Denny Hamlin earns pole position for eero 400 in NASCAR’s return to Joliet racetrack: ‘I’m a Chicago master’
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race in 2015 and has finished in the top 10 in five of his last six races in Joliet.
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Introducing the 2026 Daily Southtown Baseball All-Area Team
Three players each from St. Laurence and Mount Carmel and two from Class 3A state champ St. Rita highlight first two teams.
Brother Rice’s Brady Cunningham is the 2026 Daily Southtown Baseball Player of the Year. ‘Focus on right now.’
Brady Cunningham, the 2026 Daily Southtown Baseball Player of the Year, hits .539 with 17 home runs and 62 RBIs for Brother Rice.
Introducing the 2026 Daily Southtown Girls Soccer All-Area Team
Three players from Lincoln-Way Central and Marist, plus two from state finalist Lemont, headline first two teams.
Lemont’s Gabriela Kuruc is the 2026 Daily Southtown Girls Soccer Player of the Year. ‘Our go-to girl.’
UIC commit Gabriela Kuruc, 2026 Daily Southtown Girls Soccer Player of the Year, tallies 32 goals and eight assists for Lemont.
Wake Forest recruit TJ McQuillan revs up as Mount Carmel routs Naperville Central for third place in Class 4A
TJ McQuillan goes 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI as Mount Carmel routs Naperville Central 11-2 in the Class 4A third-place game.
After hitting two-run homer, Vinny Stubitsch wins Class 3A state title for St. Rita on walk-off sacrifice fly
Vinny Stubitsch goes 3-for-4 with a two-run homer as St. Rita takes Class 3A state title with 12-11 win over Troy Triad.
Mario Medina makes big plays again for Mount Carmel in the Class 4A state semifinals. ‘A rock for our team.’
Mario Medina gets one Mount Carmel's three hits and makes big defensive play in 3-1 loss to Libertyville in Class 4A semifinal.
Taking advantage, Frank Garofalo gets St. Rita to state championship game with walk-off single. ‘Big moment.’
Frank Garofalo's walk-off single in seventh lifts St. Rita to 2-1 win over East Peoria in a Class 3A state semifinal.
Playing with stitches, Ryan Jones returns from surgery to spark St. Rita to state. ‘Push through adversity.’
Ryan Jones returns for the supersectional and reaches base three times, powering St. Rita to Friday's Class 3A state semifinals.