Cook County
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Girls basketball: Maine South’s fast start too much for St. Charles North in Komaromy semifinalsDec 28, 2024 9:44 pm - Fearing a potential upset in the semifinals of the 41st Annual Komaromy Classic, Maine South set the tone early with some aggressive defense against St. Charles North Sat...
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Boys basketball: Rolling Meadows falls to defending champs in Tosh quarterfinalsDec 28, 2024 6:39 pm - Bradley-bound guard Matthew Zobrist put on an offensive show Saturday afternoon with 29 points and 7 assists in York’s 50th annual Jack Tosh Holiday Classic quarterfinal ...
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Saving lives is the name of the game at Wolves blood driveDec 28, 2024 4:12 pm - Two hundred people participated in the Chicago Wolves blood drive Saturday, held in partnership with Vitalant across the street from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Blood...
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Local P.E.O. chapter raises funds for women’s education through PuzzlepaloozaDec 28, 2024 2:06 pm - P.E.O. Chapter HN sponsors annual Puzzlepalooza fundraiser on Jan. 19, a 500-piece puzzle competition, to raise money for women's scholarships.
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County official charged with DUI will keep driver's license, judge rulesDec 28, 2024 10:30 am - Prosecutors argued Samantha Steele’s license should be revoked, but her lawyer convinced the judge to block the revocation, arguing she wasn’t properly warned before refusing to submit to DUI testing. Steele — a member of the county’s property-tax appeal panel — was arrested last month after crashing into parked cars.
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New Lake County-wide dispatch system hires executive directorDec 28, 2024 9:33 am - An executive director has been hired to head the Lake County Consolidated Emergency Communications system set to become fully operational in 2025.
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Grief & healing: Making resolutionsDec 28, 2024 6:00 am - A resolution is a “firm decision to do or not do something.” I’m still considering whether to make New Year’s resolutions this year. My resolutions are more like wishful thinking. Or a list of difficult goals. The word “firm” in the definition is the stumbling block.
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Boys basketball: Fremd gets the message, reaches Hardwood Classic title gameDec 27, 2024 11:22 pm - With his team leading by just two points over Glenbrook North in the semifinals of the 45th Wheeling Hardwood Classic on Friday, first-year Fremd coach Mike Brown began t...
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Girls basketball: Rifenburg overcomes foul trouble, finishes Benet’s win over Lyons in Montini Tournament semifinalsDec 27, 2024 10:19 pm - For the second time this season, Benet junior Bridget Rifenburg found herself in foul trouble while playing against Lyons Township. This time she found a way to overcome ...
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Girls basketball: Nordstrom, Lake Zurich pull out OT thriller over Hersey in Loyola semifinalsDec 27, 2024 9:56 pm - A berth to the championship game of the Loyola Academy Christmas Tournament was on the line when Hersey and Lake Zurich squared off in the semifinals Friday night. The co...