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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – After one week narrowly on the outside of the AP Top 25, Illinois football is ranked again in Sunday’s poll. The Illini jump from No. 26 to No. 23 after their b…

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Illini football back in top 25, kickoff time announced for Washington

Park Ridge City Hall To Host Prescription Takeback Event - Journal & Topics Media Group

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Park Ridge City Hall To Host Prescription Takeback Event

Residents who have prescription medications they don’t need can turn them in for safe disposal next Saturday (Oct. 25). As part of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription...

Students in Mrs. Angie Thompson’s third-grade class at Lincoln Elementary School, attended a drum circle on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at Greenfield Retirement Home in Princeton. The drum circle was hosted...

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Photos: Lincoln Elementary Students drum circle warms hearts at Greenfield Retirement Home in Princeton

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Thousands rally at "No Kings" protest in Urbana

Thousands rally at “No Kings” protest in Urbana

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A protest rallying against President Donald Trump’s administration was hosted Saturday on the steps of the Champaign County Courthouse as part of the nationwide “N…

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Rotary Park for the No Kings protest on Saturday, Oct, 18, 2025 in Princeton. Millions of people across the United States are rising again to show the world that America...

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Photos: Hundreds gather in Princeton for 'No Kings' protest

Ottawa Soccer Club crowned five city champions in its younger age groups on its tournament day.

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Ottawa Soccer Club crowns city tournament champions

Park Ridge Mulls Asphalt Option For Gravel Alley Repavement - Journal & Topics Media Group

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Park Ridge Mulls Asphalt Option For Gravel Alley Repavement

Park Ridge alderpersons broadly agreed that gravel alleys don’t necessarily have to be “green” alleys and that asphalt alleys may be a viable alternative. But they were divided about whether the...

There’s been a familiar voice for Annawan-Wethersfield football fans for nearly half a century. Rod Jackson of Mineral started doing the PA for Annawan in 1978 and picked up the same duties with the...

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‘There he goes,’ Rod Jackson has been Annawan PA voice for 46 years

Hoffman Estates snapped a two-game losing streak by doubling up Conant on Friday to retain the Mayor's Cup for a sixth straight season.

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Hoffman Estates doubles up Conant, keeps Mayor’s Cup

Hersey QB Jake Nawrot threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two more, including the game-winning 1-yard keeper with 18 seconds left as Hersey came back to stun Prospect 38-34.

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Jake Nawrot throws 3 touchdowns, runs for 2 more as Hersey stuns Prospect in fourth quarter

In Rochelle's first home game since junior Dylan Manning's head injury, a crowd full of Hubs fans donned shirts in Manning's support as they watched Rochelle down Ottawa 42-3.

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Rochelle runs past Ottawa in win that was ‘100 percent’ for injured Dylan Manning

A 99-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter held Fremd earn a 23-13 victory over Palatine on Friday for the Vikings' first win in the series since 2019.

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Fremd earns first win over Palatine since 2019

Illinois-bound running back Aaron Stewart ran for 306 yards as Warren beat Lake Zurich 27-17 Friday night and clinched the North Suburban Conference title.

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Warren runs past Lake Zurich in NSC showdown behind Aaron Stewart’s 306 rushing yards

Bishop McNamara dispatched with Hope Academy in a battle of unbeaten Chicagoland Christian Conference teams on Friday to get in strong position for conference title, Kankakee picked up its sixth straight...

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McNamara cruises in battle of unbeatens, Cedric Terrell III shines for Kays: Friday’s Daily Journal roundup

Barrington came to Schaumburg seeking to clinch a share of the West title, which they did in a dominant 42-0 victory.

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Barrington handles Schaumburg in 42-0 shutout

L-P's Julia Garcia and Dagny Greer qualified for state tennis, St. Bede soccer won its regional opener and more results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

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L-P doubles team qualifies for state tennis: Friday’s NewsTribune roundup

McHenry faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at Huntley High School.

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Photos: McHenry vs. Huntley, 2025 Week 8 football

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) – Highlights and scores from week eight of high school football, including Monticello’s win against Prairie Central in the Spotlight Game of the Week. Monticello…

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Friday Football Fever (10/17/25)

BEARDSTOWN, Ill. (WCIA) — There is a heavy, active police presence in Beardstown, the Cass County Sheriff says. The situation is happening between 2nd and 3rd Streets on Adams Street. Law enf…

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Heavy police presence in Beardstown, Sheriff telling public to avoid area

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A group of Illinois football fans is petitioning the university to restore the former name of its football stadium a month after it was renamed. The home of Fighting …

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Illini fan group petitions for return of former football stadium name

MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — A volunteer with a local community was flown to a hospital after being hit by a delivery truck in Mattoon around noon on Friday. Mattoon Police confirmed with WCIA that…

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Volunteer hit by delivery truck in Mattoon, flown to hospital

Park Ridge Open To Allowing Office-To-Residential Conversions - Journal & Topics Media Group

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Park Ridge Open To Allowing Office-To-Residential Conversions

Park Ridge alderpersons were supportive of the possibility of opening up office districts to residential use, with some even suggesting that they could be used to meet the city’s affordable housing...

Maine South Students Take Part In National Fashion Gala Fundraiser - Journal & Topics Media Group

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Maine South Students Take Part In National Fashion Gala Fundraiser

Two sisters, Maine South junior Chloe Brown and Maine South freshman Mica Brown, will be walking the runway for a good cause this Saturday (Oct. 18) at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s Be Beautiful...

GILMAN, Ill. (WCIA) — First responders are currently on the scene of a vehicle fire on I-57 near Gilman. The fire happened in the southbound lanes at milepost 285, just north of Gilman. Offic…

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Vehicles catches fire on I-57 near Gilman, State Police say