Cook County
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Girls basketball: Overtime goes Fremd’s way in Grow the Game Showcase vs. St. Charles EastJan 03, 2026 6:17 pm - Fremd defeated St. Charles East 57-50 in overtime in a Grow the Game Showcase girls basketball game.
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Girls basketball: Naperville North rides fast start to victory against BarringtonJan 03, 2026 5:59 pm - Naperville North defeated Barrington 48-40 in a girls basketball game in the Grow the Game Showcase.
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Girls basketball: Silva scores 42, but Leyden slips past Maine EastJan 03, 2026 5:48 pm - Despite a school-record 42 points from Bella Silva, Leyden overcame it with a team-high 22 points from freshman Jaylani Hernandez and 17 from Katherine Macleod for a 63-59 win in Northlake.
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Christmas tree erupts, causes extensive damage to Arlington Heights houseJan 03, 2026 5:48 pm - Fire chief warns about hazards when natural Christmas trees dry out and needles shed.
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Families visit with ‘Three Kings’ at Elgin libraryJan 03, 2026 5:28 pm - Children and their families visited with the “Three Kings” during an event Saturday at the Gail Borden Library in Elgin.
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‘What comes next?’ Democrats warn U.S. could be walking into a quagmire after Maduro captureJan 03, 2026 1:59 pm - Lawmakers lambast Maduro as a thug, dictator, and narco-terrorist but blast Trump for flouting Congress.
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What are these past suburban Winter Olympians up to now?Jan 03, 2026 8:00 am - We caught up with a handful of past Winter Olympians to see what they’re up to today. Here are their stories. The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 are set to begin early next month.
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Suburban Skyview: CN freight train takes ‘shoo-fly’ around Barrington underpass constructionJan 03, 2026 5:45 am - A Canadian National freight train veers toward the southeast while using a recently laid section of track, which is sometimes referred to as a “shoo-fly,” that will take it around the construction site of an underpass that will take U.S. Route 14 beneath the busy railroad line in Barrington.
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State of champions: North Central, Illinois State ready to compete for national titlesJan 02, 2026 6:56 pm - Two Illinois teams will play in national championship games this weekend -- North Central in Division III and Illinois State in FCS. One is a reigning powerhouse and the other on a historic underdog run.
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Spring groundbreaking planned for new Roselle libraryJan 02, 2026 5:38 pm - The Roselle Public Library is on track to break ground this spring on a new campus with outdoor programming space.