Cook County Sports
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Girls basketball: Rolling Meadows’ Cinderella run ends with loss to Loyola; Mustangs finish fourthMar 06, 2026 8:15 pm - Making its third straight appearance on the CEFCU Arena floor at Illinois State University, Loyola grabbed an 8-0 lead and never looked back in winning its 25th straight game, a 46-33 triumph over Rolling Meadows, which was in striking range for most of the 32 minutes.
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Girls basketball: Washington too much for St. Viator in Class 3A semifinal; Lions place fourthMar 06, 2026 4:48 pm - St. Viator lost to downstate Washington 55-34 in a Class 3A girls basketball semifinal Friday afternoon in Normal.
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State legislators of both parties talk ‘Business, Budget & Bears’ in SchaumburgMar 06, 2026 4:34 pm - A bipartisan panel of Illinois legislators Friday discussed the three Bs of “Business, Budget & Bears” at a morning forum organized by the Schaumburg Business Association.
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Girls basketball: St. Edward loses to Byron in Class 2A semifinals, takes fourth placeMar 05, 2026 9:03 pm - Byron, which defeated St. Edward by 15 points in the teams’ final regular-season game on Feb. 12, hit four free throws down the stretch to seal the 49-43 victory and advance to Saturday’s championship game at noon against Breese Central, a 48-40 winner over Pleasant Plains in the first semifinal.
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Schmit: Girls basketball teams ready to shock the stateMar 05, 2026 4:44 pm - Kevin Schmit: St. Edward, St. Viator and Rolling Meadows all stunned their way into the state semifinals. In doing so they earned the viewpoint of, why not us?
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Girls basketball: A scouting report for the IHSA Class 3A and 4A semifinalsMar 05, 2026 12:20 pm - Scouting Friday’s IHSA Class 3A and Class 4A girls basketball semifinals.
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Will cricket-focused eatery join Wheeling’s Restaurant Row?Mar 05, 2026 11:33 am - Plans for a proposed restaurant that would feature cricket simulators will be presented for a public hearing Wednesday in Wheeling.
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Boys basketball: York’s second-half surge thwarts Glenbard NorthMar 04, 2026 10:35 pm - Boys basketball: York beat Glenbard North 58-44 in the Class 4A Bartlett sectional semifinals on Wednesday.
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Boys basketball: Late run sinks Wauconda in loss to DeerfieldMar 04, 2026 10:07 pm - Wauconda lost to Deerfield 65-56 in a Class 3A boys basketball sectional semifinal on Wednesday night.
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Palatine mayor: State’s Bears funding plan could mean debt for villageMar 04, 2026 5:01 pm - Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz warned the current funding framework being considered for an Arlington Park Bears stadium could force the village into taking on debt.