Steve Millar’s high school football rankings and Week 8 top players for the Southland

Attorney and former Robbins police chief compete to represent 36th District in Illinois House

Realizing pressure makes diamonds, Morgan Park’s Ronald Smith Jr. runs past King: ‘Right now, I’m the diamond’

Thornwood’s Jayden Lester, a Homewood-Flossmoor transfer, finds his happy place at QB in big win over Bloom

Democrats challenge two Republican leaders in Will County District 4 race

American 250 relay to roll through Frankfort, Matteson, Chicago Heights and Lansing

Week 8 recap: How Chicagoland high school football teams fared

Sourdough starter: The Ancestral Oven grows from farmers market stand to Oak Lawn destination

JJ Nash, whose dad played basketball at Northwestern, catches on for Marist in football win over St. Laurence

Richards’ Isaiah Flowers, feeling he’s ‘going to be star,’ scores TDs on offense and defense to stymie Shepard

High school football results and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

Jacob Onik, ‘not the biggest guy,’ gets 2 sacks as Lincoln-Way East shuts out Lockport for conference title

Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach, dies at 86

Southern Indiana recruit Quinn Grevengoed lives out dream for Chicago Christian: ‘That could be me some day’

Appointed Democrat Kisha McCaskill faces Republican Richard Nolan in Cook County Board 5th District

Admitting ‘it’s kind of clicked,’ Lincoln-Way Central’s Will Bettenhausen keeps thriving in big move forward

Will County sheriff candidates discuss Flock cameras, SAFE-T Act

Trump’s FEMA rejects Illinois disaster aid request for August storms

Wind Creek casino, Pope Leo’s childhood home highlighted as south suburbs tourism draws

Calumet Park man charged in connection with video gambling terminal burglaries in Oak Lawn, other suburbs

As monarch butterflies head south, they’re getting an assist along utility rights-of-way, roadways

Preckwinkle proposes stop-gap fixes, shrinking budget to address Cook County’s $550M shortfall

White Sox fans at Bourbon Street remain optimistic after Wednesday’s loss

Lockport’s Mikayla Marshall, ready but ‘a little awkward at first,’ delivers the right stuff in win over Stagg

Column: Oak Lawn’s Valentina Villarreal shows it’s more than just winning a race that matters in cross country

Shepard’s Elijah Motley, who felt he was ‘letting the team down,’ scores 3 TDs in return from multiple injuries

Steve Millar’s 5 high school football games to watch in the Southland and Week 8 predictions

Will County 2nd District race is a repeat of 2022 for New Lenox, Manhattan voters

Illinois governor’s race: Collin Corbett, an ex-GOP strategist, hopes to find votes from those in the middle

High school football schedule and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

Heaven can wait: White Sox fans feel blessed as unlikely playoff run comes home

David McGrath: The world we live in today can only be blamed on Trump’s hubris

Around the Southland: Commemorative America250 tree planted in Palos Heights, and more

Tinley Park will allow library workers to stay on village healthcare, but at sharply increased cost

Blue Island considers $6.5 million Western Avenue plan to promote safety and accessibility

U. of C.’s South Side Science Fest showcases the wow that exists in the field

Southland crime: Battery to police in New Lenox, Oak Lawn, and more

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 8

Oak Forest’s Jimmy Kelly, who ‘makes a lot of things happen,’ comes up with key assist in tie with Bremen

From freshman B to varsity star, Riley Wilson gets Mother McAuley past Marist: ‘Like nothing I’ve seen before’

Steve Millar’s high school boys soccer rankings and player of the week for the Southland

Tinley Park’s Randy Ludke realizes ‘I didn’t want to quit,’ takes control at QB after two years of injuries

Illinois Democrats accuse Darren Bailey of failing to disclose who provides rent-free Chicago apartment

Orland Park holds off on speed cameras, allows fines for parents after teen takeovers

Cook County removed 100,000 cubic yards of debris, pledges another $8 million toward effort

Column: Steve Millar’s 3 takeaways from Week 7 of the high school football season in the Southland

Jeff Vorva’s high school girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for the Southland

Lincoln-Way East’s Owen Bohren, whose dad grew up playing soccer in Switzerland, scores goals like clockwork

Homewood-Flossmoor’s Sydney Skinner, who says ‘I’m a D-A-W-G,’ delivers defensively at libero to stop Richards

Three Sisters Antique Mall celebrates 30 years in Blue Island