The Illinois high school football season kicks off later this month, and official practices begin Monday. Here are five storylines we here at The Times have our eyes on this coming fall.

Marquette Academy graduate Rush Keefer has committed to continue his education and football career at Benedictine University.

Leadership and accountability have been a main focus for the Marquette football program summer workouts under first-year head coach Ken Carlson.

With the release of the 2025 IHSA football schedules, here is a week-by-week look at the can't-miss games across The Times coverage area.

Under new head coach Ken Carlson, the Marquette football program competed well in its 7-on-7 against La Salle-Peru on Tuesday and will look to continue improving throughout the rest of the offseason.

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 are five of our very early guesses as to Ottawa/Streator-area players to watch for when the 2025 season arrives.

For retiring Marquette football coach Tom Jobst, it was about the journey, not the wins.

Longtime assistant coach Ken Carlson has been named the head football coach at Marquette Academy.