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Geneva's quarterback Ben Peterson (4) celebrates with head coach Boone Thorgesen after the Vikings beat Batavia 56-49 during a DuKane Conference game on Sept. 25, 2026. (Mark Black/for the Beacon-News)

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 8

Geneva and Huntley move into the top 10, while Lincoln-Way East and Loyola continue to lead the way.

Police: 79-year-old man stabbed blind resident at assisted living facility

A 79-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge after police say he stabbed a blind man at a Park Ridge assisted living facility Sunday.

A train crosses Old McHenry Road in Hawthorn Woods. An underpass is the main part of the planned Old McHenry Crossings project. Construction is set to begin in 2029. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

‘Huge improvement’: Underpass construction in southern Lake County set to begin in 2029

A roads project expected to be among the largest ever undertaken by the Lake County Division of Transportation is gaining traction.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey attend a gubernatorial debate at the WTTW studios on Oct. 13, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

In lone debate for Illinois governor, Bailey gets testy as Pritzker links challenger to Trump

The lone scheduled face-to-face meeting between the major-party candidates for Illinois governor turned chippy Tuesday night, as Republican Darren Bailey repeatedly attacked and interrupted Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, who countered by casting his challenger as a conservative extremist and a follower of President Donald Trump.

From left, 9th Congressional District candidates Evanston mayor Daniel Biss and Arlington Heights pastor John Elleson pose for an attendees photo during a general election forum for at the Skokie Public Library Thursday Sept. 24, 2026 in Skokie. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Democrat Daniel Biss aims to keep party’s hold on Illinois’ 9th District vs. GOP’s John Elleson, who raises $0

Voters in Illinois’ deep-blue 9th Congressional District may feel they already chose their next member of Congress in March’s open Democratic primary. Democrats have held the North Side and north suburban seat since 1949, and except for a brief stretch, only two people have represented it in that time.

A Village of Palatine photo indicates the location of a new designated smoking area in the village’s downtown, and the 300-foot distance where smoking is otherwise banned on sidewalks and in parking lots. (Village of Palatine)

Palatine bans smoking on downtown sidewalks, parking lots

Palatine is banning smoking on public sidewalks and rights of way in parts of the village’s downtown within 300 feet of a newly created smoking section.

Witches watch a show during last year’s Nightmare on Chicago Street in Elgin. This year’s event takes place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17. (John Starks/Daily Herald)

Things to do Oct. 16-22: Nightmare on Chicago Street, Civil War Encampment & Battle, Barrington Area TasteFest and more

Mark your calendar for Nightmare on Chicago Street in Elgin, the Civil War Encampment & Battle in Hainesville, Barrington Area TasteFest and various Halloween happenings around the suburbs this weekend.

RB Global will get $1.4 million in incentives to move to the Riverway office complex at Higgins and River roads in Rosemont, under a deal approved by the village board. (Christopher Placek/Daily Herald)

Rosemont inks $1.4 million deal to lure corporate headquarters from Westchester

RB Global, an asset manager and auctioneer, will receive $1.4 million in economic incentives to relocate its corporate headquarters from Westchester to Rosemont.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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