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Jacobs faces Crystal Lake Central in a Fox Valley Conference wrestling meet on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.Wrestling, Jacobs vs. Crystal Lake Central.

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The Chicago Bears lost 20-17 to the Los Angeles Rams Sunday night in their NFC divisional playoff matchup at Soldier Field in Chicago.

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Dundee-Crown faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

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Hampshire faces Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference boys wrestling match on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at Crystal Lake South High School.

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McHenry faces Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at Crystal Lake South High School.

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Burlington Central faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game on Tuesday Jan. 13, 2026, at Huntley High School.

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Despite efforts to save the structure, built in the 1850s, Crystal Lake's Academy Building became a pile of rubble Tuesday with the completion of demolition.

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Harvard faces Woodstock in a Kishwaukee River Conference girls basketball game on Monday Jan. 12, 2026, at Woodstock High School.

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The Chicago Bears making the playoffs is a big deal in Chicago and the excitement brought out many celebrities with Chicago ties. Among those spotted Sunday were musician Chance the Rapper, actors Vince Vaughn from "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" and Jake Connelly of "Stranger Things," along with local sports celebrities including Pete Crow-Armstrong from the Cubs, Chicago Bears hall of famers Brian Urlacher and Devin Hester and Bearman.