Get ready for Week 7 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Kaneland and Rochelle prepare to honor Dylan Manning before their meeting Friday, and Sycamore faces La Salle-Peru in a must-win game for the Spartans. Plus we look at DeKalb, Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston in our preview capsules.

Batavia has been on the wrong side of a close football game twice this season. But against a long-standing rival in Geneva, it finally changed the tide. Plus, notes on historic wins for St Charles North, Kaneland and Aurora Central Catholic in this week's Kane County notebook.

With just three weeks left in the regular season, we take a look at the path each DeKalb County team has on the way to a potential playoff berth.

With just three weeks remaining in the 2025 football season, every Kane County team has at least a slight chance of playing postseason football this season. Here are where teams stand before Week 7 kicks off.

Davon Grant became DeKalb's all-time leader in receptions, Adrian Leon set a Genoa-Kingston record with nine extra points in a game and Kaneland picked up its first victory over Sycamore since 2018. We look back at Week 6.

Kaneland quarterback Jalen Carter recorded more than 250 yards of total offense and helped the Knights to a 34-14 win against Sycamore, their first over the Spartans since 2018

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The Sycamore football team hosted Kaneland Friday night for an Interstate Eight Conference matchup.

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area, including rivalry showdowns between Batavia and Geneva and St. Charles North and St. Charles East.