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Strength in numbers: Seemingly out of nothing, flag football is the hottest sport in IllinoisAug 21, 2025 10:38 am - On Feb. 14, 2024, girls flag football officially became an IHSA sport, and beginning its second season of play this fall, has quickly evolved but remains steadfast in its goal of expanding opportunity. Illinois, the ninth state to sanction the sport, boasts over 200 participating schools for 2025.
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Gridiron Queens growing flag football alongside the Bears, IHSAAug 21, 2025 10:38 am - Gridiron Queens, a flag football club for middle school and high school girls based in Elgin, is doing its part to grow the sport and give kids more chances to have fun playing.
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Police: Taxi driver attacked a different car with a bat in Des PlainesAug 21, 2025 10:10 am - A taxi driver was arrested Tuesday after attacking another vehicle with a baseball bat during a dispute in Des Plaines, police said.
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Telephone hearing for Waukegan man charged with hiding dead body and detained by ICEAug 21, 2025 6:43 am - The man accused of hiding the body of a 37-year-old Antioch woman in a plastic garbage container attended a hearing in Lake County Wednesday by phone from an ICE detention facility.
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District 211 residents hotly debate transgender player on Conant H.S. girls volleyball teamAug 20, 2025 9:21 pm - Several community members, and even a couple politicians, spoke during a raucous Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board meeting Wednesday about the alleged acceptance of a transgender student on the Conant High School girls volleyball team.
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Skeleton Trot 5K and Marketplace Festival to benefit U-46 and Gail Borden Library foundationsAug 20, 2025 8:52 pm - Two local organizations are teaming up once again to present a celebration of Mexican culture. Organizers hope to build on the enthusiasm from last year’s event, when t...
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Elgin Riverside Club honors Zac Tiknis as 2025 Man of the YearAug 20, 2025 8:07 pm - Zac Tiknis, a longtime Elgin resident, was celebrated as the Elgin Riverside Club's 2025 Man of the Year for his volunteer work and service to the community.
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LOOK: the Week in Pictures photo galleryAug 20, 2025 7:54 pm -
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Gomez picked to help new league give wrestling a larger platformAug 20, 2025 6:54 pm - Glenbard North graduate Austin Gomez, a 2024 Olympian, is on the card for the Aug. 30 debut of the new wrestling league, Real American Freestyle.
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Suburban high schools ranked among state’s top performersAug 20, 2025 6:06 pm - The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Lincolnshire’s Adlai E. Stevenson High School and Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville are among Illinois’ top-performing secondary schools, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.