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Boys basketball: Benet earns hard-fought regional title on Oswego East’s home courtFeb 28, 2025 9:40 pm - Benet made only one field goal in the fourth quarter of Friday’s Class 4A Oswego East regional title game, and the host Wolves made two. Anyone who learned that but was n...
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State adds more Saturday options to get REAL IDs: Here’s updated locationsFeb 28, 2025 11:37 am - With a May 7 REAL ID deadline approaching for domestic flights, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is adding Saturday hours at several suburban locations. Sites with expanded hours include Elgin, Naperville, Schaumburg and Waukegan.
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Girls basketball: Kerstein’s 24 points, 13 rebounds spark Montini to another sectional titleFeb 27, 2025 10:54 pm - Last season, Montini senior Nikki Kerstein played a facilitating role, with the presence of Victoria Matulevicius looming large. This season, the University of Missouri c...
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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley holds off furious Benet comeback, wins rematch for second straight sectional titleFeb 27, 2025 10:31 pm - Maya Pereda does not lack for confidence, but the Waubonsie Valley sophomore needed a little affirmation from her coach after a scoreless game Tuesday. She took it to hea...
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Five regional final boys basketball games to watchFeb 27, 2025 5:08 pm - In a jam-packed Friday night of action, here are five regional final boys basketball games to watch.
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‘We want our state back’: Why DuPage sheriff says he’s running for governor in 2026Feb 27, 2025 3:58 pm - Prompted by what he calls “radical” changes in Illinois’ criminal justice system, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is skipping a potential third term as the county’s top cop and setting his sights instead on the governor’s mansion.
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‘We want our state back’: DuPage sheriff announces he will run for governor in 2026Feb 27, 2025 9:58 am - Prompted by what he calls “radical” changes in Illinois’ criminal justice system, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is skipping a potential third term as the county’s top cop and setting his sights instead on the governor’s mansion.
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Hall of fame nod triggers gymnast’s happy memoriesFeb 26, 2025 6:19 pm - Former high school gymnast Bonnie Wiggins inducted into Illinois High School Girls Gymnastics Coaches Association Hall of Fame for her decorated career, including 13 state meet medals.
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Feed the Need event invites volunteers of all ages to pack meals March 8-9Feb 26, 2025 12:31 pm - Feed the Need event in March expects 4,000 volunteers to pack over 800,000 meals for starving kids globally. Costs only 30 cents per meal.
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IHSA state boys wrestling finalsFeb 26, 2025 12:20 pm - The IHSA boys wrestling championships played out at the State Farm Arena on the campus of the Univeristy of Illinois in Champaign on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. ...