DuPage County
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‘We are connected’: Downers Grove gathering honors MLK’s legacy, urges recommitting to his dreamJan 19, 2025 5:50 pm - More than 100 parishioners gathered Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Downers Grove to both honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and remember that there is more work to be done to fulfill his dream.
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The Biz Week That Was: Pickleball proliferation, dispute over sales taxes and downtown revitalization among the highlightsJan 19, 2025 5:18 am - ‘We've been doing really, really well’: New Vernon Hills pickleball club off to a fast start The end of a free 30-day membership promotion is nearing, but given the ...
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Girls basketball: St. Charles East slowed by hot-shooting LyonsJan 18, 2025 10:12 pm - Nora Ezike walked with ice packs on both her knees, fitting for the aftermath of Saturday’s game. On five different occasions the 6-foot-2 Lyons senior and Stanford recru...
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Girls basketball: Benet heats up, tops Prospect for 19th win in a rowJan 18, 2025 9:12 pm - Benet didn’t look like the top-ranked team in the state in the early going against Prospect on Saturday. But the Redwings weren’t worried. “Coach (Joe) Kilbride says it t...
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Girls basketball: Batavia’s pressure defense rattles Rolling MeadowsJan 18, 2025 7:01 pm - The true Batavia Bulldogs and their relentless defense returned on Saturday and that was not good news for Rolling Meadows. At Saturday’s 35th annual Coach Kipp’s Hoopfes...
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Viator House marks 8 years of offering safe haven for young immigrants seeking asylumJan 18, 2025 6:54 pm - Viator House of Hospitality celebrates eighth year of serving young male immigrants.
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Boys basketball: Fremd pulls away from Burlington Central in second half, advances to Lakes MLK title gameJan 18, 2025 4:19 pm - After having dispatched Hoffman Estates to recapture sole possession of first place on the Mid-Suburban West on Friday night, Fremd turned their attention to a Saturday a...
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‘All working together’: Next District 211 superintendent set to lead state’s largest high school systemJan 18, 2025 1:00 pm - Judith Campbell will not become superintendent of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 until July, but she’s already well into her preparations to lead the state’s largest high school system.
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Sundance bound: Indie short inspired by Stevenson High School ‘Debaters’ premieres at famed film festJan 18, 2025 1:00 pm - “Debaters,” a short film by writer/director Alex Heller starring newcomer Sripadh Puligilla of Arlington Heights, premieres this week at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Lombard man accused of murdering wife says he ‘went nuts’Jan 18, 2025 12:08 pm - An elderly Lombard man accused of killing his wife says he “snapped” under the pressure of her yelling at him in dementia-fueled anger.