Schools Stories from February 4, 2026 (Change date)
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Girls basketball: South Elgin rallies in second half, tips Larkin to clinch share of UEC titleFeb 04, 2026 10:24 pm - Trailing Larkin 20-11 at halftime, South Elgin’s girls basketball team relied on some recent history to fight back Wednesday night. Outscoring the Royals 18-5 in the thir...
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Girls basketball: Hartman reaches 1,000 points in Carmel’s win over Saint ViatorFeb 04, 2026 10:18 pm - Carmel Catholic senior guard Josie Hartman needed to score 10 points to reach 1,000 career points in a home game against Saint Viator on Wednesday night. She needed only ...
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Girls basketball: Kaneland drops battle for Interstate 8 leadFeb 04, 2026 10:14 pm - Sycamore guard Quinn Carrier didn’t have a field goal for the first 14:06 as the Spartans were locked in a back-and-forth contest at Kaneland. But a 3-pointer with 4 seco...
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A winning combination on the court, a lasting influence in lifeFeb 04, 2026 6:34 pm - Benet Academy graduate Jordan (Wilson) Bakovic reflects on one of her mentors, the late Redwings basketball coach Peter Paul.
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Silence speaks volumes at ninth annual Student Silent Film FestivalFeb 04, 2026 5:05 pm - Neuqua Valley High School's film "King of Hearts" won Outstanding Achievement in Cinema and the Audience Choice Awards at the ninth annual Student Silent Film Festival. Vernon Hills and Homewood-Flossmoor high schools also won the Outstanding Achievement Awards.
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Elgin High School students protest immigration enforcement with walkout, marchFeb 04, 2026 4:10 pm - Carrying signs with messages like “my parents aren’t criminals” and “kids shouldn’t live in fear,” more than a thousand Elgin High School students walked out of the school just after noon on Wednesday to march in protest of federal immigration enforcement.
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Northwest Symphony Orchestra to present ‘FREEDOM!’ concertFeb 04, 2026 12:44 pm - The Northwest Symphony Orchestra will present “FREEDOM!,” an inspiring and emotionally charged concert program, on Sunday, March 22, in Arlington Heights.
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Lake Park Film Appreciation Society presents ‘The Big Sleep’ for Valentine’s DayFeb 04, 2026 11:43 am - Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society is hosting a screening of the 1946 film noir "The Big Sleep" on Wednesday, Feb. 11, in celebration of Valentine's Day and classic Hollywood couples.
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How Kane County historian verifies Underground Railroad safe housesFeb 04, 2026 11:41 am - Eric Krupa, the collections and exhibitions manager at the St. Charles History Museum, has worked to verify local sites that were part of the Underground Railroad during the Civil War.
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