Ripley Street in Gary.

Bulls face elimination; Cavs one win from advancing

CHICAGO | Amazing happened at the sold-out United Center on a dark, rainy Sunday.

Dyer man charged in wife's slaying

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Shelves sit nearly empty Monday inside Torrence Discount Liquor and Deli in Lynwood. The business is owned by Douglas A. Thompson, 61, who is charged with murdering his wife, Beverly Thompson, in their Dyer home Friday afternoon. Reginald Coleman, an employee of the sto…

Neighbors, friends in shock

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Beverly Matovina was a longtime friend of Beverly Thompson, who was found bludgeoned to death Friday in her Dyer home. Her husband, Douglas A. Thompson, was charged with murder Monday. Matovina owns Ted Barron furniture store on Torrence Avenue next door to Torrence Liq…

City officials prioritize to-do list

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Children play Friday at the base of the dam at Hobart's Lake George on Deep River. Replacement of a gate at the dam is on the city's list of repair projects.

City officials prioritize to-do list

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES The dam at Hobart's Lake George on Deep River is on the city's list of repair projects.

Hobart firefighters battle brush fire

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Hobart firefighters battle a fire in a small, steel garage Thursday afternoon on 37th Place near Roche Street just south of 37th Avenue. The fire apparently jumped to the north side of Ridge Road where it started a brush fire in a residential area just west of Harrison Street.

Hobart firefighters battle brush fire

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Onlookers watch a brush fire burn from 37th Avenue. Lake Station, Hobart and New Chicago departments responded to the blaze.

Break in water main forces Andrean closure, boil order

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Indiana American Water Co. crews work Tuesday morning to locate and repair a water main break along the drive on the north side of Andrean High School that caused classes to be canceled for the day. Water service later was restored, but the school and a handful of homes…

Merrillville girls basketball wins semistate

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES ELKHART Merrillville's Lydia Hawkins gets a hug following the Pirate's 66-53 win over Snider on Saturday at the Class 4A girls basketball semistate. Hawkins scored eight points in the game.

Lake Station man found shot to death

021910jtlLShomicide JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES LAKE STATION Police crime scene tape surrounds a small, single story home in the 2500 block of Decatur Street Friday following a homicide of a man in the home, possibly early Friday morning.

Lake Station man found shot to death

021910jtlLShomicide2 JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES LAKE STATION Holes that appear to be made from 3 bullets are in a window on the back porch near the rear entrance of a home in the 2500 block of Decatur Friday where a man was found dead in the home.

Low temps move in as snow moves out

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Snow continues to fall throughout the region Friday morning as snowplows work to keep up with it on Merrillville Road in Merrillville.

Juvenile courthouse smoke causes brief evacuation

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Firefighters roll portable fans into the Lake County Juvenile Justice Center after smoke in the basement of the facility forced a brief evacuation Tuesday morning. The Crown Point Fire Department and Center Township Fire & Rescue responded. No injuries were reported, an…

Juvenile courthouse smoke causes brief evacuation

JOHN LUKE | THE TIMES Crown Point firefighters roll up hoses after responding to smoke in the basement of the Lake County Juvenile Justice Center that forced a brief evacuation Tuesday morning. No one was injured. The smoke later was traced to a fire within a motor helping run the building's…

First baby of 2010 given 'the world'

Monique Jones, 19, of Gary, holds her new son, J'ontaye Love, born at St. Catherine's Family Birthing Center in East Chicago at 12:33 a.m. Friday. Father, Darell Love, looks on at left.

First baby of 2010 given 'the world'

Monique Jones, 19, of Gary, holds her new son, J'ontaye Love, born at St. Catherine's Family Birthing Center in East Chicago at 12:33am Friday. He was the first baby born this year in Lake County.

First baby of 2010 given 'the world'

Monique Jones, 19, of Gary, holds her new son, J'ontaye Love, born at St. Catherine's Family Birthing Center in East Chicago at 12:33am Friday. He was the first baby born this year in Lake County.

Local WW ll vet to attend museum theater opening

Photo provided by The National World War II Museum The typical uniform and weapons of a German infantryman and an American assault infantryman in 1944 are on display at the museum in New Orleans.

Local WW ll vet to attend museum theater opening

Photo provided by The National World War II Museum The Louisiana Memorial Pavilion of The National World War II Museum is visible on Andrew Higgins Drive in New Orleans. Renowned historian, author and educator, Dr. Stephen Ambrose founded The National World War II Museum Foundation in 1991. …