Cook County
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Girls basketball: Rolling Meadows’ remarkable run continues with win over Fremd for sectional championshipFeb 26, 2026 10:12 pm - Talk about a magical run. Rolling Meadows lost its previous games to the two teams it faced in the Schaumburg Class 4A sectional by a combined 53 points. Yet what happens...
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Girls basketball: Strong finish sends St. Viator past Grayslake Central, onto 3A supersectionalFeb 26, 2026 10:00 pm - It was a fight to the finish, but the St. Viator girls basketball team was able to weather the storm to capture the Class 3A sectional championship 43-38 over host Graysl...
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Girls basketball: St. Edward hands 34-0 Johnsburg first loss, wins 2A sectional titleFeb 26, 2026 9:31 pm - St. Edward knew it had a tall task in trying to take down unbeaten Johnsburg on Thursday night. The Green Wave, though, weren’t intimidated. “We knew what we had to come ...
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Girls basketball: Carmel edges Libertyville to claim 4A sectional crownFeb 26, 2026 9:27 pm - Thanks to their abilities to rally from an eight-point second quarter deficit and then the strength to hold off a furious late charge, second-seeded Carmel joyfully celeb...
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Girls basketball: Loyola’s pressure too much for Maine South in sectional setbackFeb 26, 2026 9:05 pm - With two minutes, 24 seconds to play and both teams at their benches during a timeout, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” blared over the loudspeakers at Maine South. Sure,...
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EYSO concert exploring the transformative power of ‘Now’Feb 26, 2026 7:31 pm - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras continues its landmark 50th anniversary season with “In a Single Moment,” a powerful concert experience exploring breakthroughs, turning points, and the expansive impact of the present moment.
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Bar associations release judicial candidate recommendationsFeb 26, 2026 6:19 pm - The state’s largest bar associations, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association, have released recommendations on judicial candidates running in the March 17 primary election.
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Schmit: Time for some great regional final boys basketball matchupsFeb 26, 2026 5:40 pm - Kevin Schmit writes about five area regional championship boys basketball games to keep an eye on Friday night.
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Ahead of first voting experience, Conant seniors meet candidatesFeb 26, 2026 5:34 pm - More than 500 seniors recently gathered in the Conant High School auditorium for a unique opportunity to become educated voters while learning more about the election process.
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‘It’s just a bad idea’: Suburban officials oppose Pritzker’s plan to reduce local control over residential zoningFeb 26, 2026 4:40 pm - Municipal leaders gathered Thursday in South Barrington to oppose Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to legislatively reduce local officials’ ability to control residential construction.