Dave Oberhelman
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Carol Stream ‘bags’ competition aims to reach a big donation numberFeb 02, 2026 11:40 am - A fundraising idea whose impact has grown by the year, the 10th Bags-For-Life tournament kicks off Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Carol Stream.
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College Achievers: Aurora Central grad maintains fast times at WisconsinFeb 01, 2026 3:38 pm - College Achievers: On Jan. 28, the Big Ten Conference highlighted Aurora Central Catholic graduate Patrick Hilby as one of its men’s indoor track and field athletes of the week.
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Glen Ellyn speed skater Ethan Cepuran feels like he has unfinished businessJan 31, 2026 1:50 pm - Glen Ellyn native and world record holder Ethan Cepuran aims for a gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Travel tournaments and costly cleats: Suburban parents pay big bucks for youth sportsJan 31, 2026 12:00 pm - According to a recent national study, family spending on youth sports has increased by 46% from 2019 to 2024. Some suburban parents share how much they have paid.
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Backfield in motion, right into Wheeling’s Athletic Hall of FameJan 28, 2026 6:28 pm - Greg Anderson, Dan O’Conor, and Matt Witt, co-captains on Wheeling High School’s first state football playoff team, will go into the school’s athletic hall of fame on Friday.
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College Achievers: North Central’s Perry dealing with weightier challengeJan 25, 2026 6:44 pm - College Achievers: North Central College sophomore Sydney Perry, a graduate of Batavia High School, is grappling with a move to a higher weight class on one of the nation’s top women’s wrestling programs.
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Police: Buffalo Grove man, 83, charged in $2.35 million fraud schemeJan 25, 2026 11:01 am - An 83-year-old Buffalo Grove man has been arrested in connection with a Florida investigation into a multimillion fraud case whose victims included the City of Tallahassee.
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Glen Ellyn man to run ‘mind-boggling’ World Marathon Challenge in honor of his late fatherJan 23, 2026 12:00 pm - Lincoln Bode of Glen Ellyn is set to embark upon the 777 World Marathon Challenge, which he’s doing in honor of his late father and as a fundraiser for The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
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Getting a volleyball past Schaumburg’s Vincent is one tall orderJan 21, 2026 2:59 pm - Schaumburg High School freshman Frankie Vincent was among several area players who in November helped win a bronze medal at the NORCECA U17 Continental Championship in Managua, Nicaraugua.
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‘One of the good guys’: Former Elmhurst, Oak Brook elected official Gerald Wolin diesJan 20, 2026 5:09 pm - Oak Brook resident Gerald “Jerry” Wolin, who served city panels for both Elmhurst and Oak Brook, died Jan. 17 at 86.