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A Severe Weather Advisory was issued as temperatures hit 30 below zero with the wind chill closing schools, limiting commutes and halting construction in Joliet and surrounding suburbs on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.

A quick start and a pin by Sawyer Davis helped Sycamore pick up the Interstate 8 Conference title with wins over Morris and Seneca.

Plainfield South led Joliet West by as many as 31 in the first half as the Cougars cruised to their third victory in four games.

The Lincoln-Way East girls basketball team defeated the visiting Lockport Porters 47-41 on Thursday, avenging two previous losses to their conference foe earlier this season.

Drake Been, Luke Gouty, Eiden Kubilius and Ryan Hagji all scored in double figures for Lincoln-Way West in a 70-60 win over Bremen on Wednesday.

Joliet Catholic and Joliet Central traded the lead six times in the first quarter, but the Hilltoppers outscored the Steelmen 18-5 in the third to earn a dominant victory.

Elena Moody was one of three Joliet Central girls basketball players to score in double digits Tuesday in a 59-30 win over Joliet West.

Bolingbrook prefers an up-tempo game but the rigorous nature of Monday's game with Lincoln Park forced them to find a more prudent path to a 66-61 victory.

It probably had a few more twists and turns than the coaching staff would have liked, but Joliet West eventually found the right path in collecting a 58-55 victory over Thornton on Monday at the Homewood-Flossmoor MLK Dream Classic.