Week by week, here are some of the top football games this season in The Herald-News coverage area.

Under new rules from the IHSA, 44 football schools will get the IHSA multiplier for 2025, causing big potential changes in the classes for the playoffs.

The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday tabled a vote on a proposed Joliet Catholic Academy on-campus stadium until June.

Joliet Catholic Academy plans to build a stadium and other athletic facilities on the former Our Lady of Angels nursing home site.

After several teams easily captured state titles after utilizing a multiplier waiver that allowed them to compete at lower classifications, the IHSA announced changes to both its multiplier waiver and success formula equations for the 2025-2026 athletic seasons.

Here is a list of CCL/ESCC football players who have committed to colleges at various levels and can sign their financial aid agreement or letters of intent starting on Wednesday.

The Herald-News area is always full of outstanding football players. Here are five to keep an eye on in the 2025 season

Meet Friday Night Drive’s 2024 All-CCL/ESCC team, which was selected by the Friday Night Drive staff with input from coaches across the 24-team league.

Nazareth seniors set a new standard for the Roadrunners' program on and off the field after winning their third straight state championship. Plus more CCL/ESCC notes on Mount Carmel, Loyola, Montini, DePaul Prep and Joliet Catholic.