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- High school football scores for the Southland
- Elgin storm drains adorned with fanciful designs part of a new program bringing public art to city streets
- ‘He had a hot hand’: Junior quarterback Damarion Arrington delivers TDs on first two touches as Mount Carmel shuts down Phillips
- Daily horoscope for September 4, 2021
- Ask Amy: Reconnected romance demands disconnection
- Maine South’s defense slows down Vanderbilt recruit Reese Edwards and Warren to win playoff-worthy showdown: ‘It was aggravating not to break one.’
- High school football scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
- ‘It just felt completely natural’: Seth Lendzion kicks 30-yard field goal with time expired as Naperville Central stuns Lincoln-Way East
- Jalen Buckley gains 94 yards in Batavia’s final two drives, sealing a win against Oswego with a 19-yard touchdown
- ‘That’s our guy’: David Olano gets in his kicks again as Naperville North rallies from 24-10 deficit before falling to Glenbard North
- ‘One I’ll tell my kids about’: Gabriel Bemont’s touchdown catch with 1:39 left lifts Bartlett to 59-58 win against Streamwood
- Chris Stinson seemingly sealed the win for West Aurora. But then Eisenhower brothers Nashon Johnson and Antonio Russell took over.
- Northwestern recruit Chris Petrucci made his varsity debut for Maine South in the spring, when crowds were limited. Few have seen why he stands out.
- Sumac’s burst of autumnal red is inviting, but picking the right species is vital to success in your garden
- The Chicago Bears season is fast approaching. Here are 10 reasons for optimism, from David Montgomery’s emergence to question marks over NFC North rivals.
- This day in history, September 4: Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus uses Arkansas National Guardsmen to prevent nine Black students from entering all-white Central High School in Little Rock
- Dallas Keuchel struggles again, allowing 5 earned runs in 3-plus innings as the Chicago White Sox lose 7-2 to the Kansas City Royals: ‘It’s self-imposed’
- Man gets 30 years in prison for hammer attack on two women on Crystal Lake bike path
- Taliban special forces bring an abrupt and frightening end to women’s protest in the capital by Afghanistan
- All lanes reopened on outbound Edens Expressway at Wilson after fatal motorcycle crash
- Scaled-back Last Fling brings out the crowds on opening night in Naperville
- NFL Season Preview: 10 Key Storylines with Bucs-Cowboys Week 1 kickoff on deck
- Column: There are changes galore in college football — but at least it’s a welcome time for the games to begin
- Northeast deals with muck, waterlogged homes in Hurricane Ida cleanup
- Ever wanted to see the inside of those old Elgin houses? Gifford Park tour opens the doors to seven of them
- Roots Aurora festival celebrates city’s diversity
- Early morning house fire takes the life of 64-year-old woman, Elgin Fire Department says
- US Navy declares 5 missing sailors dead nearly a week after a helicopter crashed in the Pacific Ocean
- At least 15 people wounded in city shootings, including 4-year-old boy who later died, as long Labor Day weekend begins
- As firefighters make progress on California wildfire, Lake Tahoe evacuees hope to return home as wildfire slows
- Aurora building being repurposed for those in recovery
- Kosovo, an ardent US ally, agrees to take in Afghanistan evacuees who fail to clear initial rounds of screening and host them for up to a year
- Northwestern loses season opener after Michigan State’s Kenneth Walker III shreds the Wildcats defense for 264 rushing yards and 4 TDs
- Organizers work to make sure ‘a lot going on’ at PrairieFest in Oswego over Labor Day weekend
- Man in critical condition following shooting on West Side in East Garfield Park neighborhood
- Suspect in fatal Chase Bank stabbing held without bail, has history of violent attacks, prosecutor says
- Kane County Health Department to provide COVID-19 vaccines at upcoming community clinics
- Oak Forest cheerleader playing the waiting game as one of 27 in nation on US Junior Coed squad
- Judge temporarily shields some Texas abortion clinics from being sued by the state’s largest anti-abortion group
- President Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks
- Cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida
- Willard Scott, weatherman on NBC’s ‘Today’ show, dies at 87
- Two late interceptions help No. 19 Penn State hold off No. 12 Wisconsin 16-10 in their Big Ten opener
- Miami Hurricanes go bigger with new Turnover Chain that is tribute to program’s glory days
- Boy, 12, and girl, 15, shot in East Garfield Park, police say
- Chicago police, prosecutors spar over charging suspect in shooting that killed 7-year-old girl and wounded her sister
- Andy Green says David Ross remains symptom-free except for ‘late-night snacking’ after the Chicago Cubs manager tests positive for COVID-19
- Iowa rides a pair of pick-sixes to a 34-6 rout of Indiana
- After a red-hot August, José Abreu turns his attention to the stretch drive for the Chicago White Sox: ‘We just have to keep working’
- Boy, 13, shot in head in South Chicago, police say
- 1 in custody after CTA bus driver seriously injured in Loop shooting, police say
- Northern Illinois converts a 2-point play in the final minute to complete a stunning 22-21 road upset of Georgia Tech