Dave Oberhelman
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Fremd receivers always ready and willing to learnNov 11, 2025 7:06 pm - Combining the big arm of Northwestern-bound, all-state quarterback Johnny O’Brien and the skills of senior receivers Marquan Brewster and Jay Box, plus juniors Carter MacDonald and Ben Riddle, Fremd has schooled a strong team within its team.
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Performing live never gets old for Grand Funk Railroad playing Rivers Casino SaturdayNov 11, 2025 2:14 pm - He’s played it a million times, but Grand Funk Railroad’s Don Brewer never tires of performing “We’re an American Band.” “I get a charge when I see the audience get up on their feet and they’re all having a good time.” The band headlines Rivers Casino Des Plaines Saturday, Nov. 15.
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College Achievers: Nardulli, Gryzik getting it done in UIC’s late-season pushNov 09, 2025 5:13 pm - College Achievers: Women’s soccer players from Naperville and Elk Grove made an impact in the University of Illinois Chicago’s first tournament championship bid in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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‘A beloved holiday tradition’: Morton Arboretum’s ‘Illumination’ returns for a 13th year of immersive displaysNov 07, 2025 10:34 am - The Morton Arboretum’s “Illumination” presentation incorporates several large-scale sculptures from the arboretum’s “Vivid Creatures” exhibition -- and offers three days for dogs to attend.
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Man injured in Aurora house fire on TuesdayNov 06, 2025 3:10 pm - A man was treated for burns on his hands and smoke inhalation after a Tuesday night fire left a home uninhabitable in Aurora, authorities said.
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Leading future leaders: Naperville native coaches ‘the best and the brightest our country has’Nov 05, 2025 7:35 pm - Brian Plotkin, a Naperville North graduate who won two national soccer championships at Indiana University as a player, is up to the challenge of coaching men’s soccer at West Point.
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Team Within the Team: No surprise here — Batavia linebackers live to hit peopleNov 04, 2025 8:07 pm - Team Within the Team: The linebacker position is a source of pride on the Batavia High School football team.
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College Achievers: Wheeling’s Torres moves up in Ohio Valley and Eastern Illinois recordsNov 02, 2025 2:57 pm - College Achievers: Eastern Illinois University junior Brenda Torres, a Wheeling High School graduate, took second at the Ohio Valley Conference women’s cross country championship.
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As more suburban schools switch to artificial turf, injury debate carries onNov 01, 2025 12:00 pm - As more and more synthetic turf fields are installed at suburban high school athletic fields, questions remain about whether they leave athletes more susceptible to injury.
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A championship connection resurfaces in a different fieldOct 29, 2025 5:20 pm - Former Wheaton Warrenville South football coach Ron Muhitch once coached Michael LaFido on the football field. Now the retired coach helps LaFido professionally with his real estate firm.