All Stories from March 19, 2026 (Change date)
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No. 1 overall seed Duke survives 16-seed Siena, rallies for 71-65 win in 1st round of March MadnessMar 19, 2026 8:49 pm - GREENVILLE, S.C. — For most of Thursday, Duke looked nothing like the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Not with 16th-seeded Siena challenging the Blue Devils at...
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Spring break getaways up by 13% at O’Hare, but TSA workers ‘running on empty’Mar 19, 2026 6:01 pm - Over 3.76 million travelers are projected to flow through O’Hare and Midway between Thursday and March 30, according to airline data.
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Six Flags Great America to mark 50th anniversary with a summer-long partyMar 19, 2026 5:05 pm - Since opening as Marriott’s Great America in 1976, millions of visitors over generations have seen the theme park east of Interstate 94 and south of Grand Avenue in Gurnee evolve and expand.
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Softball: Scouting 2026 Fox Valley seasonMar 19, 2026 4:44 pm - Here’s a look at what to expect this spring for softball teams in the Daily Herald’s Fox Valley coverage area.
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Softball: Scouting 2026 Cook County seasonMar 19, 2026 4:44 pm - Here’s a look at what to expect this spring for softball teams in the Daily Herald’s Cook County coverage area.
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Softball: Scouting 2026 Lake County seasonMar 19, 2026 4:43 pm - Here’s a look at what to expect this spring for softball teams in the Daily Herald’s Lake County coverage area.
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Softball: Scouting 2026 DuPage County seasonMar 19, 2026 4:43 pm - Here’s a look at what to expect this spring for softball teams in the Daily Herald’s DuPage County coverage area.
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Softball Top 20Mar 19, 2026 4:42 pm - St. Charles East, Barrington and Fremd are the top three teams in the Daily Herald’s preseason softball Top 20.
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New Palatine garbage contract offers food scrap compostingMar 19, 2026 4:17 pm - Palatine residents will see expanded recycling and composting options under a new eight-year solid waste contract with Groot Industries.
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Brent crude briefly tops $119 per barrel, before receding, and shakes stock markets worldwideMar 19, 2026 4:06 pm - A roller-coaster day for oil prices showed how they’re dictating where financial markets and maybe even the global economy are heading. Stocks tumbled in Europe and Asia when oil prices shot higher early on Thursday, but U.S. stocks pared their sharp losses as the day progressed and oil prices fell back.