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Best Buy Classic brings hoops talent from all over the nation to the area

By Jeff Vorva | Thursday at 1:45 p.m.

More than 300 basketball teams from across the country will invade the north and northwest suburbs for the Best Buy Chicago Classic. The tournament runs … Read more ›

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THE SPORTS DOCTOR – Football Unsafe at ANY Age

By Dr. Robert Weil | Thursday at 11:51 a.m.

It's one of the great debates in sports–what can be done about the concussion and head trauma concerns in American football. We all knew in … Read more ›

Area tennis teams hoping for success at state meet

By Jeff Vorva | Wednesday at 1:40 p.m.

Two-time defending boys tennis state champion New Trier will have its work cut out for it to try to win its third straight title. The … Read more ›

Maddie, Alicia, Emily, Sarah, and Margaret

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Cougars Premier U10 Girls Continue to Amaze

By Richard Harper | Tuesday at 11:51 a.m.

This past weekend was supposed to be an off weekend for the Cougars Premier U10 Girls soccer team, time to spend relaxing and sitting around … Read more ›

The boys state track and field meet gets underway Thursday in Charleston. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Area boys track athletes looking for big finishes at state

By Jeff Vorva | Tuesday at 11:14 a.m.

Since 1990, only five TribLocal area teams have won Illinois High School Association boys track and field state titles. Joliet West won the Class AA … Read more ›

Evanston's Margaret Bamgbose, left, won a state title in the 300 hurdles. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Area track stars bring home gold from state meet

By Jeff Vorva | Monday at 2:23 p.m.

Three individuals and one relay team from the TribLocal North/Northwest suburban area won state championships at the Illinois High School Association Girls Track and Field … Read more ›

Carmel's Megan Paul has the top 2A time in the 400 heading into the state meet. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Area girls track stars looking for state team/individual titles

By Jeff Vorva | May 16 at 3:31 p.m.

Since Evanston went on a four-year tear winning Illinois High School Association Class AA girls track and field state titles from 2003-06, TribLocal area teams … Read more ›

Longtime patient and golf champion Ruth Femali, who’s played golf almost seven decades, says, “I’ve worn orthotics over 20 years, and they’ve saved my legs.” Courtesy of Robert Weil

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THE SPORTS DOCTOR – Female Knee Trouble Often Foot Related In Sports

By Dr. Robert Weil | May 15 at 7:43 p.m.

Looking back at the past three decades as a sports podiatrist, I’ve seen some of the top women, girls, and grandmothers in all sports — … Read more ›

Baseball players, soccer players, gymnasts and dancers get active in Palatine this week.

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Palatine Park District Supports a Busy Week of Healthy Lifestyles

By Joan Scovic | May 14 at 2:47 p.m.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, www.cdc.gov, childhood obesity is a growing problem that is the result of eating too many … Read more ›