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Game on, Carol Stream: Pickleball courts coming to Armstrong ParkMay 02, 2024 11:10 am - The pickleball craze is coming to the largest park in the Carol Stream Park District. Six outdoor pickleball courts are set to be installed on the existing in-line skatin...
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Naperville Park District to open synthetic ball fieldApr 29, 2024 11:47 am - The Naperville Park District will celebrate the opening of its new synthetic turf ball field at the DuPage River Sports Complex. Festivities will be held at 9 a.m. on May...
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Competition, camaraderie drive all-ages Elgin swim team members as they prep for state meetApr 29, 2024 11:18 am - Before the sun even rose, coach Corinne Grotenhuis was pacing the pool deck at the Centre of Elgin, leading roughly 30 members from the Elgin Blue Wave masters swim team ...
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Justice Department settles with Larry Nassar victims for $138.7 millionApr 23, 2024 2:44 pm - The Justice Department announced Tuesday it has agreed to pay nearly $139 million to victims of former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, settling legal claims brou...
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Olympic coach teaching new generation of karate kids, adults in BarringtonApr 22, 2024 8:17 am - If you want Olympic-style karate training, travel no farther than Barrington. Brian Mertel, who coached one of the athletes in the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, recently opened The Garden Dojo.
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Paris Olympics opening ceremony on river Seine will last nearly four hoursApr 18, 2024 6:31 pm - With sunset and moonlight gleaming on the river, the grandiose opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics will last nearly four hours.
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USA Basketball fills the 12 available slots for the Paris OlympicsApr 16, 2024 7:36 pm - LeBron James plans to go back to the Olympics. Stephen Curry is planning on going for the first time. Kevin Durant will go there with his eye on history. And they’re just...
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Robotic range equipment coming to Countryside, ThunderHawk golf courses in Lake CountyApr 13, 2024 5:21 pm - Robotic range mowers and ball pickers will improve operations, officials say The Lake County Forest Preserve District is going robotic to mow grass and pick up balls...
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$50K Olympic track prize the latest in a long, conflicted relationship between athletes and money
Apr 11, 2024 6:58 pm - Since the day they were founded, the Olympics have had a confusing relationship with money. The games were supposed to celebrate sport for sport's sake. But the price ath...
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Spring cleaning: Volunteers pick up trash on miles of area bike trailsApr 12, 2024 10:29 am - Bike Palatine Club vice president Kevin Keehn often wondered who picked up all the roadside trash after a long winter. That question led him on a personal mission of picking up litter along Northwest suburban roads/trails where he annually cycles a couple thousand miles.
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