Cook County Sports
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It’s not always a breeze: Tips for cycling in spring’s wild windsMar 22, 2024 5:00 am - Battling homeward in near-18 mph March headwinds gave proof to the old saw: “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” At least the lion part.
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Top ’Cat: How did Collins succeed at NU when so many others failed?Mar 21, 2024 6:24 pm - Walking into Welsh-Ryan Arena, it's hard not to think about the coaching ghosts haunting the building since the McGaw Hall era.
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Hail the Barrington home run queenMar 21, 2024 6:00 am - Arizona-bound senior Emma Kavangh set Barrington’s home run record this season. She cracked No. 46 in a March 13 home game against Taft to establish the Fillies’ record. Entering Wednesday, Kavanagh had increased it to 48.
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Local basketball players enter transfer portalMar 20, 2024 9:24 pm - St. Viator graduate Jeremiah Hernandez and Buffalo Grove graduate Kam Craft have entered the transfer portal.
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Bears and school districts stop short of endorsing Arlington Heights tax proposalMar 19, 2024 7:07 pm - A day after Arlington Heights officials unveiled a proposed settlement to the ongoing Arlington Park property tax dispute between the Chicago Bears and three local schoo...
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‘Fair and sensible’: Arlington Heights proposes tax deal as Bears turn focus away from racetrack siteMar 18, 2024 9:42 pm - Acting as intermediary — and perhaps hoping to get the Bears to redirect their focus to redeveloping the vacant Arlington Park racetrack — village officials Monday unveiled their proposed settlement to a long-running property tax dispute between the franchise and three area school districts.
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Dinosaurs, superheroes and Jedi knights: Here are the Schaumburg Boomers’ 2024 promotionsMar 18, 2024 8:24 pm - Dinosaurs, Marvel superheroes, classic cartoons, Jedi knights and giveaways are among the wide variety of promotions the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team will offer at Wi...
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Willits leaps into the record book during NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsMar 18, 2024 6:00 am - She never gave up, and it resulted in a national title … Iowa State junior Sydney Willits (Glenbrook South) won the women’s long jump title March 8 in Boston at the NCAA ...
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Sportsmanship is the big prize at this suburban basketball tourneyMar 17, 2024 5:09 pm - The Chicago Area Alternative Education League brought its version of March Madness to Arlington Heights this weekend. But there was a method to the madness — the goal of...
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Barrington boys, Prospect girls, win Nagel-Saylor InviteMar 16, 2024 9:06 pm - Barrington boys track coach Todd Kuklinski figured he’d bring some freshmen, give his veterans a lighter load, and test the Broncos’ depth during Saturday’s Jim Nagel-Mar...