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- Hanover Central senior Gunnar Howes ends his first regular season of high school football with impact plays in win against Calumet: ‘I’m making the most of it while I can.’
- Football scores for the Southland and the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
- Football scores for Northwest Indiana
- No Kaleb Brown, no problem. Even without the Ohio Sate recruit, St. Rita rolls past Providence behind sophomore Ethan Middleton.
- The new-look Chicago Bulls cap a perfect preseason with a 118-105 win against the Memphis Grizzlies: ‘We just need to keep getting better’
- Daily horoscope for October 16, 2021
- ‘He’s really good’: Jordan Jones leads offense that piles up 423 yards and 6 TDs as South Elgin clinches third straight conference title.
- Ask Amy: Baby shower brings on infantile behavior
- ‘He’s growing up daily’: Junior quarterback Aidan Gray throws for 2 TDs and runs for another as Naperville North edges Waubonsie Valley to become playoff-eligible
- Chicago Sky move within 1 win of their 1st WNBA championship after an 86-50 rout of the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of the Finals
- And now he scores on punt returns, too. Northwestern-bound Reggie Fleurima snags three TDs as Naperville Central tops Metea Valley
- Carlos Correa’s tiebreaking homer leads the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the ALCS
- Classic Melton: Mark Melton praises defense after running for 203 yards and 2 TDs as Oswego downs Oswego East in rivalry game.
- Column: Many come and go, but 92-year-old Bob Newhart is the godfather of celebrity Chicago sports fans
- Column: If Justin Fields wants to win his 1st matchup with Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago Bears offense needs to make explosive plays
- This day in history, October 16: Radical abolitionist John Brown leads raid on the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry in western Virginia
- Mundelein buys 3 land parcels from Lake County in a $300 sale, trustees also approve rezoning near Diamond Lake
- Townships across central Lake County expect food pantries to see increased demand in coming months, have uptick in housing payment assistance requests
- 7 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, including Jonathan Toews ‘good’ health, Seth Jones’ bounce-back and a needed switch to shorter shifts
- Lawsuits demand judges to weigh in on unproven ivermectin drug for COVID-19 patients
- Libertyville Village Board meeting included 4 police officers promoted in rank and leadership positions, trustees making changes to ‘High Five’ business grant
- Islamic State claims suicide bombing in south Afghanistan mosque
- Morton Grove close to establishing new TIF District aimed at generating development near Metra Station
- 2 cops injured in vehicle crash in South Austin neighborhood
- NASA’s asteroid hunter Lucy rockets into the sky with diamonds on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids.
- Elgin News Digest
- Motorist charged with DUI, Scott’s Law violation in I-90 wreck, state police says
- For regular customers, vendors end of season at Aurora Farmers Market ‘a little sad’
- Local actors and writers share their craft to scare visitors at All Hallows Eve
- Oswego trustees look at cost of water supply options
- Mobile technology for birdwatchers focus of Kane County Forest Preserve District program
- Days off curtailed for Chicago police officers ahead of potential vaccination reporting mandate showdown
- State reinstates Sherman Hospital in Elgin as a Level II trauma center
- Open House Chicago 2021
- 5 things to watch for when the Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers, including matching wits with Aaron Rodgers and the 1st taste of the rivalry for Justin Fields — plus our Week 6 predictions
- Northwestern rebounds with a 21-7 win against Rutgers behind Ryan Hilinski’s arm and a stout defense
- Josue Sanchez scores 3 goals, but Illiana Christian’s record-setting season ends in penalty kicks in regional final: ‘We have a lot to build from here.’
- 1 deputy killed, 2 wounded in shooting outside of a Houston bar, according to police
- Clark Magnet High School officials mourn ‘devastating’ loss of standout basketball player Kierra Moore, 16, gunned down on West Side
- How tall is Campbell Paris? It’s academic as the South Carolina recruit becomes more than an imposing hitter for Barrington.
- No need for forensic analysis: Michigan State recruit Gillian Grimes digs up everything as Nazareth’s libero
- Northern Illinois wins its 4th straight, riding Jay Ducker’s 210 rushing yards and Trayvon Rudolph’s 100-yard kickoff return to a 34-26 win over Bowling Green
- Purdue pulls off a stunning road upset of No. 2 Iowa, dominating the Hawkeyes 24-7
- Paul Salata, creator of the NFL’s Mr. Irrelevant Award, dies at 94
- Mia Dainton had a message for her teammates. Bridget Sherman heard it loud and clear, and Andrean advances to semistate as a result.
- Boston Red Sox become the 1st team in MLB history to hit 2 grand slams in a postseason game — and even the ALCS against the Houston Astros with a 9-5 win
- Ignacio Aliseda’s goal in the 88th minute gives the Chicago Fire a 2-2 draw with the MLS-leading New England Revolution
- Local scores for Northwest Indiana
- Austin Riley’s RBI single in the 9th gives the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 walk-off win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS