10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (266+ words) IKEA store, 750 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook. (Felix Sarver) If you want some of IKEA’s Swedish meatballs but don’t want to venture to Schaumburg or Bolingbrook, you soon can get your fix in in Gurnee. Gurnee Mills mall officials announced Tuesday IKEA…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (578+ words) Sauk Valley Sports Roundup Newman Central Catholic def. East Moline 25-19, 25-22: At Sterling, the Comets won their first match of the season behind eight kills from Bella Lanning and 16 assists from Lauren McClain. Sterling def. Dixon 25-11, 25-10: At Sterling, the Golden Warriors…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (173+ words) Lyons d. Lockport 23-25, 25-16, 25-23 Taylor Carroll had 13 kills and nine digs, Olivia Pora 10 kills, Blake Spreyne eight kills and Colleen Chambers 28 assists and eight digs for the visiting Lions. Julia Ahrens added eight digs and five assists and Gabi Munoz six digs....

3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (451+ words) St. Bede head volleyball coach Nicole Trenka talks to her team during a timeout against Orion in the 2025 Class 1A Regional semifinals at Putnam County High School. (Scott Anderson) First-match excitement and home-court energy kept St. Bede in contention against a…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (810+ words) Marquette's Kinley Rick (Brian Hoxsey) Marquette d. Lexington 23-25, 25-11, 26-24: At Bader Gymnasium, the Crusaders started their season winning the final two sets over the Minutemen on Tuesday. Marquette was led by Kinley Rick (13 assists, seven kills, nine digs), Rita McLaughlin (15 assists, eight…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (140+ words) Shaw Local Jaickob Pastor Ortiz (9) of Ottawa and Zak Ludeman (15) of Roanoke-Benson/Eureka battle over possession of ball on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at Ottawa High School in Ottawa. (MaKade Rios for Shaw Local) Over 15 years covering news, sports and events in…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (717+ words) Mendota 7, DePue-Hall 0: Cesar Casas scored three goals and had an assist as the Trojans cruised to a season-opening victory in DePue. Kevin Herrera scored two goals, Danny Garcia had a goal and three assists and Abel Nanez added a goal…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (603+ words) Gardner-South Wilmington d. Braidwood Reed-Custer, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22: The Comets fell to 0-2 on the season. Lincoln-Way Central d. Chicago Christian, 14-25, 25-14, 25-20: Ella Thompson led the Knights with eight kills while hitting.615. Stella Davis added two kills and three blocks, while Bella Bendoraitis had three aces, 10 assists…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (809+ words) Kankakee High School logo. Kankakee 3, Lincoln-Way West 2: The Kays opened the season on a high note with a tournament win over the Warriors. Dylan Tapia Ayala scored two goals while Angel Cruz had a goal and an assist. Freshman Dylan…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (747+ words) Benet sophomore Linden Stritch (Joshua Welge ) Linden Stritch and Benet endured a series of unfortunate events Tuesday that would seem to sink a young volleyball team playing its first match. The Redwings gave up an 11-point run, and the lead…...