Chris Walker

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Chris Walker

Wheaton Warrenville South’s Ashlyn Adams already was one of the program’s all-time great players before the season started. The forward was even better during her senior season, the Tigers’ best in 22 years. Adams scored a school-record 27 goals and had 16 assists and the Tigers won the DuKane Conference and their first sectional title since 2003. Adams, who will continue playing at Illinois, has been named the 2025 Suburban Life Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Chris Walker

Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area Girls Soccer team. Ashlyn Adams, Wheaton Warrenville South, senior, forward: Matched her school-record of goals in a season (27) for the second straight year. Earned All-State and was DuKane Conference Player of the Year. Committed to the University of Illinois. Hana Allen, Glenbard West, junior, midfielder: Named All-State for the second straight season.Allen was an all-tourney selection at Wheaton North and Plainfield North.

1 week ago | truthout.org | Chris Walker

The ruling will likely have widespread implications, affecting similar bans in over two dozen states nationwide. By Chris Walker , Truthout Published June 18, 2025 Hundreds rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2024.

1 week ago | truthout.org | Chris Walker

An ACLU spokesperson said the ruling was a win against “efforts to drive transgender people out of public life.” By Chris Walker , Truthout Published June 18, 2025 A partially completed passport application, with an X gender marker, is seen on a computer monitor in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 11, 2022.Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size.

1 week ago | truthout.org | Chris Walker

A spokesperson for Walz said the governor “wishes that President Trump would be a President for all Americans.” By Chris Walker , Truthout Published June 18, 2025 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz listens during a hearing with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you?