All Stories from August 20, 2025 (Change date)
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First-round pick Conrad visits Cubs, WrigleyAug 20, 2025 8:19 pm - Cubs first-round draft pick Ethan Conrad shared an update on his recovery from shoulder surgery on Wednesday.
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Elgin Riverside Club honors Zac Tiknis as 2025 Man of the YearAug 20, 2025 8:07 pm - Zac Tiknis, a longtime Elgin resident, was celebrated as the Elgin Riverside Club's 2025 Man of the Year for his volunteer work and service to the community.
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LOOK: the Week in Pictures photo galleryAug 20, 2025 7:54 pm -
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Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 electionsAug 20, 2025 7:40 pm - AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling through a partisan gerrymande...
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Gomez picked to help new league give wrestling a larger platformAug 20, 2025 6:54 pm - Glenbard North graduate Austin Gomez, a 2024 Olympian, is on the card for the Aug. 30 debut of the new wrestling league, Real American Freestyle.
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40 years for man who beat, stabbed, strangled and burned West Chicago teen to deathAug 20, 2025 6:24 pm - The last defendant has been sentenced in a horrifying murder case where a West Chicago teen was beaten, strangled, stabbed, run over and set on fire seven years ago.
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Suburban high schools ranked among state’s top performersAug 20, 2025 6:06 pm - The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Lincolnshire’s Adlai E. Stevenson High School and Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville are among Illinois’ top-performing secondary schools, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.
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‘How do we get there?’ State reps weigh transit rescue options ahead of fall veto sessionAug 20, 2025 6:05 pm - Could an event fee save transit? State representatives hammering out a fix at upcoming meetings.
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Tears, no fears: Bears give Bagent financial security with new contract extensionAug 20, 2025 6:02 pm - It was a surreal moment for Tyson Bagent. A couple years ago, he came to Halas Hall as an undrafted free-agent quarterback from Division-II Shepard University. On Wednesday, the Bears extended him to a two-year, reportedly $10 million contract.
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Naperville City Council seeks to renegotiate terms of proposed electricity contractAug 20, 2025 5:55 pm - Naperville City Council members Tuesday signaled support for a 20-year contract extension with the agency that supplies electricity to the city as long as certain conditions are met.