EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play.
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New attractions, rides part of this year’s Kane County Fair, running through Sunday
From 4-H Club events to the carnival midway, there are new attractions at this year’s Kane County Fair, which is being held daily at the St. Charles fairgrounds through Sunday.
Sheila’s concession stand in North Lawndale serves mini golfers while nurturing the community
A grant helped the owner open Sheila’s, which will used its income to keep the concession stand Douglass 18 Miniature Golf Course running.
Education Couture literacy program brings ‘learning into fashion’ for underserved children
Ruckiya Ross’ nonprofit helps reinforce kids’ literacy chops and gives parents tools to help grow their children’s love for learning.
A real-world ‘Sesame Street’: Lawndale Pop-Up Spot puts art, storytelling in the hands of the public
With rotating exhibits, the museum housed in a shipping container lets community members dictate what they want to see and do.
Heidi Stevens: What a night of watching kids’ dreams come true at Wrigley Field reminds me about humanity
As a bunch of families watched their children’s dreams come true, it reminds us that, really, we mostly dream of the same stuff.
Age-old bottles collected by older folks keep fading pastime alive: ‘I just love old stuff’
The group assembled in the church basement on a recent Friday night was awash with gray hair, flannels and trucker hats. They sat scattered between two rows of chairs, with bags of clinking glass in tow. Each held a personal treasure: antique bottles. Then, a newcomer walked in. He was 12 years old. John Panek, […]
EA Sports College Football — the beloved video-game behemoth — is back after 11 years
Video game developer EA Sports is breaking back into the college football world 11 years after lawsuits over using players’ likeness without compensation froze the franchise.
A new version of Scrabble aims to make the word-building game more accessible
Mattel has unveiled a double-sided Scrabble board that features both the classic word-building game and Scrabble Together, a new rendition designed to be accessible “for anyone who finds word games intimidating.”