Cook County Sports
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Cook County panel turns down Bears’ tax appeal, but decision isn’t finalFeb 14, 2024 5:04 pm - The Cook County Board of Review on Wednesday endorsed county Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s valuation of the Arlington Park property, which could stick the Chicago Bears with a t...
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Barrington takes 3rd in MSL on Peipert’s last-second layupFeb 13, 2024 9:50 pm - Barrington’s Nick Peipert is usually better throwing passes than catching one. Peipert caught a pass and turned it into a winning layup with three seconds left as Barring...
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South Elgin forfeits senior night gameFeb 13, 2024 2:47 pm - South Elgin’s boys basketball team was supposed to host Elgin Tuesday night for its senior night. Instead, the Storm had to forfeit the game per IHSA rules after an inci...
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Dundee-Crown mourns loss of announcer Charger Chuck FeldmannFeb 13, 2024 8:56 am - For countless Dundee-Crown sporting events over more than two decades, fans were greeted with the booming voice: “Welcome to Charrrger Country!” and an entertaining nigh...
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‘It’s amazing’: Mount Prospect teen who battled cancer surprised with trip to Cubs spring trainingFeb 13, 2024 6:00 am - Last spring, Bria Schmidt was in a battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This spring, the 16-year-old Hersey High School student from Mount Prospect, along with two other patients of Advocate Children’s Hospital, will take a trip to Mesa, Arizona, to watch her beloved Chicago Cubs in spring training.
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Carmel cruises past Mundelein into regional finalFeb 12, 2024 10:13 pm - The crosstown rivalry between No. 3-seeded host Carmel Catholic and No. 5 Mundelein had even more at stake than usual Monday. The game would mean the end of the season fo...
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Henderson, Palatine knock out HampshireFeb 12, 2024 10:08 pm - With her Palatine girls basketball team holding a 20-9 lead at intermission, Frankie Henderson made sure that cushion didn't disappear in the second half. The senior poin...
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‘A convenient argument’: Superintendents say they’re not to blame if Bears stay downtownFeb 12, 2024 8:22 pm - Leaders of Arlington Heights-area school districts engaged in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears said Monday they’ve been unfairly portrayed as potentially scut...
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More than just Caitlin Clark. Suburban girls have plenty of stars to look up to in basketballFeb 11, 2024 6:00 am - For those who grew up in the 1980s and '90s, their basketball idols included Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas and Dr. J. This went for boys and gir...
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Downers Grove North holds off York to clinch West Suburban Silver titleFeb 10, 2024 9:59 pm - On its way to a program-record 32 wins and first-ever trip to state last winter, Downers Grove North came up short on one goal - a West Suburban Silver conference champio...