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Local football playoff scoreboard
Check out all the IHSA playoff matchups for local football teams.
Jayce Prohaska, Mother McAuley rally to win supersectional, advance to state
Down 20-19 in the third set, Mother McAuley rallied to beat Downers Grove North in the Class 4A Lyons Supersectional with Jayce Prohaska delivering the decisive kill.
Lyons falls short against Bolingbrook in Class 8A second round
EJ Kuhlman and Brendan McCabe ran for touchdowns for Lyons in a 22-14 loss to Bolingbrook in the Class 8A second round.
Mike Clark’s football Top 10
Check out where local teams are ranked heading into the state quarterfinals.
Eric Jacobs, Jordan Lewis lead Richards into 7A quarterfinals
Jordan Lewis ran for 292 yards and two touchdowns, and Eric Jacobs also ran for a score as Richards got past Glenbard North 21-18 in the Class 7A second round.
Downers Grove North knocks out St. Rita in Class 7A second round
Kyle Keyser had an early defensive touchdown, but St. Rita fell 17-7 to Downers Grove North in the Class 7A second round.
Area roundup: Fire to open playoffs at SeatGeek
The Fire finished fourth in the Eastern Conference and will open the playoffs against Charlotte.
Reavis’ Santiago Chavez makes history, wins cross country state title
Louisville commit Santiago Chavez became the area’s first cross country state champ since Lyons’ Danny Kilrea in 2018.
Peyton Heatherly, Mother McAuley oust rival Marist in sectional final
Mother McAuley avenged season-ending losses to Marist the past two years by eliminating the RedHawks in two sets in the Class 4A Argo Sectional final.
Area football roundup: R-B eliminated; Mount Carmel, Nazareth advance
Riverside-Brookfield’s nine-game winning streak was snapped in a Class 6A loss to Riverside-Brookfield, while Mount Carmel and Nazareth moved into the quarterfinals.
We/Us
Bedford Park Veterans Day event honors veterans and first responders
Trustee Terry Stocks retold Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s story as students from St. Laurence and Argo took part.
Forest View honors retired nurse Ranee Sudkamp; first honorary street sign planned
A blue sign planned for 45th and Clinton would carry the retired nurse’s name; no date has been set.
Orland Park mayor to read new names on veterans memorial at Nov. 11 ceremony
Veterans who served from 1941 to 2022, including Marine Joseph J. McCarthy, join the engraved names.
Willow Springs Lions Club draws crowd for 28th Las Vegas Night
Guests played blackjack, poker and Chuck-O-Luck at Royalty West for a $10 donation on Friday, Nov. 6.
Oak Lawn police lieutenant completes Northwestern command school
The 10-week School of Police Staff & Command met in New Lenox from Aug. 24 through Nov. 6, 2026.
Willow Springs District 108 holds its first family reading night
Parents for Children sold pizza and water as teachers shared favorite books with students and families.
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