Articles filed under Shaw Local
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Bears ready to go free-agent hunting, but where will they look first?Mar 08, 2025 6:25 pm - There’s a busy week ahead NFL free agency begins when the negotiating period opens at 11 a.m. Monday. Players are allowed to sign contracts with new teams beginning 3 p.m...
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Boys basketball: Stasys answers the call, helps lead Benet’s stellar defense in sectional final win over Downers Grove NorthMar 07, 2025 11:31 pm - Edvardas Stasys did not play at all in Benet’s win Wednesday night, but the 6-foot-7 sophomore was not bothered by it. He knew his time was coming. Benet coach Gene Heidk...
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Boys basketball: Johnson, Aurora Christian storm past Hinckley-Big Rock for sectional titleMar 07, 2025 11:16 pm - This season has been a tumultuous up-and-down ride for the Aurora Christian boys basketball team, so it only makes sense that its sectional championship game was also a r...
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Boys basketball: Composed Kaneland holds off Crystal Lake South to win Class 3A sectional crownMar 07, 2025 11:07 pm - Kaneland’s once-beaten boys basketball team almost picked up eight losses Friday. Then after the IHSA Board of Directors overturned a decision by Executive Director Craig...
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Boys basketball: Glenbard West takes off in 2nd half to take down Geneva and win Class 4A St. Charles East Sectional titleMar 07, 2025 10:46 pm - Glenbard West senior Teyion Oriental knew that his team needed a spark from somewhere. After putting up one point in the second quarter of the Class 4A St. Charles East S...
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Girls basketball: Despite loss in Class 1A third-place game, St. Edward thrilled to end season at stateMar 07, 2025 3:30 pm - NORMAL — Cissna Park pulled away in the final minute of what had been a back-and-forth contest with St. Edward in the Class 1A third-place game, snapping a 44-44 tie by g...
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Bears expected to sign tight end with connection to new coach JohnsonMar 06, 2025 6:05 pm - The Bears are expected to sign former Miami Dolphins tight end Durham Smythe, according to multiple reports Thursday. Smythe, 29, hit free agency early after the Dolphins...
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Bears re-sign special teams ace Blackwell to a two-year contractMar 06, 2025 5:54 pm - The Chicago Bears signed one of their top special teams weapons to a new contract Thursday. The Bears announced that Josh Blackwell will return to the team on a new two-year deal.
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Kane County Chair makes pitch for $51 million sales tax referendumMar 06, 2025 11:39 am - Kane County voters will consider a 0.75% retail sales tax increase on the April 1 ballot, a request from the county intended to bring in $51 million in revenue to support public safety.
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Silvy: Trades have Bears offseason off to a great start, but there’s still work to doMar 06, 2025 10:00 am - Sometimes you simply cannot overthink things. Even me. The Bears needed to overhaul the offensive line. I asked Ryan Poles to go big-game hunting. The group needed someon...