My first phone call after pulling over was to North Lawndale coach Lewis Thorpe. Mills had been out of high school for seven years by that point, but I didn’t even worry about that. Thorpe would ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Lewis Thorpe, famed North Lawndale Prep basketball coach, unexpectedly died last week. Thorpe, who won the 2008 IHSA 2A championship, was a huge figure not only at the school but ...