Cook County
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Baseball: Batavia pitches out of trouble, knocks off Lake ParkApr 16, 2025 8:52 pm - Batavia’s pitchers got into plenty of trouble against Lake Park on Wednesday, but they did a great job of getting out of it. Despite almost constant traffic on the basep...
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Girls soccer: Benet’s bid for another ESCC title looking good after Carmel winApr 16, 2025 8:41 pm - Benet Academy has begun its ESCC title defense in fine fashion. One season removed from claiming its fifth straight championship, the Redwings are off to a 2-0 start in l...
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DeKalb man charged with unlawful possession of weapon, cannabis in Kane CountyApr 16, 2025 5:59 pm - A DeKalb man was charged after cannabis and a gun were found in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Kaneville Township last month.
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Could Palatine be expanding video gambling?Apr 16, 2025 5:47 pm - Possibly removing the cap on 11 gambling licenses was just one of the issues discussed as village council members this week opened a series of public meetings with owners of establishments offering video gambling.
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‘It’s all my fault’: Sentencing begins for driver in crash that killed 2 of his friendsApr 16, 2025 5:30 pm - A sentencing hearing for a man who killed two of his friends when he slammed into the rear of a stopped school bus began with testimony about how he pleaded with deputies at the scene to take him to jail because “I did this. I killed them. I did this. It's all my fault.”
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St. Francis student wins at Golden Gloves, making those 3:30 a.m. wakeup calls pay offApr 16, 2025 5:19 pm - St. Francis senior Anthony Quaranta said he gets up at 3:30 in the morning on school days to leave his Oak Brook home for the Rick Ramos Boxing Gym in Chicago.
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Smooth operator: Rosemont buying new $114K Zamboni for Allstate ArenaApr 16, 2025 5:16 pm - The Allstate Arena in Rosemont is replacing its 30-year-old Zamboni ice resurfacer that broke down.
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Schaumburg to keep grocery tax, ‘flexibility’ in balanced budget amid economic uncertaintyApr 16, 2025 4:48 pm - Schaumburg trustees have unanimously recommended introducing a 1% grocery tax to replace one the state collects on behalf of municipalities but is eliminating next year.
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Mount Prospect trustee race is all but officialApr 16, 2025 4:34 pm - Write-in totals in the recent race for three Mount Prospect village board seats seem to show incumbents John Matuszak and Terri Gens will retain their seats, with newcomer Beth DiPrima joining them on the dais.
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A team effort: Bike clubs, nature lovers take part in Earth Day clean-up eventsApr 16, 2025 2:00 pm - Those of us old enough to celebrate the first Earth Day (1970) connect the modern environmental movement’s birth with current efforts to tidy up our planet.