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A second suspect in the July shooting in La Salle has been apprehended and awaits extradition proceedings in North Dakota.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2024.

Another bar is coming to downtown Cary that will also operate an outdoor mobile space at the future community plaza.

Huntley senior Georgia Watson helped the Raiders bring home their first state trophy since 1997 with a fourth-place finish in a loaded Class 4A field. Watson, who will graduate early to enroll at Kentucky, is the 2024 Northwest Herald Girls Volleyball Player of the Year.

Developers are back seeking city approval again for a 93-unit apartment complex within walking distance of the Pingree Road Metra station in Crystal Lake.

Richmond-Burton coach Mike Kamholz led the Rockets to their second straight Kishwaukee River Conference title, first regional championship since 2015 and a sparkling 36-2 record. Kamholz is the 2024 Northwest Herald Girls Volleyball Coach of the Year.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald All-Area girls volleyball team.

Oswego East junior Mason Lockett showcased the vast growth in his game with 19 points and eight rebounds, but the Wolves needed a free throw with 4.5 seconds left from Lukas Adolfs to hold off a furious Plainfield North rally for a 52-51 win.

Logan Glover scored six of his team-high 12 points in the fourth quarter, the biggest the game-winning free throws with 8.2 seconds left as Glenbard West won a 42-40 thriller at Hinsdale Central.

Crystal Lake South had to fend off several late challenges from Burlington Central and eventually emerged with a 66-61 Fox Valley Conference victory on Friday.

Sheldon Aninagyei Bonsu sported a new jersey number Friday night and then called his own number in the fourth quarter, helping rally Huntley to a victory over Hampshire.

Sam Tisch's steal and score tied the game, and Gavin Serlong hit a free throw with 21 seconds left as St. Charles East came from behind to beat Glenbard North 42-41.

Lockport raced to a 38-21 halftime lead and held off Lincoln-Way West for a 70-56 Southwest Suburban Conference win

A roundup of Friday night's action across The Times area, including boys basketball conference (and season) openers as well as Seneca boys wrestling scoring a pair of triumphs.

Junior Cooper Mellican scored nine of his team-high 16 points during a late surge, and St. Charles North took better care of the ball down the stretch to rally past Wheaton North 52-43.

Batavia ended Lake Park's 15-game conference winning streak with a 40-32 win on Friday night.

Landrie Callahan had 15 points and 20 rebounds while Layken added 14 points in the Morris girls' 54-31 win over La Salle-Peru, while the Cavaliers took the boys game of the doubleheader 60-48 behind Mikey Hartman's 19 points.

The Newman boys fell to Princeton at the buzzer, West Carroll beat Milledgeville, E-P wrestling won two and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Ottawa's girls built a lead, withstood a second-half rally and then pulled away for a win in the opening game of an Interstate 8 Conference twin bill Friday in Kingman Gym. Then Kaneland's boys did the same thing in the nightcap.

The two teams combined for just seven points in the opening quarter, but Joliet West put up 25 in the third to do what was needed in a 63-35 win.

Kaneland's Angelina Gochis won the Donnybrook in Iowa while Alex Gregorio-Perez was fourth for DeKalb, plus other wrestling and basketball scores.

The Sterling boys basketball team faced a tall task to open Western Big 6 Conference play at 4A No. 5 Moline on Friday night.

Ed Lorton led eight Fieldcrest scorers with 19 points while Kash Klendworth had 13 points and Layten Gerdes added 11. Princeton's Jordan Reinhardt hits game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer

Lemont, Bolingbrook win boys basketball, Plainfield South wins girls basketball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake South win girls basketball, McHenry, South Beloit win boys basketball. That and more in Friday's roundup.

Jordan Reinhardt hit a last-second 3-pointer to lift Princeton to a win at Newman and St. Bede lost to Seneca in Friday's BCR roundup.

Quinn Carrier finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and six steals as the Spartans opened Interstate 8 play with a 57-40 win over Rochelle on Friday night.

Dixon senior basketball player Darius Harrington, who scored a career-high 40 points in a win over Rochelle, is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Drake Lansman.

A Crystal Lake attorney’s law license will be temporarily suspended after a finding by state regulators that he “misappropriated” more than $74,000 from his client trust account.

After undergoing a more than $100,000 complete rebuild, Rice Park in Yorkville is re-opening to the public featuring all new inclusive playground equipment designed to celebrate the diversity and needs of the community

A frustrated Will County judge warned a former attorney for convicted ex-Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson that he will face a new contempt case if he continued to interrupt and talk over her.

Huntley senior Anna Campanelli led the Red Raiders to the Dundee-Crown Thanksgiving Tournament title and scored a career-high 32 points against Boylan. Campanelli is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

NILs. The transfer portal. Big money. All have changed college football. We look at how NIU coach Thomas Hammock approaches the changing landscape.

The DeKalb Park District failed to annex the Meta DeKalb Data Center to its tax rolls for two years, likely causing the district to miss out on more than a million dollars in property tax revenue since 2022, an official said.

When she first found out she had leukemia, Ioanna Lo Destro’s heart dropped. Instead of her own mortality, her hopes and fears turned to her dreams of motherhood, her first IVF treatment was cruelly scheduled the very next day.

A Streator woman charged in the “Bonnie & Clyde” crime spree pleaded guilty Thursday to three felonies. Ashley Moats is going to prison for five years.

The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office.

The smell of raw marijuana alone is enough probable cause for an officer to search a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday, reversing the decision of a Whiteside County judge and upholding the appellate court’s ruling.

Prairie Ridge coach Joe Schroeder helped the Wolves accomplish their goals of winning a Fox Valley Conference championship and reaching the state finals this fall. For his leadership, Schroeder was named the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer Coach of the Year.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer All-Area team.

Despite a rough shooting night, Manteno buckled down in its 2-3 zone in Thursday’s home Illinois Central Eight Conference showdown with Wilmington, earning a 27-17 win.

Despite some pushes from Peotone, it was Coal City's girls basketball team that came out on top 61-40 to improve to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in ICE play.

Sterling, Newman, A-FC, Fulton, Polo and Amboy girls basketball had wins, Sterling girls bowling beat Dixon and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Seneca started out shooting cold, but played tough defense to register a win over Marquette on Thursday night.

Wins for Streator girls wrestling, Seneca boys wrestling and Ottawa boys bowling are just a few of the results in Thursday's Times Roundup.

Jayce Schmitt scored 20 points, including a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to force OT, but Johnsburg lost to Rockford Lutheran 78-74. Plus more in Thursday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Kazariah Smith's putback basket with :04 remaining gave Romeoville a 60-58 win over Plainfield Central

Rock Falls is 4-0 for the first time since 2018 after holding off Byron in a 65-60 win to open BNC play. Kuitim Heald had 29 points.

Featuring St. Bede bowling and girls basketball games for Hall, Princeton, Henry, St. Bede, Earlville and Mendota

Lockport, Plainfield North, Reed-Custer win girls basketball, Joliet Central wins boys bowling. That and more in Thursday's roundup.