Cook County
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Performing live never gets old for Grand Funk Railroad playing Rivers Casino SaturdayNov 11, 2025 2:14 pm - He’s played it a million times, but Grand Funk Railroad’s Don Brewer never tires of performing “We’re an American Band.” “I get a charge when I see the audience get up on their feet and they’re all having a good time.” The band headlines Rivers Casino Des Plaines Saturday, Nov. 15.
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Boys soccer: Cook County All-Area captain Say guides Schaumburg to first sectional championshipNov 11, 2025 1:22 pm - During a memorable fall soccer season for the Schaumburg, where so many turned in the type of high level effort needed to see the Saxons win a Class 3A sectional, it woul...
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Boys soccer: Fox Valley All-Area captain Correa leads South Elgin to best season in program historyNov 11, 2025 1:21 pm - Everybody loves Pablo, especially #fellas. South Elgin senior center back Pablo Correa was healthy for the entire season this fall for the first time as a three-year star...
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Garage fire spreads to Oak Brook home, causing significant damageNov 11, 2025 12:37 pm - An Oak Brook home sustained significant damage from an early Tuesday morning garage fire that extended into the house, leaving it uninhabitable.
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Best Bets: Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum and Lightscape at Chicago Botanic GardenNov 11, 2025 11:20 am - Let there be light as Illumination: Tree Lights returns to Morton Arboretum in Lisle and Lightscape opens at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. Plus, Steve Cochran and friends perform stand-up in Aurora, and Metropolis hosts “Let’s Hang On: A Rock ’N Soul Party.”
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Prep football, girls volleyball playoffs getting seriousNov 11, 2025 9:07 am - With the IHSA football playoffs headed to the quarterfinals and girls volleyball teams bound for the state semifinals, you know it’s getting serious.
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DuPage County names 2025 scholarship winnersNov 11, 2025 12:34 am - DuPage County awarded scholarships totaling $54,000 to 10 residents through its Community Services Block Grant Scholarship program this fall.
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Girls volleyball: Benet sweeps New Trier, qualifies for state for fourth straight yearNov 10, 2025 11:09 pm - Sophia Youssef entered the 2025 season never playing middle before. The 6-foot-1 Benet junior had only ever played setter, and never even thought about playing at middle ...
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Girls volleyball: St. Viator loses lead, falls to Prairie Ridge in supersectionalNov 10, 2025 10:47 pm - Prairie Ridge junior libero Tegan Vrbancic and the never-say-die Wolves had been working toward this moment all season. After dropping the first set against St. Viator, P...
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‘Giving Tree’ to spread holiday cheer in Roselle through gift donationsNov 10, 2025 8:14 pm - The Northwest DuPage American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1084 is hosting its annual "Giving Tree" program to provide holiday cheer to children, families, and veterans in the community. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 7.