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The winter prep sports season is heating up. The Sun-Times News Group�s High School Sports Web site provides the most up-to-date news and scores from around the area. The site features a page for all of our local high schools, blogs and a recruiting section featuring profiles of the top football prospects in the area. Stop by daily for comprehensive high school sports coverage.

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Joliet plane crash occurred on takeoff

The fiery plane crash that killed a Wisconsin couple at Joliet Regional Airport happened while they were taking off, investigators learned Friday. Stuart D. Seffern, 50, and his longtime partner, Deborah A. Loiselle, 52, died of chest and head trauma, according to Saturday autopsy results.

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A good time to end a slump

Boys basketball: The little man in the backcourt picked a big time to find his jump shot. Deadre Owens broke out of a season-long scoring slump in Plainfield Central's 57-50 victory over Romeoville in the large-school division championship game at the 31st annual Lemont Christmas Classic on Dec. 29.

New kids on the Pontiac block

Boys basketball commentary: Nearing the season's halfway mark, some people are calling Plainfield North the Cinderella of the high school basketball world. The glass slipper fits the Tigers in the context that they never before had reached the Final Four in a tournament as prestigious as the one staged annually at Pontiac.

Plainfield North feels the Payne of a loss

Boys basketball: Cully Payne hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to propel Schaumburg to a 50-48 win over Plainfield North in the semifinals at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament on Wednesday.

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• McMath, PFN stagger Waukegan
• Lockport takes Plainfield Central Shootout
• Plainfield N. ends with a flourish
• Plainfield pee wees on the prowl
• Plainfield Central stuns Sandburg
• In one sport or many, balance conditioning
• Wildcats knock down Cougars
• Tigers remain undefeated
• Wilcats are movers, shake Minooka

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A good time to end a slump

Tigers hold on for third win

Boys basketball: Plainfield North capped off a great week at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament with a 41-38 win over Curie in the third place game on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Tigers knocked off favored Waukegan on a last-second 3-point play in the quarterfinals. On Wednesday afternoon, the Tigers dropped a heartbreaking semifinal game on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Schaumburg.

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Monday's girls basketball roundup Young shows Meteors who's No. 1 Smith's super half carries Leo by Friars Sophomore duo lifts Simeon past Robeson Huge test for Young, T.F. North A year to remember Wrapping up the holidays

Lifestyles

'A man in sand'

In his most recent blog posts, Steve Panella shows a series of self-portraits in which his eyes were closed. His head is illuminated and his face looks peacefully at rest. The images are eerily foreboding, and they are his last. The 34-year-old artist died Nov. 29 from multiple, self-inflicted stab wounds.

• Plainfield Lions Club reaches out to 111 families
• JJC students show public how they carve ice

Business

Obama team polishing economic stimulus measure

President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders Saturday to move quickly on an economic recovery plan, even as some Republicans are saying they want more time to review the details.
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Wheaton retirees are the oldest on 'Biggest Loser'

When Estella and Jerry Hayes, both 63, retired from their respective careers as nurse and engineer in 2000 and moved back to Wheaton from California to be close to their children and grandchildren, they didn't envision spending their golden years severely overweight and out of breath. Yet Jerry has had myriad health problems related to his weight of 369 pounds and Estella, who weighs 242, has found herself short of breath just climbing the stairs.
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