Cook County Sports
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‘EdgyTim’: FCS programs nabbing commitments from local playersJul 08, 2025 2:41 pm - Rivals.com football recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes this week about key commitments garnered by Southern Illinois and Illinois State.
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Pitch man: How Fremd QB and NU commit Johnny O’Brien helped recruit his protection to EvanstonJul 06, 2025 3:51 pm - Fremd quarterback Johnny O’Brien decided last summer to play college football down the road at Northwestern University. In June he helped convince two local offensive linemen to join him with the Wildcats after they graduate from high school.
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Remembering the ‘Elmhurst Express,’ one of NASCAR’s early starsJul 05, 2025 4:51 pm - One of the first major stars of NASCAR grew up in an unlikely location. Elmhurst native Fred Lorenzen won 26 races from 1962-67, and died last December at 89.
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Countdown to prep football: Nine area quarterbacks to watchJul 03, 2025 3:13 pm - Our countdown to high school football continues this week with nine quarterbacks to see play this season.
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The 2024-25 Herald Cup: Hinsdale Central repeats at No. 1Jul 03, 2025 11:21 am - For the second straight year Hinsdale Central High School finished first in the large school Herald Cup standings for 2024-25.
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The 2024-25 Herald Cup: No. 2 BarringtonJul 02, 2025 6:18 pm - Barrington High School finished second in the large school Herald Cup standings for 2024-25.
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High school summer league baseball now little more than a memoryJul 02, 2025 3:48 pm - For the first time since it started in 1976, the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer league tournament was canceled.
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The 2024-25 Herald Cup: No. 3 StevensonJul 01, 2025 2:36 pm - Stevenson High School finished third in the large school Herald Cup standings for 2024-25.
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Best Bets: Celebrate July 4 with baseball, music and fireworksJul 01, 2025 12:24 pm - The Chicago Dogs and Schaumburg Boomers celebrate Independence Day with baseball and fireworks, Aurora’s Paramount welcomes home-town ensemble Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, and Bridgeview celebrates world culture at World Fair US.
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The 2024-25 Herald Cup: No. 5 YorkJun 29, 2025 10:59 am - York High School finished fifth in the large school Herald Cup standings for 2024-25.