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Cary-Grove graduate Quinn Priester pitched five innings of one-run ball in his debut for the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in Colorado. Priester faced a Rockies lineup that featured Prairie Ridge graduate Nick Martini.

A Yorkville man has been charged after he attempted to hire an undercover police officer posing at a hitman to kill a woman, according to a news release from the Yorkville Police Department.

Dixon track & field athlete Owen LeSage is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the week after an online vote. LeSage has wins in the shot put and discus to open the outdoor season. Here is a Q&A with the sophomore.

A DeKalb panel is preliminarily backing plans to rezone a Grove Street building that once housed a motorbike seller, in hopes of helping the building’s owner market the vacant space for new business.

The Providence Catholic baseball team is 6-1 and just won the WJOL tournament for a record sixth time last week. Still, the defending 4A state champions aren't satisfied yet.

St. Francis freshman Alyssa Freeman, who went 14 for 23 (.609 average) with a double and four home runs while driving in 15 runs and crossing the plate across seven games, was voted as the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote.

The amount of time that new restaurants and nonprofit businesses in downtown Oswego have to wait before they can apply for a gaming license has been reduced from one year to six months.

Hinsdale Central sophomore Owen Sunderson, who hit a game-winning grand slam in the seventh inning for his first varsity home run, rallying Hinsdale Central past Oswego East, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Oswego senior Aubriella Garza, who homered in Oswego’s win over West Aurora and homered and doubled in the Panthers’ win over Downers Grove South, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Joshua Welge.

The owners of a proposed chicken restaurant at 427 E. State St., Geneva, are seeking special use zoning for a restaurant, and variations on lot and area requirements.

Lakemoor trustees have voted to annex a golf course so that the property can be redeveloped as a solar farm, despite reservations by some nearby residents.

A tragic car accident took the life of a 14-year-old St. Charles student last weekend in Indiana, while his family was returning home from a spring break vacation.

As proposed, girls flag football will be offered at both Oswego High School and Oswego East High School.

An American political science scholar has been arrested and charged in Thailand with insulting the Thai monarchy, the U.S. State Department announced. Paul Chambers, 58, an NIU alum from Oklahoma, could face 15 years in jail.

Rock Falls softball beat Freeport 17-1; Newman baseball and softball won; Sterling baseball and softball both fell in walk-off fashion and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Somonauk/Leland softball won a wild one (59 total runs were scored), plus victories for Serena softball, Streator baseball and girls soccer and more in The Times Wednesday Roundup.

Huntley proved itself against one of the state's best Wednesday night by ending their match against Naperville North in a scoreless tie. The Red Raiders are still undefeated through nine matches, matching their best start since at least 2012.

After going 0-15 last year, Plainfield's co-op girls lacrosse team is now 0-3 on the year. Still, they're finding the positive in every situation.

Sandwich junior Brady Behringer navigated through a jam just three batters into Wednesday's game, struck out 10 and took a shutout into the fifth inning, and the Indians held off a late Plano rally for the second straight day for a 7-4 win and sweep of the two-game series.

Waubonsie Valley put up six runs in the final two innings, with Nate Cerilli driving in three of them, to secure a 10-6 victory over Geneva.

Coal City baseball and softball defeat Peotone plus more softball, baseball and boys and girls track and field results in Wednesday's Herald News Sports Roundup.

Colin Baikie moved from the back row to the front row and led Lincoln-Way West with seven kills in a 25-18, 25-19 win over Providence Catholic.

The L-P baseball and softball teams beat Newark and more baseball, softball, soccer and track and field results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Gray skies and rain didn’t obscure Jamie Murray’s vision Wednesday. Jacobs' baseball coach knows the caliber of team Prairie Ridge has this season. He’s seen it coming the last couple of years.

Colby Wylde had a monster game as Hiawatha exploded past Orangeville, DeKalb played Boylan to a 6-6 tie and more in the roundup.

Sycamore relentlessly attacked the La Salle-Peru net, but the shots that weren’t off the mark were being turned away by goalie Lily Higgins. But the Spartans put up three goals in the final eight minutes of the first half on the way to a 9-0 win.

Johnsburg's baseball team defeated Richmond-Burton on a walk-off balk, Cary-Grove's Charlie Taczy tossed a shutout against Burlington Central, Crystal Lake Central's Cassidy Murphy hit two homers, plus more in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Machinery inside an industrial building in downtown DeKalb caught fire Tuesday night, and the cause remains under investigation, authorities said Wednesday.

Lake in the Hills is getting rid of special service areas. But in exchange, it will impose a higher property tax levy on local real estate owners.

Dixon's Darius Harrington, Rock Falls' Kuitim Heald, and Eastland's Adam Awender and Parker Krogman all were named to the Illinois Media All-State boys basketball team in their respective classes this week.

A look at area boys baseball standings on April 9. St. Bede leads Bureau County teams with a 9-0 record.

Minooka baseball dominates Joliet Central and more in the Tuesday Herald-News roundup.

City council approved an $88,950 contract with D Construction, Inc., of Coal City, to relocate a water main located beneath E. Van Emmon Street, was approved by city council at its April 8 meeting.

The track and field season is heading outdoors and here are previews of girls teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Lemont junior Gabe Sularski, who led his team to a sectional final in his first year at the school, was named Class 3A First Team All-State by Illinois Media in voting released this week.

A 113-unit townhouse development as well as a proposal for 66 duplex units on a eight-acre site will be discussed.

St. Charles Alderperson Paul Lencioni attacked the character of fellow council member David Pietryla and called on him to resign at a City Council meeting.

Preston Regnier was a revelation for Yorkville's pitching staff last year filling multiple roles. Now he's the Foxes' ace. He looked the part Tuesday, striking out eight and allowing one hit over six shutout innings in a 5-0 win over visiting Joliet West.

The St. Bede baseball team won a conference game and more baseball, softball, tennis and track and field results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Dixon baseball beat Genoa-Kingston 4-3, Morrison softball beat Polo, Dixon girls soccer won, plus boys and girls track & field results in Tuesday's Sauk valley roundup.

The Marquette baseball and softball teams earned Tri-County Conference wins over Dwight on Tuesday, while the Serena and Newark softball teams recorded Little Ten Conference triumphs. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Dundee-Crown's baseball team already has more wins than it did last season. On Tuesday, the Chargers and Crystal Lake South battled into extra innings before the Fox Valley Conference opener was suspended because of darkness.

McHenry's Brandon Shannon and Zach Readdy threw a combined no-hitter against Hampshire, plus more scores in baseball, girls soccer, softball, track and field, lacrosse and boys tennis in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Burlington Central junior Sam Maglares found himself on the winning end of a pitching duel, as he pitched five innings of one-run ball to help his team defeat St. Charles North 2-1.

Led by the strong hitting of Simon Bratt, Wheaton Warrenville South wore down visiting Geneva on Tuesday night.

Minooka collected 15 hits and gunned down the potential tying run to end the game in a 10-9 win over Joliet Catholic Academy

St. Bede softball traded runs with host Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell in the early innings, then slowly pulled away late Tuesday for a Tri-County Conference triumph.

The Streator baseball club used six innings of one-hit, shutout relief on the mound from Isaiah Weibel and a walk-off RBI double by Cole Winterrowd to post a 4-3 win over Reed-Custer on Tuesday.

Putnam County bounced back from its first loss to top Bureau Valley on Tuesday.

Crystal Lake Central sophomore pitcher Oli Victorine returned from an ankle injury to shut down Huntley 3-0, while the Tigers received timely hitting to knock off the four-time defending Fox Valley Conference champs.