Cook County Schools
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Blacher, Montini pull out hard-fought win over DeerfieldDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Shannon Blacher doesn't need a refresher course on her status on Montini's basketball team. But Montini coach Shannon Spanos often makes a point not to let her senior gu...
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Fox boys basketball notes: St. Charles East enjoys shot clock experimentDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - If you weren't at St. Charles East's 63rd annual Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament, you missed a chance to look into the future of high school basketball. For the fir...
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Lake County notes: Buchert's return gives Libertyville big liftDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - In the face of adversity, the Libertyville boys basketball has done just fine. Playing a good chunk of the early season slate without injured Will Buchert, the Wildcats ...
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Geneva's Hennig enjoys Hoffman homecomingDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Scott Hennig came home for the holidays Tuesday night. Hennig, who is his sixth year as head coach at Geneva, was taking his Vikings to Hoffman Estates for the first tim...
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'The best day ever': Washington Elementary students get surprise holiday party, gifts at Elgin schoolDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Eyes got big and smiles got bigger Tuesday morning as a special potbellied guest walked into the lunchroom a couple of minutes late to a surprise holiday celebration at ...
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Using 'a moment of hate to do better,' York High School students push for changeDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Before turning the focus of Tuesday's school board meeting to a planned celebration of student successes, Elmhurst Unit District 205 board President Kara Caforio took ti...
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Parks' clutch shots help Lake Zurich hand York 1st lossDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Lake Zurich senior Baylie Parks says her team still has a long way to go. "We're excited about the season," said the McKendree University commit. "We're just trying to g...
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DuPage County notes: Cerese's 40-point night makes Lake Park historyDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Lake Park boys basketball coach Billy Pitcher experienced a first in his career on Saturday. Pitcher, who had a highly successful eight-year stint at Lake Zurich, watche...
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U-46 considering April referendum seeking funds to replace aging schoolsDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials are considering seeking voter approval in April for funds to replace aging schools. Members of Unite U-46, a group exploring b...
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'This just feels right': Streamwood teacher trades marketing career for a classroomDec 12, 2022 10:00 pm - Meagen Balzer was enjoying life as a 20-something advertising and public relations executive in Chicago. A conversation with her father changed everything. "I told my da...