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NORMAL, Ill. — Wilmington coach Jeff Reents and Maroa-Forsyth coach Josh Jostes spoke about Wilmington’s offensive line in glowing terms after the Wildcats dominated the Class 2A state championship game in a 42-6 rout on Saturday at ISU’s Hancock Stadium …

As the Bears stacked up narrow-escape victories to put themselves atop the NFC North and firmly in the playoff race for the first time in years, coach Ben Johnson never declared an arrival. His only promise was that his team …

You don’t have to break the bank to win the holidays Finding gifts that your family and friends will love can be stressful, but if you have limited funds, it is even more of a challenge. When you have a …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page At 16-year-old girl was among three people injured after a man opened fire at a shopping …

George Abaraonye said in a Union WhatsApp group ‘Charlie got shot, let’s f***ing go’ shortly after Kirk, a far-right American activist, was killed (Picture: REX/Oxford student experience) The President of the Oxford Union has apologised to Charlie Kirk’s family for …

Governor Gavin Newsom stood before global leaders in Brazil recently at COP30, the annual United Nations climate conference, and introduced himself to the world as the new face of U.S. climate ambition. The scene raised a question back home in California: Why …

You don’t have to break the bank to win the holidays Finding gifts that your family and friends will love can be stressful, but if you have limited funds, it is even more of a challenge. When you have a …

Governor Gavin Newsom stood before global leaders in Brazil recently at COP30, the annual United Nations climate conference, and introduced himself to the world as the new face of U.S. climate ambition. The scene raised a question back home in California: Why …

Kim Singleton swears she knew something was wrong with her son, before anybody truly knew what was wrong with Alex Singleton. She saw something. It was the way he buttoned his pants on that first Sunday of November , she …

Dear Eric: My parents immigrated after World War II, arriving with $20 and a lot of determination. They worked hard, built a home, a successful business and raised five kids who all went to college and had many more opportunities …

Today is Saturday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2025. There are 32 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 29, 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal …

You don’t have to break the bank to win the holidays Finding gifts that your family and friends will love can be stressful, but if you have limited funds, it is even more of a challenge. When you have a …

The IHSA state football championships will be played Friday and Saturday at Illinois State University’s Hancock Stadium in Normal. Friday, Nov. 28 CLASS 1A Lena-Winslow 58, Brown County 13 CLASS 2A Wilmington 42, Maroa-Forsyth 6 CLASS 3A Byron 56, Tolono …

City officials surprised vendors at Chicago’s most popular holiday market by imposing new crowd restrictions just hours before it opened Nov. 21. Organizers say the Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza will now be limited to 1,553 visitors at a time — …

This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Zubaer Khan. Follow him on Bluesky and Instagram. What makes this photo great? Albert Kunickis III was born without a right hand or forearm, yet the Lemont native is a running back …

Swathes of southern England and Wales have been placed on a yellow weather warning (Picture: EPA/Metro) Large parts of the country are expected to be battered by heavy showers over the weekend and into next week, the Met Office has …

One school in Dorset has removed all mirrors due to ‘behaviour issues’ (Picture: Shutterstock/excape) A secondary school has resorted to drastic measures to stop vain pupils becoming distracted by their own reflections. Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth has taken the …

The housing market keeps getting worse. Home prices have risen more than 50% since the pandemic. About a third of American households now spend more than 30% of their income on housing. In 2014, the median age of a first-time …

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Anna Faris, 49; Don Cheadle, 61; Andrew McCarthy, 63; Howie Mandel, 70. Happy Birthday: Let go of situations that cause turmoil, and turn your attention to the people and pastimes that make you feel good …

TODAY’S WORD — CALCULATED (KAL-kyoo-late-ed: Planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose.) Average mark 39 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 51 or more words in CALCULATED? The list will be published Monday. YESTERDAY’S WORD — IMPORTS: import …