There were lots of Thanksgiving desserts for Cook teams. Seven won Thanksgiving tournament titles including Fremd, Hoffman Estates, Maine East, Prospect and Schaumburg. In addition, Hersey and Palatine shared the Ed Molitor championship at Palatine w...

Jeff Thorne, a star quarterback at Wheaton Central High School and Eastern Illinois University who coached North Central College to its first national football title, died Tuesday at age 53.

The Naperville Chorus will present "Christmas with a Flourish" featuring jazz and traditional holiday music along with Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols."

Catholic pilgrims will pray for peace and more during a two-day gathering at a Des Plaines shrine this week.

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra performs its “Holiday Spectacular” at Crystal Lake’s Raue Center and Elgin’s Hemmens, Naperville comedian Chris Ryan returns for a show at North Central, and the Ruth Page dancers perform their namesake’s “Nutcracker” in the city and suburbs.

College Achievers: York graduate Luke Mailander, a redshirt freshman receiver for Illinois State University football, was named Missouri Valley Football Conference freshman of the year.

Boys basketball Waubonsie Valley Crohn's & Colitis Shootout Kaneland 63, West Aurora 48 Normal 59, Glenbard West 55 Stevenson 65, Naperville North 41 Waubonsie Valley 55, Conant 34 Wheaton North 41, DeKalb 33 Wheaton Warrenville South 43, H...

Boys basketball Addison Trail 52, Proviso East 46 Aurora Central Catholic 52, Providence St. Mel 40 Bartlett 60, West Aurora 58 Benet 49, Roman Catholic (PA) 46 Carmel 47, St. Viator 38 Cary-Grove 61, Jacobs 52 Crystal Lake South 53, Dundee Crow...

Wheaton survived snowy conditions to upset Wartburg 28-24 in Waverly, Iowa, last weekend. Both Wheaton and North Central will play in Round 3 of the Division III playoffs Saturday.

Yale trailed Youngstown State 42-14 in the third quarter last Saturday but rallied to win the FCS playoff game. Yale safety J.P. Schmidt from IC Catholic Prep described how it happened.