Jacobs junior pitcher Joe Ross is one of those happy surprises, a player not expected to contribute very much at the start of the season only to emerge as a key performer. The 6-foot-2 left-hander figured he'd see some innings on the mound this seas...

It took a little over 115 minutes, but Dundee-Crown was finally able to get a shot past Round Lake standout goalie Angie Carey. Chargers' junior Mallory Fryer ended the marathon with a goal at the 4:57 mark of the fourth overtime to give fourth-seed...

Apply for District 300 board: Community Unit District 300 is accepting applications for the school board seat vacated by John Ryan. Ryan recently resigned after three years on the board to accept a job that requires him to spend significant t...

Those intrepid reporters at Huntley High School are at it again. The high school newspaper, The Voice, has racked up awards for its insightful and fearless student journalism. I got to see the crack reporting staff at work two years ago, when we wer...

Carpentersville bull; Humberto Trujillo-Enriquez, 30, of the 100 block of Woodland Court, was charged with unlawful possession of fraudulent identification, after police said he used a bogus Social Security and permanent resident cards to sec...