Will County
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Bidding adieu to suburban businesses that closed in 2024Dec 29, 2024 5:08 am - Patrons bid farewell to neighborhood haunts, chain eateries, mom-and-pop operations, longtime community staples and shuttered shopping malls that were among a slew of business closures in the suburbs this year. Here, we mark the demise of a sampling of those ventures, some of which left lingering memories in the hearts of their loyal customers.
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Boys basketball: Benet drops heartbreaker in Pontiac finalDec 28, 2024 11:47 pm - Benet Academy tried to draw on every ounce of remaining energy it had left in Saturday night’s Pontiac Holiday Tournament final. But in the end there was nothing left to ...
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Boys basketball: Neuqua can’t solve DeKalb in Dayton finalDec 28, 2024 11:15 pm - Cole Kelly had scored at least 20 points in the first three games in the 97th annual Chuck Dayton Classic. He finished with 12 on Saturday in a 62-40 loss to DeKalb in th...
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Girls basketball: Waubonsie Valley survives Glenbard South to win Neibch crownDec 28, 2024 10:48 pm - Waubonsie Valley held off a furious Glenbard South fourth quarter rally to win the Bill Neibch Holiday Classic championship for the second year in a row Saturday, 52-48 a...
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Lisle honors resident for helping fellow veterans in need through renaming of his streetDec 28, 2024 2:05 pm - Lisle officials, first responders, friends and neighbors were on hand Saturday morning as the community gathered to see selfless veteran and volunteer Don Smith honored with the renaming of the block he’s lived on for 33 years.
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Boys basketball: Waubonsie Valley responds to CL South’s challenge, repeats Hinkle championshipDec 27, 2024 10:28 pm - An inspiring third-quarter sequence for Crystal Lake South was infuriating to Waubonsie Valley. Sophomore Carson Trivellini scored on his third consecutive try off an off...
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Girls basketball: Rifenburg overcomes foul trouble, finishes Benet’s win over Lyons in Montini Tournament semifinalsDec 27, 2024 10:19 pm - For the second time this season, Benet junior Bridget Rifenburg found herself in foul trouble while playing against Lyons Township. This time she found a way to overcome ...
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Boys basketball: Sum of its parts more than enough for Benet in win over Bloom at PontiacDec 27, 2024 4:51 pm - At its best the Benet Academy basketball team plays as a locked in unit, placing little emphasis on any one given player. The Redwings broke out of that mold for a little...
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Woman pleads guilty to organized thefts from Ulta, Victoria’s SecretDec 27, 2024 1:32 pm - A woman accused of stealing items repeatedly from an Ulta store in Geneva, as well as ones in Naperville and Niles, has pleaded guilty to a charge of organized retail crime.
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Aurora to host Rocket League tournament as part of new esports gaming seriesDec 27, 2024 11:28 am - The city of Aurora will jump into the esports arena with its first Rocket League tournament on Monday. It’s the inaugural event in the Aurora Gaming Series, and city officials say it's the first video game tournament in the country hosted by a local municipality.