Cook County Schools
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Who were the top high school sports teams in 2025?Dec 29, 2025 1:14 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top high school sports teams from the 2025 calendar year.
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Artists, writers living in Dist. 214 invited to enter Arts Unlimited contestDec 29, 2025 11:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has announced its call for submissions to the annual Daily Herald and District 214 Arts Unlimited Art and Writing Contest. Submissions will be accepted through Feb. 13, 2026.
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Boys basketball: Hersey heads back to Elgin, takes second to WaukeganDec 27, 2025 10:22 pm - After having appeared at the Pekin Holiday Tournament over parts of six different decades dating back to 1979, Hersey decided to change its winter break slate for the fir...
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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley wins third straight Neibch titleDec 27, 2025 10:08 pm - At this point, some might say Waubonsie Valley needs to find a tougher holiday tournament than the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic at Wheaton North. But there’s more to it th...
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Girls basketball: Maine South ekes out win, gets revenge vs. Huntley to reach Komaromy semifinalsDec 27, 2025 10:00 pm - When the game was on the line, Addie Kopf was on the free throw line. And things lined up just right for the Maine South senior. The 5-foot-9 forward converted the two fr...
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Boys basketball: Balanganayi dominates again, leads Palatine past Wheaton North into Tosh quarterfinalsDec 27, 2025 8:06 pm - When Palatine made its run to the state quarterfinals two years ago, it was the emergence of then sophomore Tony Balanganayi at the Jack Tosh tournament as one of the fac...
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Braun sets bar high after bowl win, but NU will need new QBDec 27, 2025 3:47 pm - After a bowl win in Detroit on Friday, Northwestern coach David Braun used Indiana and Vanderbilt as role models for the Wildcats to emulate.
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Comic book store, restaurants and factories departed in 2025Dec 27, 2025 1:45 pm - Whether it was mom-and-pop comic book store or a favorite place to eat, customers, as always, had to deal with the loss of some popular local businesses in the suburbs in 2025.
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Boys basketball: Berggren, Batavia edge York in opener at Tosh tourneyDec 26, 2025 11:28 pm - Batavia senior Brett Berggren is accustomed to making game-changing plays in football. As a wide receiver, the 6-foot-2, 185-pounder broke Batavia’s all-time receiving re...
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Boys basketball: Deerfield’s half-court buzzer-beater stuns Stevenson; Fremd also advances to Hardwood Classic title gameDec 26, 2025 11:07 pm - Deerfield’s Charlie Yellen stole an inbounds pass with 3.3 seconds left and then followed with a shot from just past half court to lift the Warriors to a 52-49 win over S...