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Boys basketball: Benet’s precision too much for Peoria Manual at Pontiac Holiday TournamentDec 30, 2025 7:31 pm - Logically, baskets attempted closer to the basket have a higher probability of being successful. That, when coupled with a size advantage, made for a lethal combination f...
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Girls basketball: Huntley tops Mundelein, places 7th at Dundee-Crown Komaromy ClassicDec 30, 2025 7:29 pm - Huntley, the defending Komaromy Classic champs, lost its previous two games of this year’s tournament by a combined seven points. That included a two-point loss to Maine ...
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Martinelli scores 32 as Northwestern knocks off Howard 80-60Dec 30, 2025 7:10 pm - Nick Martinelli's 32 points led Northwestern over Howard 80-60 on Tuesday. Martinelli added six rebounds for the Wildcats (8-5, 0-2 Big Ten Conference). Tre Singleton sco...
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Burning wood emits more than fossil fuels. Here’s how to build a better fire.Dec 30, 2025 6:37 pm - Burning wood emits more carbon and particulates than gas or coal. That doesn’t mean we should extinguish fireside nights. But we can dramatically improve what we burn and where we source it. Here’s how to burn better (and why electricity is still the hottest thing around).
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Christmas is over, but what to do with the tree? Here’s some alternatives to the landfillDec 30, 2025 5:05 pm - Some 10 million live Christmas trees end up in landfills every year. There, they decompose without oxygen, generating greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide, which may contaminate groundwater. There are options for tree disposal that will avoid harming the environment and could improve your garden.
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Deck your garden with boughs of holly, a plant rich in symbolism and evergreen beautyDec 30, 2025 4:35 pm - There are more than a dozen holly species native to the continental U.S. Their red berries and deep-green foliage are beautiful year-round garden staples. And their berries provide an important winter food source for birds and wildlife, although most are considered toxic to humans.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson stresses New Year’s Eve curfew, hopes to avoid another ‘teen takeover’Dec 30, 2025 4:29 pm - Resolving to avoid another violent holiday-season “teen takeover,” Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday stressed the city’s 10 p.m. curfew for young people who head downtown without adult supervision for the city’s nationally televised New Year’s Eve festivities.
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Is the Chicago Bears defense ready for the playoffs? Here’s what the numbers say.Dec 30, 2025 3:53 pm - The Bears are elite at forcing turnovers and lead the league with 32 through 17 games. But when the Bears don’t get takeaways, some of their warts are revealed.
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Rested or rusty? Top four playoff seeds eager to show they are ready as CFP quarterfinals arriveDec 30, 2025 3:29 pm - Last year was the first for the expanded 12-team playoff, and the top four seeds with first-round byes — Oregon, Georgia, Bosie State and Arizona State — all lost in the quarterfinals. This year’s top seeds — Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech — want to prove last year was a fluke.
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IRS increases 2026 business mileage rate by 2.5 centsDec 30, 2025 3:17 pm - The standard mileage rate for the business use of a car, truck, van or other vehicle will increase by 2.5 cents in 2026.