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Girls basketball: Mersinger helps Benet get early jump on St. Charles East, advance to Montini tournament semifinalsDec 23, 2025 8:13 pm - Ever since junior point guard Ava Mersinger made her varsity debut as a freshman, Benet coach Joe Kilbride has been urging her to shoot the ball. Now she’s finally doing ...
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Victim in fatal fire near Spring Grove ID’d as 86-year-old womanDec 23, 2025 7:26 pm - The victim in a Spring Grove-area house fire has been identified as DonnaLee Saleh by the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
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Boys basketball: Granville gets hyped, scores 21 in Grayslake Central’s win over JacobsDec 23, 2025 7:22 pm - Seeing his teammate hit the court in pain after his face caught a flying elbow made Grayslake Central guard Alex Granville want to win a basketball game even more. “I tho...
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Bears’ Joe Thuney, Drew Dalman, Kevin Byard earn Pro Bowl honorsDec 23, 2025 10:33 am - The Bears will have three players participating at the Pro Bowl this season. Guard Joe Thuney, center Drew Dalman and safety Kevin Byard were all named to the NFC team Tuesday.
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Boys basketball: Benet’s shooting, slams silence Crystal Lake SouthDec 23, 2025 7:59 am - Crystal Lake South had a scoring spurt. It needed a growth spurt. The Gators got an immediate taste of Benet’s front line featuring 7-foot-1 Colin Stack and 6-8 Edvardas...
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Girls basketball: Cold shooting costs Montini in opening round loss at own tourneyDec 23, 2025 7:57 am - Minooka star Madelyn Kiper is no stranger to the Montini Christmas Classic. The 6-foot-1 senior guard has been a regular at the prestigious tournament, though she had nev...
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Boys basketball: Hot-shooting Steele, Naperville North down Cary-GroveDec 22, 2025 7:50 pm - Max Steele’s fourth quarter, shot-clock-beating, 3-point try from up top rattled around the rim, bounced off the backboard and fell through the hoop. Of course it did. “M...
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Bears’ comeback vs. Green Bay didn’t go according to their planDec 22, 2025 7:27 pm - It was a perfect weekend for the Bears. Chicago overcame a 10-point deficit Saturday to force overtime before quarterback Caleb Williams threw a walk-off 46-yard pass to beat the Packers. Then the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Detroit Lions on Sunday to clinch the Bears’ first playoff berth since 2020.
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Hinsdale man pours himself into new career by opening Scooter’s Coffee in Downers GroveDec 22, 2025 1:54 pm - After years of stopping at coffee shops as he drove across five Midwestern states selling medical devices, Tom Diamantopoulos decided it was time for a change.
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Cary-area boy run over by lawnmower returns to preschool with new ‘super leg’Dec 22, 2025 12:40 pm - A 4-year-old Cary-area boy injured over Labor Day weekend in a lawnmower accident at his home has hit major recovery milestones, including returning to preschool and completing four surgeries.