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Huntley faces Mundelein in a Komaromy Classic girls basketball tournament game on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.
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Crystal Lake South faces Lakes in a Hinkle Holiday Classic boys basketball game on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.
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Shaw Local photographers across northern Illinois captured some amazing moments this year, including the excitement and drama of high school sports, the hometown pride of a summer festival, and the reality of the news events that shaped our communities. Together, these images preserve not just what happened in 2025, but how it felt to live in the towns and neighborhoods we call home.
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Jacobs faces Grayslake Central in Hinkle Holiday Classic boys basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.
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The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 22-16 in an important NFC North battle Saturday night at Soldier Field in Chicago.
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Crystal Lake South faces Wauconda in a Northern Illinois Holiday Classic Championship girl basketball game on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at McHenry High School.
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Crystal Lake South faces Grayslake North in a Northern Illinois Holiday Classic semifinal girl basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at McHenry High School.
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The Chicago Bears beat the Cleveland Browns Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field in Chicago where wind chills dipped well below zero.
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Prairie Ridge faces Grayslake North in a 2025 Hoops for Healing tournament basketball game on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at Woodstock North High School.
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