Plainfield East beat Larkin in boys basketball and more in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

New Hope Presbyterian Church in Coal City will again host its annual Blue Christmas service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, the the church said in a news release.

Grundy Bank’s Caring Committee is beginning its annual winter coat drive for 2025, which collects new or gently-used winter clothing for those in need across Grundy and southern Will counties.

Mount Carmel finished the same place it started the season in the No. 1 spot of the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings. Check out the final rankings here.

Join the Prairie Singers as they celebrate the season with a heartwarming blend of secular and sacred music that captures the spirit of Christmas.

The single-family residence located at 26241 West Overland Court in Channahon was sold on Nov. 20, for $500,000, or $236 per square foot.

A fast-moving clipper system is expected to spread a swath of accumulating snow across northern Illinois late Saturday evening through early Sunday

The Chicago Bears have developed a physical style of play under head coach Ben Johnson that's led to a 9-3 record heading into Week 14. Here's how a training camp practice in August served as a stepping stone for the Bears' culture shift.

Marquette Academy pulled away with a shutout second quarter and cruised to a strong finish in its 53-32 conference opener victory at Seneca on Friday night.

Jameson Hill made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 32 seconds Friday to help LaSalle-Peru top Morris 29-23

The Chicago Bears will renew their rivalry with the Green Bay Packers for the first time with head coach Ben Johnson when they play at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Here are the top five storylines to watch.

The Chicago Bears will be without two key starters when they play the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Chicago ruled top wide receiver Rome Odunze and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson out for the game.

The Village of Minooka is hosting a Christmas market from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday with arts, crafts and food at Veterans Park, 102 E. Mondamin St.

The Morris Theatre Guild next play “Sorry! Wrong Chimney!”, will have showings at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Dec. 5-6 and Dec. 12-13, with 2:30 p.m. matinee showings Sunday, Dec. 7 and 14 at 516 W. Illinois Ave.

From Capitol News Illinois: Students in Illinois, like their peers nationwide, tend to score lower in math than they do in reading and writing.

The Chicago Bears will travel to Lambeau Field to play the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar give the latest news from Halas Hall and break down key matchups in a huge NFC North game

The single-family residence located at 703 Stillwater Court in Minooka was sold on Nov. 10, for $515,000, or $254 per square foot.

The more impactful weather arrives Saturday night into Sunday, when the first in a parade of Alberta Clippers moves through and brings 1-3 inches of snow

The Chicago Bears were without a couple key players Thursday as they returned to the practice field. Wide receiver Rome Odunze and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson both missed practice Thursday.

See this year's girls golf state qualifiers from the Herald-News Area.

Lemont's Sarah Scott finished tied for third at the girls regional golf tournament, tied for fourth at the sectional tournament and finishes 6th at the 2A State Tournament to earn Girls Golfer of the Year honors.

Chicago Bears coordinators met with reporters at Halas Hall on Thursday as the team returned to the practice field in preparation for the Green Bay Packers. Here are three of the most interesting things they said Thursday.

Coal City’s Kriskindle Market and Village Tree Lighting got rescheduled after nearly 10 inches of snow blanketed Grundy County last Saturday, so the event has been rescheduled from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14 at Campbell Park.

Chicago Bears’ cornerback Nahshon Wright was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for the month of November on Thursday.

While the main headline is the cold, forecasters are also tracking several chances for light snow starting Friday

Space heaters are most often responsible for home-heating fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

With two games against the Packers in the next three weeks, it’s finally time for those Soldier Field chants to ring true and not be based on blind hope. It’s time for this to become a real rivalry again, Marc Silverman writes

Wilmington and Joliet Catholic both notched boys basketball victories, plus more in the Herald-News Wednesday Roundup.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in an ongoing lawsuit to block the Trump administration from enforcing the Defund Provision in the federal budget reconciliation law intended for the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to abortion providers

Lifting heavy snow quickly increases your heart rate. For people who have heart disease—or don’t know they have it—this can trigger a heart attack, the Silver Cross Medical Group said.

From Capitol News Illinois: The initiative will center programming on uplifting local stories across the state. It will include a youth art contest and an archival project to record residents’ reflections on the 250th anniversary in the Library of Congress

The Chicago Bears received good injury news Wednesday even though the team didn’t hold a practice. Starting linebackers T.J. Edwards and Noah Sewell both would’ve been back at practice according to an estimated report.

The Lessons for Living, a free online series designed to empower adults of all ages with essential life skills.

The Chicago Bears' offensive line has developed into one of the best groups in the NFL. But is it the best in the league? Here's what the numbers say.

The project is a collaboration between Will County, Illinois Department of Transportation, the City of Joliet, and the Village of Channahon.

Grundy County Animal Control is hosting an event with Safford Veterinary Services for low-cost vaccinations for dogs and cats, and spaying and neutering for just cats on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 310 E. Dupont Road.

Keg Grove Brewing Company opened in a former fire station in Morris in 2024.

From Capitol News Illinois: A federal appeals court is deliberating whether hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrested in the Chicago area in recent months should be released from detention and sent home with electronic monitoring

The Chicago Bears’ passing game isn’t consistent enough to where quarterback Caleb Williams wants it yet. But on Tuesday, Williams said it's so close to getting there.

From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that he said will protect Illinois residents from “junk science” undermining evidence-based vaccine regulations at the federal level

Wilmington girls basketball beats Reed-Custer and more in the Herald-News Monday roundup.

The NFL announced a game time for the Chicago Bears’ home game against the Green Bay Packers in Week 16. Chicago will host Green Bay at 7:20 p.m. at Soldier Field on Saturday, Dec. 20

Turn your food scraps into nutrient-rich fertilizer for all your planting needs.

Flying without REAL ID will cost many travelers extra to board planes as of Feb. 1, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced Monday.

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers announces expanded hours effective Dec. 1.

Frozen water pipes aren’t life threatening, however frozen or broken water pipes do cause damage to homes each winter.

To avoid scammers or donating to fraudulent organizations Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul offered the following tips to potential donors.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson and some players met with reporters virtually Monday a few days after Friday’s statement win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Here are the most interesting things the Bears said.

From Capitol News Illinois: Recent cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration could reduce the size of Illinois’ economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute.

The State of Illinois announced Friday that Grundy County's tentative property assessment equalization factor has been set at 1.0000.