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Palatine, Arlington and Elk Grove are no strangers to American Legion baseball postseason success. The top three seeds in the eight-team Cook County tournament which starts today all know what it takes to win at this point in the summer. No. 1 Palat...

There was another twist Saturday in determining who is playing in the Cook County American Legion baseball tournament. Cook County commissioner Don Torgerson said Portage Park manager Sam Biondo wanted to run the team and use players who were ruled ...

It may be difficult for the play on the field in next week's Cook County American Legion baseball tournament to match the drama off it this week. The latest bizarre twist on Friday saw Illinois department chairman Harry Seiple reverse the rulings th...

Portage Park will join Northbrook as ineligible to play in next week's Cook County American Legion baseball tournament for violating residency requirements. County commissioner Don Torgerson said as of 12:01 a.m. today (Friday), Sam Biondo has been ...

A player eligibility ruling has taken Northbrook out of next week's Cook County American Legion baseball tournament. The way the process went has Wilmette taking a pass on American Legion competition starting next summer. Cook County commissioner Do...

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Mount Prospect has showed it can be a team to reckon with when the Cook County American Legion baseball tournament starts in less than two weeks. Prospect beat Glenview, went 3-2 and reached the semifinals of the Waukegan tournament and had its Tues...