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Oak Lawn's James Chorney (7) picks off a pass to end in overtime against Evergreen Park during a South Suburban Red game in Evergreen Park on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

High school football schedule and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

By Josh Krockey

October 7, 2026 at 10:17 p.m.

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and...

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

U.S. Rep. Mrvan introduces legislation against federal power plant orders

By Maya Wilkins

October 7, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

Mrvan introduced legislation to prevent utility consumers from paying costs for reopening or preventing the...

Magician Matt Kalita, left, and his daughter Mya frame iconic Chicago TV horror film host Svengoolie in this Oct. 5, 2019, photo at the Haunting Hammond festival in downtown Hammond, Indiana. Kalita will make his big-screen film premiere this fall, portraying a magician who changes history. (Matt Kalita/provided)

Of Notoriety: Michigan City magician ready for big screen; club reaches charity goal

By Philip Potempa

October 7, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Michigan City stage magician Matt Kalita has teamed with director Dean Christakis to complete their...

Troy Swanson, of Woodridge, adjunct professor in the School of Information Studies at Dominican University in River Forest and chairman of the Library/Learning Resources Center at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, has been named Academic Librarian of the Year by the Illinois Library Association. (Melinda Moore/Daily Southtown)

Educator with ties to Moraine Valley, Dominican University, deemed state’s Academic Librarian of the Year

By Melinda Moore

October 1, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Troy Swanson, who works at Moraine Valley Community College and Dominican University, has been named...

Lake County Government Center. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

Lake County election board dismisses ADA complaint but could change future polling sites

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 1, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

The Lake County election board dismissed an East Chicago School Board member’s ADA complaint, though...

An Aurora Police Department shoulder patch. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Oswego man charged with aggravated battery after incident in Aurora, police say

By Aurora Beacon-News

October 1, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.

An 18-year-old Oswego man has been charged with aggravated battery after allegedly punching and threatening...

Purdue Northwest student Jaelysa Bracey hugs her grandmother, Carrolle Bracey, after being sworn in as an intern with the Lake County Prosecutor's Office High Tech Crime Unit on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

PNW students sworn into intern work for Lake County prosecutor

By Maya Wilkins

October 1, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

The students will work with the High Tech Crime Unit, giving them hands-on experience in...

Whitney Wolf, a member of the Winnetka Community House's Board of Governors, center, smiles as speakers announce a $10 million fundraising campaign to revitalize the center's historic theater, gallery and Pine Street entrance, Sept. 29, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Winnetka Community House near ‘Home Alone’ site launches $10 million fundraising campaign

By Claire Murphy

October 7, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

The nonprofit organization has already raised $7.2 million of its $10 million goal in private...

2-time baseball state champion Matthew Hara is glad he’s playing football again. So is 1st-place Libertyville.

By Steve Reaven

October 1, 2026 at 8:56 a.m.

Matthew Hara, who didn't play football last year so he could focus on baseball, is...

Metea Valley’s Caroline Candela has teammates’ attention. The loud 5-foot-2 libero dives ‘all over the place.’

By Matt Le Cren

October 1, 2026 at 7:39 a.m.

A varsity rookie, junior libero Caroline Candela has excelled on defense for Metea Valley, setting...

Joe Wanda, co-owner of Wanda Farms, which produces pasture-raised meats and eggs in Harvard, Ill. (Ben Rattin)

Lake Forest high school senior promoting sustainable farms to consumers in North Shore

By Andis Robeznieks

October 2, 2026 at 9:09 a.m.

Lake Forest High School senior Ben Rattin believes the practices used in modern farming are...

After moving back to US, Lucas Hendrixson scores 1st touchdown for Highland: ‘It’s something I won’t forget’

By Michael Osipoff

October 1, 2026 at 6:43 a.m.

For Highland's Lucas Hendrixson, who missed last season with an injury after moving from Germany,...

Junior quarterback Brian Watson poses next to the Royals Athletic Complex before practice at Larkin on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (Paul Johnson / The Beacon-News)

Larkin junior quarterback Brian Watson reacts to the new Royals Athletic Complex: ‘We finally have our home’

By Paul Johnson

October 1, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Brian Watson and Antonio Ventura are excited about Larkin playing football for the first time...