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Baseball: St. Charles North gets hot late, sweeps BataviaApr 24, 2025 10:01 pm - It wasn’t the prettiest of victories, but it’s one that St. Charles North coach Todd Genke will take any day of the week. After being held scoreless in the first three in...
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Spring is in bloom as Midwest Tulip Fest opens in Maple ParkApr 23, 2025 12:54 pm - Over 700,000 tulips of 30 different varieties will be on display across eight acres at Kuipers Family Farm for Midwest Tulip Fest, which opened Wednesday.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual Fight Hunger Run/Walk returns May 3 to Cantigny ParkApr 21, 2025 11:03 pm - Over 1,600 runners and spectators will fill Cantigny Park for Northern Illinois Food Bank's 12th annual 5K/10K run/walk supporting food programs across 13 counties.
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Fermilab welcomes first two baby bison of the seasonApr 21, 2025 3:50 pm - Fermilab in Batavia welcomed two baby bison Monday, marking the start of calving season at the Department of Energy’s particle physics laboratory.
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Kane County specialty courts participants use art to tell their storiesApr 21, 2025 1:41 pm - The artwork of participants in Kane County’s four specialty courts filled the jury lounge at the Judicial Center in St. Charles last week, many pieces telling their lives’ journeys.
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AgeGuide hosts urgent Advocacy Breakfasts as federal cuts threaten lifesaving aging servicesApr 18, 2025 2:36 pm - AgeGuide is hosting advocacy events to protect senior services facing cuts. The breakfasts are designed to urge advocates to take action before legislators finalize spending.
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At Foster town hall, concerns over Social Security, tariffs – and if Democrats wants to impeach Trump againApr 18, 2025 8:12 am - In front of a generally friendly crowd in red McHenry County, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster explained Democrats’ “calculation” on whether to impeach President Donald Trump again.
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‘The game certainly has grown’: How one player’s efforts boosted pickleball’s popularity in the Tri-CitiesApr 18, 2025 4:54 am - One might be inclined to tag Cris Anderson as the “Queen of Pickleball” in St. Charles. And that’s certainly not a stretch.
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Girls soccer: St. Charles North snaps 3-game skid with shutout victory over BataviaApr 17, 2025 10:43 pm - St. Charles North’s Emmy Skidmore thought that she could escape the goal in her junior season. After spending each of her first two seasons as a backup on the junior vars...
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Driver in fatal 2022 Halloween bus crash sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prisonApr 17, 2025 8:49 pm - The driver of a vehicle that struck a school bus, killing two of his friends and severely injuring a third, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison Thursday.