We caught up with a handful of past Winter Olympians to see what they’re up to today. Here are their stories. The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 are set to begin early next month.

Tree removal along Route 22 between Quentin Road and the Kemper Lakes office park in Kildeer has raised the curiosity of motorists but it’s only advance work for a long-planned project with no set schedule.

The reaction to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, immigration enforcement efforts and the conclusion to a decades-old disappearance were among the top suburban stories of 2025.

Boys basketball Bloomington/Normal State Farm Holiday Classic Consolation - Large Schools Metea Valley 53, Glenwood 37 Wheaton Warrenville South 50, Bradley-Bourbonnais 22 Wheaton Warrenville South 38, Mahomet-Seymour 32 Rochester 50, ...

Boys basketball Bloomington/Normal Tournament Consolation Large Schools Metea Valley 56, Normal West 31 Consolation Small Schools Eastland 50, Aurora Christian 46 (3OT) DeKalb Chuck Dayton Tournament Neuqua Valley 91, Bulls A...

Boys basketball Bloomington/Normal Tournament Wheaton Warrenville South 42, Glenwood 30 Elgin Tournament Consolation McHenry 68, Addison Trail 44 North Chicago 72, St. Edward 40 West Chicago 52, Elgin 24 Lake View 56, Antioch 49 S...

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A West Dundee man accused of using Facebook Messenger to solicit a 14-year-old Fox River Grove child to perform a sexual act has been sentenced to prison for four years, court records show.

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