Hala Ghaben won the No. 1 singles title and Savannah and Samantha Lascam took first at No. 1 doubles as Crete-Monee won the Southland tournament.
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Area roundup: Foot injury sidelines Max Strus for start of NBA season
Max Strus suffered a plantar fascia partial tear on Oct. 3 against Golden State in Hawaii and will be reevaluated in late October or early November.
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Jack Danilewicz’s book tells the story of Oak Lawn’s inspiring state run
Shepard graduate Jack Danilewicz, whose stepfather was Oak Lawn coaching legend Len Scaduto, has written a book about the Spartans’ run to the state basketball final.
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Village pays tribute to Orland Park Library
To hear library board treasurer Dan McMillan tell it, the Orland Park library does so many things including saving marriages.
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Orland Park approves Catch the Elf run for DecemberÂ
At the Sept. 21 Village of Orland Park Board meeting, the board approved a permit application to allow the Illinois Prep Top Timing organization to run its second Catch the Elf 5K and 10K runs, at 9 a.m. Dec. 16 at Centennial Park in Orland Park.
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Orland Park residents say village chatbot won’t connect themÂ
Two Orland Park residents took time to come to the Village Board meeting on Oct. 5 to take issue with the performance of AI chatbot Humphrey.
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Beecher residents report dog attacks
A group of residents stopped by the Sept. 28 Beecher Village Board meeting in hopes the village can sink its teeth into a dog issue that’s been a problem for most of the year.
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Vedette sports report: Gio Zuniga, Manteno soccer blank Peotone
Gio Zuniga’s latest game-winning goal for Manteno boys soccer came in a 1-0 victory against Peotone on Oct. 1.
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Regional golf roundup: Andrew girls win first regional
Senior Lily Konczyk shot an 88 to lead Andrew to victory in its own Class 2A girls golf regional.
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Area roundup: Former Nazareth star J.J. McCarthy traded to NFL’s New York Giants
After winning a college national championship at Michigan under Jim Harbaugh, J.J. McCarthy will play for John Harbaugh with the NFL’s New York Giants.