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Hundreds of people assembled along Route 31 in McHenry Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, to protest recent actions by ICE, particularly the shootings of two American citizens in Minneapolis.

Huntley's boys wrestling team crowned four regional champions at the Class 3A DeKalb Regional, while Hampshire had three. Dundee-Crown and Burlington Central also had regional champs, plus more results from Saturday's regional action.

Johnsburg beat Marengo 50-34 in front of the Skyhawks' Lil' Dribblers on Saturday to stay unbeaten at 26-0 and move closer to its first conference championship since 2017.

Behind five individual champions, including Iowa State recruit Jimmy Mastny, Marian Central clinched its fourth regional title in a row, winning the IHSA Class 2A boys wrestling regional at Harvard on Saturday.

In a tense battle for the team title Saturday, Wheaton Academy edged Marengo 184.5-177 to earn the Class 1A Richmond-Burton Regional title and a trip to dual-team sectionals. Johnsburg finished third.

The owners and builders of an English-style "castle" in Harvard still hope there's a buyer for the property.

JJ Stokes, who recently returned to the lineup after injuring his shoulder, hit a clutch 3-pointer, Max Beard scored 25 points, and Woodstock edged host Marengo 58-57 in a Kishwaukee River Conference basketball game Friday night.

Carson Trivellini scored a game-high 24 points, Nick Stowasser threw down multiple dunks, and Crystal Lake South erased a double-digit deficit to beat Huntley 62-44 in a Fox Valley Conference boys basketball matchup Friday night.

Huntley junior guard Lana Hobday hit a pair of clutch 3s, one in the fourth quarter and one in overtime, as the Red Raiders held off Crystal Lake South 48-43 Friday night to keep sole possession of first place in the Fox Valley Conference.