Wilmington Region
Photo by Eric Fisher
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS were bright at Jeff Reents Stadium and Becker Field on Friday when the Wildcats opened the football season with a 44-6 victory over Chicago Hope. The Harleys were loud, the bleachers were packed and the sky was pretty as the Wildcats took the first step in defending their Class 2A state title. It felt like a playoff contest with fans lined up along the fence the length of the field. Now they’ll have to travel, this Friday to Sandwich and the following Friday to Lisle before hosting Peotone Sept. 20.
09/03/2024 - 4:31pm
Coal City Region
THE MORRIS FAMILY of Diamond. From left, Esther Morris, 3, Katy Morris, 30, Joseph Morris, 29, Lawrence Morris, 5, and Jesse Morris, 6.
09/03/2024 - 4:28pm
It was Aug. 31, and Joseph Morris, 29, was experiencing “discomfort,” as doctors prefer to say when referring to excruciating pain
The “water bottle sized” incision in his abdomen was hot and throbbed from the surgery he had endured two days earlier...
Braidwood Region
09/03/2024 - 4:51pm
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that repairs to the bridge carrying Interstate 55 over the Des Plaines River, in Channahon, will begin, weather permitting this week.
To complete the work, the public should...
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