Crete-Monee held off a late Kankakee rally to earn a 27-14 win on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.

Leading to the football field for Yorkville’s Homecoming game, more than a hundred former students, staff and community members formed a tunnel to honor the legacy of Coach Robert Evans.

Logan Abrams rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns, and Cary-Grove's football team featured three 100-yard rushers in its 44-29 win over host Jacobs on Friday night in the Fox Valley Conference teams' regular-season finale.

Princeton defeted Erie-Prophetstown 48-0 on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 on Bryant Field at Princeton High School. Check out photos from the game from Mike Vaughn.

O'Fallon shut out L-P 34-0 on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 at Howard Fellows Stadium. The Cavs end their season with a record of 2-7. Check out photos of the game by MaKade Rios.

Rockridge defeated Hall/Putnam County 48-21 on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 at Richard Nesti Stadium. Hall/Putnam County ends their season with a 3-6 record. Check out photos from the game by Jen Heredia.

Woodstock faces Woodstock North in a Kishwaukee River Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Woodstock North High School.

Ottawa shut out Granite City 52-0 on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 on King Field at Ottawa High School. The Pirates end their season with a record of 3-6.

Cary-Grove faces Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Jacobs High School, in Algonquin.

With one week left in the regular season, the football playoff picture is getting clearer. The good news for Byron is that they probably won’t see IC Catholic right off the bat.

Richmond-Burton celebrated coach Mike Noll's 300th win Friday night as the Rockets beat Marengo to clinch the Kishwaukee River Conference championship. Noll's coaching career started at McHenry in 1988, when he was 25 years old.

The Chicago Bears defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-14 on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 at Solider Field. The last time the Bears won four-straight games was in 2018.

Newman football rolled to a 79-32 win over Kewanee Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.

Marquette defeated Knoxville 59-6 on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at Gould Stadium in Ottawa. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Friday evening’s varsity football game between Dundee-Crown and Prairie Ridge was suspended at halftime because of shots fired nearby, Carpentersville police said.

Oregon recovered a Winnebago fumble in the red zone late in the fourth quarter to edge the Indians 20-18 on Friday, Oct. 17, at Landers-Loomis Field in Oregon.

Dixon shut out Streator 65-0 on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at Doug Dieken Stadium in Streator. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

Kaneland kicked a game winning field goal to defeat L-P 23-21 on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at Howard Fellows Stadium.

Manteno claimed a 25-20 victory over Peotone in a riveting Rumble on Route 50 rivalry game on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.

McHenry faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Peoria Notre Dame defeated St. Bede 47-13 on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at St. Bede Academy.

Seneca defeated St. Joseph-Ogden 39-36 on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the game by Katy Arnold.

Marengo faces Richmond-Burton in a Kishwaukee River Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

The York football team hosted Glenbard West Friday night in a conference matchup in Elmhurst.

The DeKalb football team hosted Andrew Friday night in a nonconference matchup.

The Oswego High School football team hosted Oswego East Friday night in a crosstown matchup.

The Joliet Central football team took on Southwest Prairie Conference foe Plainfield South Friday night.

The Wheaton Academy football team traveled to Aurora Friday night to take on conference foe Aurora Christian.

Sterling football hosts downstate rival Quincy on the gridiron Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Sterling took the win 38-17.

St. Anne rallied in the second half to secure a 61-28 victory over Milford-Cissna Park on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.

Fall colors and seasonal activities are found across Will and Grundy counties this October.

Cary-Grove faces Harlem in a IHSA McHenry Sectional semifinal girls flag football game on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, at McCracken Field in McHenry.

Winning its next two games will be difficult for Hampshire’s football team, but at least the Whip-Purs have put themselves in position to earn a postseason berth if they can pull it off. Plus, news on Richmond-Burton in the McHenry County Week 7 notebook.

Ray Hannemann threw two touchdown passes as Richmond-Burton's football team remained undefeated and gave coach Mike Noll his 299th career win by beating host Woodstock North 21-0 in a Kishwaukee River Conference showdown Friday night.

Seneca defeated St. Bede 48-16 on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 at Seneca High School. Check out photos of the game from MaKade Rios.

Morris shut out Ottawa 42-0 on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 at King Field at Ottawa High School. Check out photos from the game by Katy Arnold.

Princeton defeated Mendota 48-10 on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 at Princeton High School.

Stillman Valley held Oregon scoreless in the second half en route to a 21-25 win in Big Northern Conference action on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 on the Cardinals' home field.

Dundee-Crown faces Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

The Grey Ghosts of Illinois Valley Central traveled to Hinders Field in Rock Falls on Friday, October 10, 2025 to take on the Rockets. IVC won the contest 28-0.

Bradley-Bourbonnais grabbed a 48-19 victory over DeKalb in week 7 football on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.

Richmond-Burton faces Woodstock North in a Kishwaukee River Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at Woodstock North High School.

Kankakee defeated Bloom in Week 7 football during the Kay's 48-0 homecoming game at Kankakee High School on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.

The St. Charles North football team traveled to Wheaton Warrenville South High School Friday to take on the Tigers.

Oswego East hosted Yorkville Friday night in high School football action.

The La Salle-Peru football team traveled to Sycamore to take on the Spartans in Interstate Eight Conference action.

Downers Grove North hosted York Friday night on the gridiron.

Huntley lost a heartbreaker to FVC leader Prairie Ridge on Friday night, but 6-foot-5 sophomore QB Malik Carter showed off his potential, throwing for 289 yards and combining for three touchdowns. And more in the McHenry County Week 6 notebook.

Bishop McNamara improved to 6-0 for the first time since 1998 with a home victory over Marian Central on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.

E-P won a nail biter on homecoming week over local rival Riverdale Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. Photos by Jessie Otten - Shaw Local News Network.