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Girls basketball: Batavia knocks out Wheaton North, headed back to sectional finalFeb 25, 2025 11:30 pm - Batavia junior Ali Thomas knows why she’s in the starting lineup. At 6-foot-1, she stands as the tallest player on a Bulldogs' roster that doesn’t have a whole lot of len...
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Girls basketball: Kaneland’s season once again comes to an end vs. DixonFeb 25, 2025 11:16 pm - For the third time in just more than a year, the Dixon girls basketball team stymied Kendra Brown and the Kaneland offense. This time around on Tuesday, the Duchesses sco...
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Special maple beer to be featured at 30th annual Maple Sugaring Days March 1-2Feb 25, 2025 10:05 pm - 30th annual Maple Sugaring Days event has milestones, brews, and sweet treats. It’s also the 100th anniversary of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County.
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Renowned businessman struck, killed by vehicles near West DundeeFeb 24, 2025 7:37 am - The owner of a popular butcher shop in Lake in the Hills was killed early Monday morning after being struck by multiple vehicles near West Dundee.
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Girls basketball: Kaneland’s Meeks has career night in Class 3A regional final win over Crystal Lake SouthFeb 21, 2025 10:19 pm - Kaneland sophomore Amani Meeks went into the Class 3A Crystal Lake South regional final averaging about six points a game. The 5-foot-5 guard blew past that number Friday...
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Darby Hills’ appointment to state Senate on hold as Republicans reopen applications for McConchie’s seatFeb 21, 2025 2:21 pm - Hoping to resolve a legal challenge, a group of suburban Republican leaders on Friday announced it is reopening applications for the vacant 26th Senate District seat.
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Girls basketball: Batavia defense stifles York in regional championship gameFeb 20, 2025 10:38 pm - Batavia coach Kevin Jensen knew the key to taking down York in the Class 3A Geneva regional final would start and end with defense. Only allowing 8 points in a half showe...
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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley shows it’s ready to play with rout of West AuroraFeb 20, 2025 10:03 pm - Waubonsie Valley’s girls basketball team has plenty of talent, and its focus so far in the playoffs has been on staying focused and taking steps toward another trip downstate. The mission was accomplished with flying colors this week, capped off by Thursday’s 82-44 dismantling of West Aurora in the Class 4A regional title game.
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How the Batman-esque ‘Grappler’ is ending police chases in Kane CountyFeb 20, 2025 5:08 pm - It’s got a name like a pro wrestler and works like something from a “Batman” movie, but the latest addition to the Kane County sheriff’s crime-fighting arsenal isn’t make believe, and it’s already out there catching bad guys.
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League of Women Voters to host candidate forum in Sugar GroveFeb 19, 2025 5:29 pm - On Monday, Feb. 24, the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County is hosting a five-part candidate forum in Sugar Grove for candidates running in contested races for various local offices.