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The schools of The Times area sent plenty of athletes to the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet. Here are those state qualifiers, the 2025 Times Boys Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll.

Congratulations to the 2025 Times Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Ottawa hurdler and double state medalist Weston Averkamp.

With the Kaneland Knights poised for an evolving season, new talent emerges to fill the void left by graduated stars Kendra Brown and Sam Kerry, as young players embrace fresh roles and aim to sustain last year’s 24-win momentum.

With Wilmington's Kyle Farrell having his high school sports career come to an end, it also brings an end to the time he and his father Chad Farrell have spent representing the Wildcats together as player and coach.

Dozens of people rallied in support of transgender rights Sunday in downtown DeKalb. Many said they fear for their right to simply exist in the U.S., which under President Donald Trump has targeted trans visibility, access to crisis hotlines, service in the military and more.

After falling short of state last season, Princeton's Asa Gartin and Jackson Mason came back motivated this spring. The Tiger tandem went 25-5, qualified for state and went 1-2 at the state tournament.

Here are six Northwest-Herald football players poised for big 2025 seasons.

Sycamore 2-year-old Oliver Olinger and his family got a police escort in style, joined by more than 100 motorcyclists, to the St. Charles Motorcycle Museum on Sunday. It's been almost a year since he finished treatment for leukemia, his mom said.

The Blue Team beat the Red Team 29-7 at the 51st annual Shrine Game at Illinois Wesleyan University's Tucci Stadium, capping off a week of sport and service for football stars from across the state.

The Jimmy John’s of Ottawa Cardinals defeated the Cam’s Corner Red Sox 9-7 to claim the Ottawa Little League 12U City baseball title on Saturday at Varland Park in Ottawa.

After 10 years in the program, Matt Adler will enter his first season as the Joliet Catholic Academy girls basketball coach.

The heat Sunday didn't stop people from filling Hopkins Park in DeKalb to celebrate Juneteenth. The event commemorates the day enslaved people in Texas were told they were free on June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. DeKalb's celebration included games, vendors, dancing and more.

Dozens of people rallied in support of transgender rights Sunday in downtown DeKalb. Organizers said the Trans Resilience Rally was to show public support and allyship for people they believe are unjustly and harmfully targeted under President Donald Trump's policies.

More than 100 motorcycles piled into parking lots outside Sycamore Public Library Sunday to escort Oliver Olinger, 2, and his family of Sycamore to the St. Charles Motorcycle Museum. The group helped the boy celebrate one-year free of cancer.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Whiteside, Ogle counties for June 8-14, 2025.

From goalkeeper to forward and everywhere in between, this year's Daily Journal All-Area girls soccer team features some of the state's top stars.

One of four local all-state players and the leader of a Peotone team that was two wins away from a trip to state, Allie Werner is this year's Daily Journal Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

Grand Ridge’s zip code is 61325, and when a town’s zip code matches the date, it’s Zip Code Day.

Alibi Bar and Grill in downtown St. Charles will close its doors by end of July, to make way for new arcade bar Rec Haus, new business owner Erik Gilly said.

A nearly yearlong search for the next DeKalb County administrator concluded this week as the next government leader was named, hailing from a downstate small city.

Huntley senior Dominique Johnson capped a stellar four-year varsity career by winning her third straight Class 3A triple jump state title and also won the long jump. The Miami-bound Johnson repeats as the Northwest Herald Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Headlined by Boys track and field Athlete of the Year Freddy Hassan, here is the Kane County Chronicle All-Area boys track and field team.

Kaneland senior Freddy Hassan, who cleared 2.02 meters and won second place in the Class 3A high jump, is the Kane County Chronicle 2024-25 Boys track and field Athlete of the Year.

The 32-team Morris Boys Shootout, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, has been canceled due to the expected heat

The Illinois Hall of Fame held its inaugural induction ceremony last weekend, where longtime Bishop McNamara football coach Rich Zinanni and Beecher Muskies manager Fred LeSage attended as two of six inductees with local ties.

The schools of The Times area sent plenty of athletes to the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet. Here are those state qualifiers, the 2025 Times Girls Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll.

Sandwich distance ace Sunny Weber, who repeated as Class 2A 3,200-meter run state champion and also won the 1,600 in a state-record time, is the 2025 Times Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Due to the warmer temperatures forecasted for next week, the Princeton High School summer cross country conditioning will be switching to morning runs for the week.

Campton Hills stands to receive $9.45 million in permit fees from a proposed annexation of 962 acres with 900 homes, according to a draft agreement, but the Geneva school district isn't guaranteed any of that.

Wheaton Warrenville South senior and Illinois recruit Ashlyn Adams, who scored a school-record 27 goals and had 16 assists and led the Tigers to the DuKane Conference and their first sectional title since 2003, is the Suburban Life girls soccer Player of the Year.

Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area girls soccer team.

When Sycamore faced a tough pitcher or the bats had a bad day, Bella Jacobs made sure to do what she could to keep the Spartans in the game until the bats woke up. The junior starter was named the Daily Chronicle 2025 Softball Player of the Year.

Big boppers dominated the softball season, with school record falling and big numbers going up. We look at all the best offensive and pitching talent on the Daily Chronicle All-Area Softball Team.

Huntley senior Tommy Nitz won all but one of his races this season, which he capped by winning the 1,600-meter run at the Class 3A Boys Track and Field State Meet. The Coastal Carolina-bound Nitz is the 2025 Northwest Herald Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

The Interstate 8 released its all-conference teams on Thursday for six spring sports.

Sports shorts for Thursday, June 19, including Princeton Youth Football registration and equipment pickup, Walnut 3-on-3 Basketball, the Walnut 5K Run/Walk for ALS on July 5 and the Tiger Classic golf tournament on Aug. 16.

Chester Weger’s murder conviction stands. Wednesday, a judge denied the 86-year-old’s bid for exoneration in 1960 Starved Rock murders.

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area girls soccer team.

Ryan Ritter, a 2019 graduate of Lincoln-Way East, made his Major League debut with the Colorado Rockies on June 6. It was a "crazy" path to get there, but he's embracing all the challenges and enjoying the ride.

Oswego junior Jordyn Washington, who scored 28 goals and led the Panthers to a program-record 19 wins and the Southwest Prairie Conference championship, is the Record Newspapers Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

A look at this year’s individual Bureau County Junior High Track & Field Honor Roll leaders, including athletes from Bureau Valley, DePue, Ladd, Lamoille, Princeton Logan and Spring Valley JFK

Rosary junior Katie Kostro, who jumped a personal-best 1.70 meters to take home the Class 2A high jump state title, is the Kane County Chronicle 2024-25 Girls track and field Athlete of the Year

Judge Magen Mertes on Monday, June 16, 2025, also denied John Trumbla’s request to be granted release from house arrest for a block of time each week to purchase groceries, clothing and medication.

LIV Golf hosted a special media day at Bolingbrook Golf Club on Tuesday, offering an exclusive preview of what fans can expect when LIV Golf Chicago returns to Bolingbrook this coming Aug. 8. The event brought together community leaders, local students and media.

When a player averages more than one intentional walk per game, it can be hard to feel like they are contributing to their fullest. Hinckley-Big Rock senior slugger and two-time Daily Chronicle Player of the Year Martin Ledbetter found a workaround. He stole 33 bases.

DeKalb's Brodie Farrell and Kaneland's Kanon Baxley shined both at the plate and on the mound and Sycamore's Davis Collie had a monster year the plate. They are just a handful of players named to the Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Baseball Team.

Evan Holschbach lost his dad, Leon, to ALS in 2022, just shy of one year after his diagnosis. Holschbach and his wife, Lindsey, volunteered for the Walnut 5K Run/Walk for ALS last year and are giving continued support to raise funds to help find a cure.

Huntley senior Bobby Pupich added facilitator to his resume along with goal-scorer this season to help the Red Raiders win their fifth straight Fox Valley Conference title. Pupich is the 2025 Northwest Herald Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year.

Morris won the title of its own Ladies Shootout for the first time in the event's 28 years

Nazareth senior Jaden Fauske and junior Landon Thome, York senior Josh Fleming, Downers Grove North senior Brady Schallmoser and Glenbard East senior Josh Ziemer were among those named Class 4A All-State by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association just announced.