U.S. attorney nominee and former Ivy Leaguer called 'more Joliet than Harvard'

Nominated to be the next U.S. attorney in Chicago, John R. Lausch Jr. got an early taste of leadership as captain of Harvard's football team 26 years ago.

The 6-foot, 207-pounder's last Ivy League season in 1991 didn't win Lausch bragging rights, with a losing record of 4-5-1 and a defeat to longtime...