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The Ottawa softball team had four of its members named to the Interstate 8 All-Conference team, while the Little Ten and Kishwaukee River Conferences released all-league teams.

Marengo‘s Kylee Jensen and Richmond-Burton‘s Hailey Holtz were among 22 players in the state named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State first team in Class 2A. In total, eight McHenry County-area players earned All-State honors in 2A.

The DeKalb County Board has voted to allow the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to hire a position officials believe could have helped prevent the fiscal crisis that nearly led to the property’s sale.

A Wisconsin man is being held in jail pending trial amid charges that he sexually assaulted two children multiple times in Genoa, authorities said.

A new Italian steakhouse is coming to downtown DeKalb.

A Maple Park resident died and a toddler was injured Saturday in a small plane crash in rural DeKalb County, authorities said. This is a developing story.

These are the property transfers that occurred in Bureau County between May 1 and May 15, 2025.

The Beecher softball team earned its fifth state championship in a game for the ages, a 5-2 10-inning win over Carterville in the Class 2A championship game Saturday, June 7, 2025 at the Louisville Slugger Complex in Peoria.

Glenbard West's latest Final Four appearance wasn't expected. It was earned. The Hilltoppers, making their 11th straight state appearance, finished runner-up Saturday with a 25-20, 25-20 loss to Marist in the state championship in Hoffman Estates.

Nazareth placed fourth at the Class 2A state tournament after falling to Springfield 4-0 in Saturday's third-place game. The Roadrunners will graduate only two starters from their 16-win squad, as they look to build on their first trip to state.

It wasn't the finish the team hoped for, but Newman finished fourth at the Class 2A state tournament after a 9-3 loss to Eureka on Saturday at Illinois Field in Champaign. The Comets were proud of the run after a third straight state trophy.

Hinsdale Central sophomore Maggie Conley scored 10 points, consisting of a hat trick and seven assists, to lead the Red Devils to an 18-6 win over Crystal Lake Central co-op and a third-place finish at the state tournament Saturday.

The Marquette baseball team rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Father McGivney 6-5 in the Class 1A state championship game on Saturday at Illinois Field in Champaign. It's the second straight 1A title for the Crusaders.

Johnsburg's historic run ended Saturday afternoon when it lost 8-0 to Columbia in the Class 1A state championship at North Central College in Naperville. The Skyhawks earned their highest state placement in program history.

With a state championship not possible, Wheaton Academy responded nicely to that disappointment claiming a 19-4 win in the third place game of the IHSA State Lacrosse tournament.

Lemont fell in the Class 3A St. Laurence Sectional championship Saturday after St. Laurence's bats came alive in the fifth and sixth innings in an 11-1 victory. Lemont finished the season 30-8-1.

Nick Lambert needed just 75 pitches, 50 for strikes, to throw a complete-game five-hit shutout, and 10th-seeded Waubonsie Valley beat top-seeded Downers Grove North 5-0 in the Class 4A Lockport Sectional final for the Warriors' first sectional title since 2005.

An early lead didn't hold up as York dropped a 4-3 decision to South Elgin in the title game of the Willowbrook Class 4A Sectional on Saturday.

Junior right-hander Kaden Norman finished what he started, and Cary-Grove beat rival Crystal Lake South 7-1 Saturday to capture the Class 3A Grayslake Central Sectional championship. It's the Trojans' first sectional title since 2009.

Gino Zagorac threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout, and Merrick Sullivan blasted two doubles and three RBIs to help pace Benet to a 7-0 victory over St. Francis for the Redwings' first Class 3A sectional title since 2017.

Landon Clements finished a home run shy of the cycle Saturday as McHenry rallied to beat Barrington 7-3 in the Class 4A McHenry Sectional final, giving the Warriors back-to-back sectional titles for the first time.

Morris managed just four hits against Washington's Gavin Lawrence and fell 4-1 in the Class 3A Metamora Sectional final Saturday.

Providence had a frustrating session with its pitching machine in preparation for Saturday's sectional title matchup with Lincoln-Way East. But the intent of that session certainly hit its mark as the Celtics rolled to a 12-0 victory Saturday.

The Princeton Tigresses had a turnaround season, finishing 14-12 after going 6-13-2 a year ago. They reached the regional finals, falling to host Mendota 1-0.

Hall graduate Jack Savitch took part in Louisiana State University-Shreveport baseball team undefeated NAIA championship season. He said: “I had no clue this would happen. Knew they were good, but not like that.”

DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas is recommending the city enact a local 1% grocery tax, arguing not doing so would slash needed funds for city departments responsible for keeping the public safe.

Here's a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for May 25-31, 2025.

Wheaton Warrenville South dropped a quarterfinal round game to Lane Tech at the IHSA State Boys Volleyball Tournament on Friday, which marked the first time in state history a Chicago Public League team earned a win at the state tournament.

Montini stampeded its way to a Class 3A sectional softball championship on its home field with a 13-2 run-rule victory over St. Francis in five innings on Friday evening in Lombard.

St. Laurence scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to rally past Nazareth softball in the sectional final, and Downers Grove North dropped a sectional final game to Marist in Friday's roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Edwardsville 6-1 Friday in the IHSA Class 4A Normal Community West Sectional championship to win the program's second-ever sectional title, both coming in the last three seasons.

Providence's Bella Cortes had the walk-off hit and fellow freshman Macie Robbins struck out 14 as the Celtics beat Lemont 1-0 in a 10-inning sectional final thriller in Ottawa.

Makayla Van Dinther tossed a complete-game six-hit shutout, Morgan Beers slapped four hits and Lexi Majkszak drove home two runs to help St. Charles East win its first sectional title since 2019 with a 5-0 victory over South Elgin.

Two three-run innings were costly on Friday as Newman fell 9-3 to Teutopolis in the Class 2A state semifinals at Illinois Field. The Comets face Eureka in Saturday's third-place game at 4 p.m.

Kelcie McGraw shut out Lincoln-Way Central over 10 innings and RJ Slavicek delivered an RBI triple to lead Lockport to a 2-0 win in the Class 4A Lockport Sectional

Huntley didn't strike out but managed just three hits in a 2-0 loss to Barrington in the Class 4A Barrington Sectional final on Friday.

The Bobcats played vintage Beecher softball in their four-run fourth inning against Auburn in Friday's Class 2A State semifinal matchup, a game the Bobcats won 4-2 to advance to their seventh-ever state championship game.

Sabrina Zamora hit a two-run tying double and Kennedy Gengler followed with a go-ahead two-run double, and Oswego scored five runs in the fifth to rally past Wheaton North 5-2 and win the Class 4A Oswego Sectional title.

A collision at second base went the way of Prairie Ridge, which scored five runs in the sixth inning to come back and beat rival Crystal Lake Central 5-2 on Friday for the Wolves' first sectional championship since 2009.

St. Ignatius scored the game winner with 13.2 seconds left in regulation to lift the Wolfpack to a thrilling 1-0 victory over Nazareth in the opening 2A state semifinal.

In a thrilling quarterfinal match at Hoffman Estates High School, Glenbard West secured its spot in the boys volleyball final four, showcasing resilience and skill as Charlie Clifford’s 14 kills helped overcome New Trier 25-21, 29-27.

Timothy Christian received the fourth-place trophy following a 4-0 loss to Williamsville in the third-place match at North Central College.

Rob Pondelick, fifth-generation farmer at Theis Farm Market and Greenhouse in Maple Park, said he and his family have been part of the DeKalb farmers market for all 30 years. “We try to offer a full variety of vegetables all summer long,” he said.

The Marquette Crusaders responded to Lexington’s one run in the top of the second inning with 10 of their own in the bottom half, propelling the defending 1A state champs into Saturday’s 1 p.m. title game via a dominant, 16-1 victory early Friday.

DeKalb School District 428 officials talked academic success, a new elementary school and other goals for the next year in a State of the District address this week.

Each concert at Venue 1012 this summer will have two bands perform. The season will run through Sept. 6.

Pittsburgh Steeler Jonathan Ward, a Kankakee native and 2016 Bishop McNamara graduate, will host his sixth annual skills camp at Kankakee High School next weekend.

The former Illinois Valley Cellular building and site of the Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall and Museum, located on 200 Riverfront, became a tumultuous topic during Wednesday’s Marseilles City Council meeting.

The Hiawatha boys basketball team is coming of its winningest season since 2003-04. The Hawks are hoping to build off their 10 wins and change the program's reputation led by double-double machine Aidan Cooper.

While developers of the large townhome proposal setting designs on the former site of Parfection Park did not receive endorsement from the Yorkville School District 115, they are borrowing the high school’s nickname. The "Fox Haven Subdivisions" is set for July 22 final approval.