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Maine South players celebrate their 9-1 victory over Naperville Central during the IHSA Class 4A baseball state semifinal at Slammers Stadium in Joliet on Friday, June 12, 2026.

Baseball: Maine South capitalizes on Naperville Central’s miscues, advances to 4A state title game

Maine South followed the bouncing ball to spring its way into the Class 4A state title game. The Hawks tallied three runs in the first inning thanks to a hit and hustle f...

State Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, speaks on her Medicaid bill on the House floor on May 31.

10,000 Illinois noncitizens to lose Medicaid coverage due to federal changes

A bill that will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk will officially remove an estimated 10,000 people from the state’s Medicaid program, leaving them without any form of health coverage.

Baseball: Harvest-Westminster reaches 2A state championship game

Trailing Freeburg 4-0 after a half an inning, things did not look too promising for Harvest-Westminster’s baseball team Friday afternoon in the Class 2A state semifinals....

Warren guard Jaxson Davis drives toward the basket in Tuesday's 84-76 loss to Rockford Auburn in a Class 4A boys basketball sectional semifinal.

Jaxson Davis announces he’s leaving Warren, will play senior season at Kansas prep school

Warren senior Jaxson Davis, one of the top boys basketball players in the nation, announced on social media Friday that he is leaving the school to play his senior season at a prep school in Kansas.

Fire causes $250K in estimated damage to Elgin home

No one was hurt in a fire that damaged an Elgin home Friday night, authorities said Saturday.

Nando’s Peri Peri will debut a limited-edition Saka Sauce, created in collaboration with England soccer star Bukayo Saka, for the World Cup.

Soccer on: Where to score dining and drink deals while watching World Cup action

The World Cup is finally here, and bars and restaurants around the suburbs have their TVs queued, and food and drink specials ready for soccer fans.

A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now a museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday.

What we know about a possible deal to end the Iran war

The United States and Iran appear close to a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday the U.S. and Iran have agreed on the wording of an agreement.

Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Friday that a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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