4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (825+ words) All season long, the La Salle-Peru volleyball team has been jumping out to early leads. “I think we have a really good pregame,” L-P senior Addie Dawson said. “We have a lot of traditions that I think get our energy…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (288+ words) A banner outside the Joliet Junior College Event Center in February 2025 welcoming the Greater Joliet Area YMCA, which now has an office and will run programs at the college. (Bob Okon) Joliet Junior College is celebrating statewide recognition for its…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (58+ words) Shaw Local Chase Hojnacki dedicates game to grandma, carries Huntley to big win over Dundee-Crown Junior runs for 133 yards, 5 TDs in 59-0 win Chase Hojnacki, Huntley (Dave Hess for Shaw Local) Chase Hojnacki didn’t let his emotions get the best…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (246+ words) East St. Louis quarterback Reece Shanklin throws a pass during the Class 6A State championship game last season. The Flyers submitted a request to play up into Class 7A postseason for this year. (Scott Anderson) East St. Louis has officially submitted to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (402+ words) Princeton quarterback Jack Oester lets go of a pass against Mercer County on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 at Bryant Field in Princeton. The Tigers will welcome Portage Northern (Mich.) to Bryant Field at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. (Scott Anderson) Princeton has found an out-of-state…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (850+ words) Lisa Tagliapietra of Spring Grove was noticing some skaters at her roller rink in Lake County appearing agitated and some made comments they didn’t “fit in.” One young girl visited the Just For Fun Roller Rink in Mundelein, owned by…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (554+ words) The Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Rochelle Township High School District regarding a shared-use fieldhouse at Helms Park. The 50-year agreement will see the park district build the facility on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (408+ words) Mike Siefken, golf maintenance superintendent for DeKalb Park District, gives remarks to the DeKalb Park Board of Commissioners on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, during its regular monthly meeting. (Megann Horstead) In a bit of par for the course, leaders from the DeKalb…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (429+ words) Katy Leclair, Greater Joliet Area YMCA president and chief executive officer, was named the 2026 recipient of the ATHENA Award. The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry and its Council for Working Women announced Leclair’s award on Tuesday. Leclair will be…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (231+ words) Esteban Cardoso was recently awarded the 2026 Christopher Anderson Memorial scholarship for his hard work as a student athlete and team player. The $1,800 scholarship is awarded each year by Anderson’s family to a graduating senior DeKalb High School soccer player who…...