Cook County
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Boys volleyball: Hersey, Lake Park win in 3 sets to reach Schaumburg sectional title gameMay 31, 2025 8:23 pm - For those in attendance at Schaumburg's boys volleyball sectional semifinals Saturday, they were treated to an action-packed doubleheader that at the conclusion saw both ...
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Baseball: Lake Zurich holds off Fremd’s furious rally on bittersweet day for Piggott familyMay 31, 2025 8:01 pm - There wasn’t a more difficult seat to sit in Saturday in Palatine than the aluminum bleacher seat that Stephanie Piggott was in. Piggott, sitting directly behind home pla...
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Girls soccer: Lucier’s strike sends Barrington to sectional titleMay 31, 2025 5:31 pm - An early goal from Piper Lucier was enough to give Barrington a 1-0 sectional final victory Saturday afternoon over Lake Zurich at the host Warren Township to send the Fi...
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Boys volleyball: Libertyville, New Trier advance to sectional final at BarringtonMay 31, 2025 4:36 pm - Libertyville’s smallest uniform number is reserved for its tallest player: 6-foot-10 middle hitter Nathan Knight. Sporting No. 0, the junior and Ball State commit filled...
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Baseball: Fleming’s blast sets tone in York’s regional title win over St. Charles EastMay 31, 2025 4:26 pm - Josh Fleming enjoys setting the tone for his teammates. The senior infielder smacked a 1-0 pitch over the left field fence for his ninth home run of the season to lead of...
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Des Plaines library’s summer reading program starts June 7May 31, 2025 3:40 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library’s summer reading program launches Saturday, June 7.
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Baseball: Yario, Bartlett shut down Willowbrook’s hot batsMay 31, 2025 3:33 pm - Willowbrook’s baseball team came into Saturday’s Class 4A regional championship on its home field averaging just a shade under 7 runs a game this season. So when the top-...
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Baseball: Robertson finishes South Elgin’s regional championship win over St. Charles NorthMay 31, 2025 3:15 pm - “Grinder.” The kind of player that South Elgin baseball coach Jim Kating wanted to take the ball in a big game for his Storm against St. Charles North was on the mound Sa...
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‘Finding their niche’: The Fresh Market is back to opening stores in the suburbs, this time in redeveloping areasMay 31, 2025 2:11 pm - Despite having shed a few stores in recent years, The Fresh Market grocery chain based in North Carolina is in the midst of a true growth spurt bringing its distinct stores to redeveloping areas of the suburbs.
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The Biz Week That Was: Bid to revive horse racing, a new Whole Foods, and auto racing simulator studio opensMay 31, 2025 1:47 pm - Senator tries last-ditch push to boost horse racing industry in Illinois City officials from Decatur and Illinois horse racing advocates joined an effort this week b...