Just before midnight on February 7, a lucky Illinois Lottery player stopped into a convenience store in oak Lawn and hit the jackpot on Fast Play Twenty 20s, winning $902,096. The ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven, located at 4501 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn. The store will receive a selling bonus of 1 percent of the prize […]
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Clerk needs poll workers for March primary
Suburban voters can do their part for democracy and earn some cash in the process by registering to serve as an Election Judge for the Cook County Clerk’s Office in the March 19, 2024, Presidential Primary Election. Clerk Karen Yarbrough is encouraging all residents to consider serving as an Election Judge or Polling Place Technician […]
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Get ready to go green
. St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to Garfield Ridge . By Tim Hadac For the third year in a row, a person hailed as a hero for bravery and sacrifice will be saluted at the Chicago Working Families’ Archer Avenue St. Patrick’s Day parade, set for Saturday, March 16. Chicago Police Officer Andrés Vásquez Lasso, […]
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Mural ‘captures the spirit’ of Daley College
. By Veronica Resa City Colleges of Chicago The mural stands 8 by 10 feet, and when you take the time to look at it— some say it has the power to transport you to another world. “I enjoy painting and had a mural business many years before I joined Richard J. Daley College,” said […]
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Girls Bowling | Richards wins sectional title; Stagg also advances to state
By Randy Whalen Correspondent This season, there was no roll-off heartbreak for Richards. Instead, there was the Bulldogs’ first sectional championship in 32 seasons. A year after having their season end at the same stage of the state series, the Bulldogs rode a hot start to the Stagg Sectional title on Feb. 10 at Palos […]
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Pro Soccer Report | Red Stars choose Feuz as GM
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent The Chicago Red Stars have lit the Feuz. The team, which is under new ownership, hired head coach Lorne Donaldson in December, and on Feb. 5 hired his boss. The Red Stars named Richard Feuz the team’s general manager, after he served a stint as chief executive officer for Switzerland’s Servette […]
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Postseason Roundup | Area wrestlers and gymnasts are state-bound
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Once again, the Southwest Regional area will send a ton of wrestlers to the IHSA boys state meet, including 17 sectional champions. The state matches are from Feb. 15-17 at the State Farm Center in Champaign. In Class 3A, Mount Carmel had four champs at the Hinsdale Central Sectional — Seth […]
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Area Sports Roundup | Shepard and Oak Lawn share SSC Red girls hoops crown
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent The Shepard girls basketball program has been around for close to a half century. The team has had a handful of 20-win seasons and four regional championships. But until this season, the Astros had never won a conference title. A wild celebration took place in the Shepard gym after the Astros […]
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Boys Hoops Wrap | Curie soars past Kenwood for Chicago city title
By Xavier Sanchez Correspondent Curie powered through Whitney Young, Simeon and Kenwood to earn the Chicago Public League championship. The Condors defeated the Broncos, 65-59, in the city title game played Feb. 10 at Credit Union 1 Arena on the University of Illinois-Chicago campus. The win secured Curie’s third city title, with the other coming […]