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Justin Oliver leads Curie to fourth straight regional title
At the beginning of the season, Curie’s free-throw shooting was mostly hit-and-miss.But when the Condors needed to be at their best at the line — and everywhere else on the court — they were.Host Curie...
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Mike Clark’s basketball Top 5s
All five ranked boys teams advanced to sectional competition.BoysRecords through March 41. Marist (31-2)TJ Tate scores 20 in regional-final win vs. Sandburg.2. St. Laurence (28-5)Vikings have won three...
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Adam Gulczynski sworn in as Hickory Hills Police Chief
Hickory Hills welcomed Adam Gulczynski as the city’s ninth chief of police during a ceremonial swearing-in at the city council meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27.Gulczynski, a 20-year veteran of the Hickory...
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Archer Avenue St. Pat’s Parade grows, honors fallen heroes
The annual Chicago Working Families Archer Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Parade, founded by a collaboration between the International Union of Operating Engineers and the Clear Ridge Men’s Social Athletic...
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Cosme cousins have Marist foes seeing triple
Marist hopes they can build a family-like atmosphere with its athletic programs. When three players on the same team are related, that’s even easier to do.Cousins Lucy and Olivia Cosme are both...
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TJ Tate, Marist race past Sandburg for regional title
Marist had its share of roster changes coming into this basketball season.Harvard football recruit Achilles Anderson missed the entire year after being hurt on the gridiron, and Stephen Brown missed a...
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Regional roundup: Donte Montgomery stars, but Oak Lawn falls
Oak Lawn senior Donte Montgomery saved his best for last.Montgomery hit eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 42 points as the Spartans pushed Chicago-area top-ranked Kenwood to the limit before...
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Justice Park District collects donations for fire victims
After a fire on Feb. 22 at the Candlewood apartment complex in Justice displaced dozens of families local school districts and the Justice Park District jumped into action.Indian Springs School...
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Tabares can’t do it, votes ‘no’ on $830 million loan
On Feb. 26, the Chicago City Council approved a $830 million general obligation bond by a 26-23 vote to fund infrastructure improvements.The measure includes a condition by Mayor Brandon Johnson...
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Augustin M. Arroyo
Augustin M. Arroyo, who was born on May 19, 1970, passed away on Feb. 20, 2025, at the age of 54.A visitation was held on Feb. 25 at Szykowny Funeral Home, 4901 S. Archer, under the direction of...
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Salvador Sanchez
Salvador Sanchez, who was born on Jan. 12, 1966, passed away on Feb. 20, 2025, at the age of 59.A visitation was held on Feb. 26 at Szykowny Funeral Home, 4901 S. Archer Ave., under the direction of...
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Vedette Sports Report
Just like that, the area boys basketball season is over.There were some outstanding regular season records but they didn’t result in any postseason hardware.The calendar didn’t even turn to March and...
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Palos Heights police suffer big chill now for warm hearts later
The suffering in the winter is rewarding in the summer.The Palos Heights Police Department held its annual Polar Plunge on the west side of the police station on Saturday, March 1, and drew a cold and...
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Building and Budgets for Peotone
A training, which will teach village administration employees how to process a permit and work with the public, unanimously was approved at the Monday, February 24, village board meeting.The training,...
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It’s true, Monee Actually Lowering Water Rates
Monee is lowering its water rates.No, that is not a misprint.In a time when water rates are soaring everywhere and consumers are screaming for relief, it looks like Monee families are catching a...
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Monee Hosted First Advisory Group Meeting for I-57 Access Study
A newly formed Community Advisory Group for the I-57 Access Study held its inaugural meeting in Monee last month.Monee Mayor Therese Bogs told her board of trustees during the February 26 meeting that...
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Accessory Structures Tabled in Crete
Crete Village Administrator Mike Smith said during the February 24 Board of Trustees meeting that work was set to begin this week on the Goose Creek culvert replacement under Sangamon Street. Smith...
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Peotone boys ousted by Manteno in regional
Peotone’s boys pushed rival Manteno to double overtime before falling 55-51 on Feb. 26 in the Class 2A Coal City Regional semifinals.The Blue Devils were led by Brandon Weiss with 15 points and Ruben...
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Rev. Richard J. Lo Bianco, 70
Rev. Richard J. Lo Bianco, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and former pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Deerfield, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the age of 70.Born on Nov. 8,...
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Paczki Day packs them in at Orland Park Bakery
It may have been dark and rainy early Tuesday morning, but that did not stop the scent of fried dough and sweet, sugary fillings from wafting through the air as Orland Park Bakery marked its busiest...
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