With three weeks left in the regular season, here's where Illinois Valley stand in their quest to make the IHSA (or for eight-man teams, the I8FA) playoffs.

Here’s more from the Times area’s sidelines in Week 6 of the 2025 football season, including looks at standout players from Marquette, Seneca, Ottawa and Streator.

Streator boys soccer and Fieldcrest football both earned victories, plus more in The Times Saturday Roundup.

A preview of all the Week 6 football games around the NewsTribune area.

Here's a preview of The Times area's eight football teams, including a showdown at the top of the Chicagoland Prairie Conference, La Salle-Peru and Ottawa's second meeting of the season and Streator's homecoming.

The Mendota and Hall defenses are playing well, L-P looks to extend its winning streak against Ottawa and more in the NewsTribune football notebook.

More from the Times area's sidelines in Week 5, including more on Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland, Ottawa, Streator and the Chicagoland Prairie's revised playoff picture.

Sandwich got a lopsided victory in Week 5, while Fieldcrest fell to Dee-Mack.

Five of the seven matchups involving Times-area football teams will be home games in Week 5 of the IHSA football season, including key matchups in the Chicagoland Prairie for Seneca and Marquette.