Joaquin Zamora was just out of the Navy after serving four years and wanted to try his hand at being a professional boxer. While he was trained as a diesel mechanic, he had spent most of his last three years with boxing as his primary job in the Navy.

Due to popular demand, the Southern California Fight Scene has returned with another installment. News and notes on Southern California fighters and upcoming cards in Southern California will again be featured.

The following incidents were listed among official reports in the Oak Park Police Department between Aug. 18 and Monday. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.

Escondido's controversial policy of impounding vehicles seized from unlicensed drivers for 30 days has its roots in the anti-illegal immigrant fervor of the mid-1990s, and it continues today, Latino activists say. The city has impounded thousands of

Escondido's controversial policy of impounding vehicles seized from unlicensed drivers for 30 days has its roots in the anti-illegal immigrant fervor of the mid-1990s, and it continues today, Latino activists say.

CANAL TRIP | Munster Munster Parks and Recreation Department offers a trip Sept. 12 at north central Illinois' newest attractions: the LaSalle Canal Boat and Lock 16 Visitor's Center in LaSalle. The canal, a 96-mile hand-dug waterway connecting the Illinois River with Lake Michigan, opened in 1848. Enjoy a boat ride on a replica 1800s canal boat pulled by horses on the IM Canal, while costumed ...