Cook County Sports
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Strong impressions: Five football players who are having a very good fallOct 17, 2024 6:00 am - Here are five names who have made a very positive impression on me this fall. Carmel 2027 QB Trae Taylor (6-foot-2, 180 pounds) Taylor has been one of the most sough...
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Flag football: Willowbrook earns trip home to play in first IHSA flag football state finalsOct 16, 2024 9:40 pm - Second-seeded Willowbrook’s girls flag football team made the trek back to Streamwood High School for Wednesday's sectional final after having gotten past District 88 riv...
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Commissioner faces ethics violation over leaked Bears tax appeal infoOct 16, 2024 6:00 pm - Cook County’s inspector general has recommended that a county board of review member take ethics training for leaking confidential information about the Bears’ property tax appeal at Arlington Park to the Daily Herald and other media outlets.
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Arlington Heights country club where Ray Kroc made business deals turns 100Oct 15, 2024 7:44 pm - It was where an Arlington Heights milkshake machine salesman persuaded reluctant businessmen to invest in his budding hamburger restaurant, and the likes of Arnold Palmer swung his clubs. So, too, did many women — just years after getting the right to vote.
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Indoor golf simulator opens this month in Arlington HeightsOct 14, 2024 11:35 am - With a liquor license in hand and building upgrades partially funded by tax increment financing district monies almost complete, a long-planned golf simulator venue is set to open at the end of the month in Arlington Heights.
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College Achievers: Libertyville grad Reilly’s on fireOct 14, 2024 6:00 am - Carthage College men’s soccer player Mickey Reilly, a Libertyville High School product, set a pair of Carthage records.
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From safety to silence: More people of all ages are engaging with bikingOct 13, 2024 6:00 am - Biking news in the Chicago area ranges from hopeful planners to enthusiastic youth and the solemnity of a memorial ride. Here’s just a sample.
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York bounces back, gets seniors long-awaited win over Glenbard WestOct 12, 2024 7:57 pm - Glenbard West had been a thorn in the side for York’s senior class. Until Saturday, that is. Bouncing back after falling from the ranks of the unbeaten with last week’s l...
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South Elgin pulls away from Bartlett lateOct 11, 2024 11:24 pm - Converting two fourth quarter turnovers into touchdowns, South Elgin broke open its home Upstate Eight West Division game Friday against Bartlett for a 48-25 victory. Wit...
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Metcalf, Dundee-Crown pick off HampshireOct 11, 2024 11:14 pm - Leon Metcalf was in the right place at the right time. The Dundee-Crown defensive back picked off a Ryan Prowicz pass at the 22-yard line with 1:33 left and raced 65 yard...