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Lyons baseball scored five runs in the top of the eighth to rally past Downers Grove North, Willowbrook baseball won its 27th straight and Downers Grove South softball and soccer were among the regional winners.

Conant softball's comeback for a 5-4 victory eliminated upset-minded Willowbrook on Tuesday in a Class 4A regional semifinal.

Madison Moore – relieved by freshman Erin Johnson in the fifth inning – came back in during the sixth and retired the last six outs of the game, as 12th-seeded Wheaton North held off a huge Oswego East comeback for an 8-7 win to advance to the regional final.

From Capitol News Illinois: Consumer advocates filed testimony last week, calling on regulators to slash $178 million, or roughly 80%, of Nicor Gas’ recent rate hike request