Dave Oberhelman
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Renovations at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton aim to make courses ‘pop’ and play betterMay 10, 2024 10:17 pm - The iconic Dick Tracy sand trap — and almost every trap and bunker at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton — will soon be getting a makeover. A major renovation scheduled through Jun...
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Retiring Schmidt led Burlington Central programs with care for 33 yearsMay 09, 2024 6:00 am - As they go through their careers, high school teachers and coaches learn things right along with their student-athletes. “I think I learned the same thing as a track coac...
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Carol Stream ordinance prohibits synthetic marijuanaMay 07, 2024 8:24 pm - Carol Stream has been receptive to businesses that legally sell cannabis. The Bisa Lina dispensary does business at 720 E. North Ave. And in January, Carol Stream trustee...
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Why seeds and shells are a no-no at some suburban ball fieldsMay 06, 2024 6:00 am - Peanuts and sunflower seeds — long a staple in dugouts and bleachers — are out at some suburban baseball and softball complexes. Park districts, including Carol Stream an...
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Next stop, Paris? Stevenson grad wins NCAA floor exerciseMay 05, 2024 3:34 pm - Perhaps we’ll see him at the Paris Olympics... University of Michigan gymnast and graduate student Paul Juda (Stevenson High School) won the floor exercise at the NCAA Ch...
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Daredevils: It takes a ‘risk taker’ to soar over a bar as high as a house just for sportMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - The skinny on pole vaulters is that they are a little off. A group that gets their kicks catapulting upside-down over a metal bar as high as a house. One must be “a littl...
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Boys track and field: It’s pronounced as a Neuqua Valley victoryMay 03, 2024 11:28 pm - Due to his name being mispronounced in middle school, Neuqua Valley senior Madhan Manikandaswamy has forever since been known as “Muffin,” or “Muffin Man.” When the Muffi...
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A consistent leader, Naperville North’s Quinn moves on to the next chapterMay 02, 2024 6:00 am - Retiring Naperville North athletic director Bob Quinn has come through tumultuous situations shining on the other side. Literally, he’s a survivor. A 1982 graduate of Wh...
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Carol Stream’s Evergreen Elementary looks to add classroomsApr 29, 2024 9:51 am - Forecasting a growth in student population, Benjamin School District 25 intends to add six new classrooms at Evergreen Elementary School in Carol Stream. Carol Stream off...
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Mundelein grad Pacella with the rare walk-off homerApr 29, 2024 6:00 am - Mundelein graduate Daniel Pacella hit a rare walk-off home run earlier this month for Illinois State University.