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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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Boys basketball: Late 14-0 run lifts Kaneland to 12th straight winDec 30, 2025 1:23 pm - Top-seeded Kaneland (12-0) advanced to Tuesday’s 8 p.m. championship game against Yorkville Christian with a 67-50 triumph over the No. 4-seeded La Salle-Peru (8-3) at the Plano Christmas Classic.
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Boys basketball: Batavia falls to undefeated St. Patrick in Tosh tournament quarterfinalsDec 29, 2025 10:05 pm - Batavia lost to St. Patrick 58-43 in the quarterfinals of the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic on Monday in Elmhurst.
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Boys basketball: Benet opens Pontiac tournament with lopsided victoryDec 29, 2025 7:18 pm - Benet’s boys basketball team started the Pontiac Holiday Tournament with a 64-28 victory Monday against Plainfield North.
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‘We’ve taken the training wheels off’: Despite defeat, Bears’ belief in Williams continues to growDec 29, 2025 5:58 pm - Sunday night’s 42-38 loss to the 49ers was a mixed bag for the Bears. Quarterback Caleb Williams proved that he can keep the Bears toe to toe with one of the best offenses in the NFL. But the Bears defense struggled to keep up and showed major issues a couple weeks before Chicago starts its playoff run.
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Girls basketball: Hampshire defense sparks offense in tournament win over South ElginDec 29, 2025 3:35 pm - Hampshire opened the second half on a 10-0 run and beat South Elgin 54-38 on Monday for its first victory at the 42nd Komaromy Classic at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.
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El Molino restaurant in Carpentersville reopens with new look, new owners who also run Elgin taqueriaDec 29, 2025 8:58 am - El Molino Mexican Restaurant in Carpentersville — a staple in the village for 40 years — has been purchased by a family that runs an Elgin taqueria and recently reopened with a new look.
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5 takeaways from Bears’ 42-38 loss to the San Francisco 49ersDec 29, 2025 7:42 am - The Bears had another chance to pull off some late-game magic in front of a national audience on Sunday night. But the Bears’ magic ran out this time. Bears quarterback C...
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No seventh heaven this time for cardiac Bears. Here’s what you need to knowDec 28, 2025 11:03 pm - The newly crowned NFC North champion Bears played the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and played another thriller, losin...
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Girls basketball: Benet dominates Marist to win Montini tourneyDec 27, 2025 10:51 pm - Benet senior Emma Briggs can do a lot of things well, but she was particularly focused on one skill against Marist on Saturday night. “We scouted them, and we knew that t...