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Suburban Life softball notebook: A natural righty, dynamic slapper Sofia Bucaro fuels IC Catholic Prep lineup

A ‘terrific’ amenity: Last piece of West Branch DuPage River Trail includes bridge over Roosevelt Road

Here are IHSA playoff softball pairings for Suburban Life-area teams

Downers Grove’s public art program the focus of Saturday’s Coffee With Council

Heart attacks are rising in people younger than 40 – doctors say this is why

$15 million center for ‘complex’ GI care opens at Central DuPage Hospital

Becca Chaney, Lily Bobor homer to pace WW South softball crosstown win: Wednesday Suburban Life sports roundup

Nazareth finds a way to topple Benet

Montini’s Blake Heyer, Lyons’ Jack Slightom throw no-hitters: Tuesday’s Suburban Life sports roundup

Photos: IHSA Southwest Suburb Showcase football combine

CCL/ESCC football notes: After back-to-back Prep Bowl wins, St. Ignatius players seek return to IHSA playoffs

La Salle-Peru, Ottawa players have ‘good experience’ at football combines

Eye On Illinois: Net income tax receipts provide about 60% of total state revenue

Eye On Illinois: Lawmakers still considering fixes to automated plate reader rules

Mitch Albom: America has become a craps table for dangerous things

Eye On Illinois: Per capita relief from Peoples Gas settlement isn’t a major cash influx

Historic Highlights: Mother’s Day became a holiday in 1914

Eye On Illinois: Lawmakers poised to force retailers to accept cash for many in-store purchases

5 Things to Do: Mother’s Day events in St. Charles, Batavia; Blacksmith Experience in St. Charles

‘An Afternoon of Opera and Organ’ performance set for May 9 in Sterling

After tight 1st set, Wheaton Warrenville South pulls away in second to sweep Wheaton North, take DuKane lead

Taxpayer concerns fuel backlash over Illinois Bears stadium bill

How much does it cost to replace a teacher? $12,000, one study estimates

Winging it: How colony of wild parakeets continues to thrive in Lombard