All Stories from April 17, 2026 (Change date)
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Baseball: Geneva takes St. Charles North series behind Minderman’s gemApr 17, 2026 9:13 pm - AJ Minderman was determined to finish what he started. Despite strong winds blowing out to straightaway center field while facing defending DuKane Conference champion St....
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Softball: Fetterolf delivers big blasts in Batavia’s win over GenevaApr 17, 2026 9:07 pm - Mason Fetterolf came through in the clutch twice during Batavia’s 11-0 DuKane Conference win over Geneva on Friday. In the top of the fourth inning, the freshman third ba...
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Girls soccer: Barrington takes key MSL game over FremdApr 17, 2026 9:00 pm - Fans of the great soccer rivalry between Barrington and Fremd have witnessed some emotionally charged and classic games over the years. Friday night was not one of those....
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Softball: Barrington stays perfect with heart-stopping win over FremdApr 17, 2026 8:53 pm - Barrington and Fremd, two perennial softball powers in the Mid-Suburban League, have played numerous dramatic games over the years. On Friday in Palatine, they played one...
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Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of HormuzApr 17, 2026 8:34 pm - Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for commercial tankers carrying crude from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.
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As Cubs offense heats up, Ballesteros makes case to stay in lineupApr 17, 2026 7:06 pm - The Cubs scored double-digit runs for the third straight game and beat the Mets 12-4 on Friday at Wrigley Field, as Moises Ballesteros, Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ hit home runs.
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Barbara Flynn Currie, 40-year veteran of Illinois House, trailblazer for women in Springfield, diesApr 17, 2026 6:49 pm - Former Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, who served 40 years in the General Assembly, died Thursday at 85. Currie was first elected to the House in 1978, at a time when women made up only a small minority of the legislature. After 18 years in Springfield, Currie was promoted to House Majority Leader, the first woman to hold the second-in-command role. Currie retired from the General Assembly in 2019 but was then appointed to head the Illinois Pollution Control Board, a post she held until her death.
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Mount Prospect man arrested after woman attacked in apartment: policeApr 17, 2026 6:39 pm - A Mount Prospect man is facing charges after entering his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Des Plaines and attacking her, police said Friday.
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Fire officials look for cause of Carpentersville garage fireApr 17, 2026 6:36 pm - Fire officials are investigating the cause of a garage fire in Carpentersville Friday morning. Officers from the Carpentersville Fire Department responded to the 2300 blo...
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Fenne reelected College of DuPage board chairwomanApr 17, 2026 6:33 pm - College of DuPage Board Chairwoman Christine Fenne will remain at its helm for at least another year.