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He didn’t win a trophy, but Oak Park’s Go-Kart kid is still a champ
While a first-place trophy was not in the cards for Oak Park Go-Kart racer Pierce Joy, the Lincoln Elementary fourth grader nevertheless wants to stay in the fast lane. Earlier this month, Pierce Joy went head-to-head with other top racers from across the country as they competed in the inaugural 2024 Junior U.S. Championship for K1 Speed Go-Kart Racing, a go-kart franchise.
Retired Blackhawks Star Patrick Sharp Sells Lincoln Park Condo in Off-Market Deal
Former Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Sharp has closed the deal on his Lincoln Park condominium for $715,000 in a quiet, off-market transaction, as reported by the Chicago Tribune. The 42-year-old retired left wing and his wife, Abby, sold the property to its current tenant on April 1. The Canadian-born Sharp, renowned for his role in securing three Stanley Cup titles with the Blackhawks, bought the condo in 2007 for $645,000 and had been renting it out for some time before the sale.
OPRF baseball gives Hagins a grand slam sendoff
April 20 was Andrew Hagins Day as the Oak Park and River Forest High School varsity baseball team conducted a pregame ceremony for the class of 2006 graduate who died suddenly last December. Before a large crowd at OPRF’s new baseball field, Toni Hagins delivered an emotional speech that emphasized...
New Lenox Sports Complex Groundbreaking Ceremony To Be Hosted April 22
The Village of New Lenox is excited to announce a groundbreaking ceremony for its new sports complex development at Interstate 355 and Interstate 80 on April 22, 2024 at 10 a.m. The name and logo for the new facility will be announced at this time. The sports complex was announced...
PFL’s 2024 regular season schedule resumes with ‘Moldavsky vs. Vassell 2’ on June 13
Professional Fighters League (PFL) wrapped up the first half of its regular season last week (Fri., April 19, 2024) in Chicago, Ill., and now the promotion has revealed the second phase ahead of the $1 million championships later this year. The action will resume on June 13, 2024, in Uncasville,...
Louisville boy comes in second place in national free throw competition
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A local kid achieved runner-up status in a national Free Throw competition. David Bowling, 10, of Louisville, made it to the finals of the 51st National Hoop Shoot free throw shooting contest at Chicago's Wintrust Arena after hitting 9 out of 10 free throws. Seventy-two...
Hillcrest Golf Course is made for the modern golfer, but this past weekend turned back the clock nearly 100 years
(25News Now) - Hillcrest Golf Center has been a staple of the Central Illinois golf community for nearly 70 years, but this past weekend turned back the clock even further back to the 1920s. Hickory Golf is played with hickory-shafted golf clubs, and has become one of the more globally-known...
ETHS boys track: Kleinschmit, Harvey race under state cuts
Beating the Illinois High School Association state qualifying standards in the third week of April is no guarantee of success at the state track finals at the end of May. But it’s definitely something for Jack Kleinschmit and Jordan Harvey to build on. The two Evanston standouts both turned...
Fourth Girls High School Soccer Top 25 Poll of Spring 2024 season released
(Pictured Above: Illinois-based Lockport Township High School burst into the Top 25 this week, appearing at No. 2 overall.) Seven previously unranked teams have entered the Top 25 in the fourth edition of the Girls High School Soccer Spring 2024 Rankings, released by United Soccer Coaches. Alabama’s Spain Park High...
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