A Rock Falls man accused of firing a gun into a car will stay out of jail on pretrial release under strict home monitoring, including video doorbells at every entrance.

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls track and field's Belle Markey!

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for April 27 to May 1, 2026.

Here are the IHSA regional, sectional and supersectional assignments for McHenry County girls soccer teams.

Dixon baseball held on to win 9-8 at North Boone in eight innings as Jake Zepezauer scored on an error and Jagger Kemp had the save. Rock Falls baseball fell 4-3 at Byron, Eastland's Tatum Grim had two home runs and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Earlville softball team won by a run, the Henry-Senachwine baseball team earned a nonconference win and more in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

Monday's Illinois Central Eight Conference thriller between host Manteno and Coal City baseball was suspended by lightning right before the bottom of the seventh inning of an 8-8 game. It will be completed Tuesday in Coal City, followed by the second game of the series.

Alek Ramey and Jake Bonino homered to lead Willowbrook baseball to its 19th straight win, Jacob Johnson hit a three-run homer as Wheaton North won the rubber game of a series with Wheaton Warrenville South, and Ella Bonk and Viktoria Czech homered in a Downers North softball win.

Griffin Somlock was 5 for 5 and Cash White homered in a Sandwich baseball win and Sandwich softball was also a winner Monday.

A block, followed by a hot serving stretch by senior Jack Hopman helped Minooka's boys volleyball team take control in a 25-16, 25-13 win over Joliet Central on Monday.

Maddon McKim hit a grand slam to lead Prairie Ridge's baseball team to a shutout win, Woodstock North's baseball and softball teams won, and Johnsburg's girls soccer team remained undefeated. Plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Addi Rodriguez had a pair of goals to lead Sycamore to a victory over Ottawa, plus more in the roundup.

Streator's Clay Christoff had a huge day at the plate and on the mound to lead the Bulldogs to victory on Monday, while Serena and Sandwich also earned wins on the diamond. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Marian Central's Christine Chmiel fired 18 strikeouts and Kaylie Kowalsky ripped a two-run double in the seventh as the Hurricanes' rally fell short in a 5-4 loss to Chicago Christian in their Chicagoland Christian Conference softball game Monday.

"I don't tell myself anything. I just go up there and swing." Senior Lily Stiles on her no-overthink approach, why it's working for the Cogs, and how it resulted in an inside-the-park home run in 16-1 win against Rockford Lutheran on Monday.

The Lockport baseball team keeps finding a way, Joliet West's impressive season and more in the Herald-News baseball notebook.

Newman senior softball player Brenleigh Cook is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. She had the game-winning hit in a 9-8 win over Hall and is one of the Comets' top hitters. Here is a Q&A with her.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for April 27 to May 1, 2026.

The Illinois Valley's girls soccer clubs – La Salle-Peru, Ottawa, Streator, DePue-Hall, Mendota, Princeton and the Serena and HBR co-ops – have learned their postseason paths, with regionals opening May 15.

Johnsburg's Hope Klosowicz stood out in a loaded McHenry County Girls Track and Field Meet field and was named Girls Athlete of the Meet, winning the 200 and 400 and placing runner-up in the 100. Klosowicz is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Genoa-Kingston and Sycamore each earned No. 1 seeds and are hosting regionals when the playoffs get underway May 18. We look at what the Spartans and Cogs, along with DeKalb, Kaneland and Hinckley-Big Rock have to expect this postseason.

Ana Schaefer's two-run walk-off home run gave Benet softball a doubleheader sweep, York softball was a walk-off winner at the Rosemont Rumble, Brooke Wills homered twice in a Montini softball win and St. Francis, Downers Grove South and Downers Grove North baseball were winners.

Glenbard West put forth a strong effort in its own invitiational allowing it to finish third at the Jim Arnold Invitational.

Jayden Ruth won the 100, 200 and anchored the winning 4x100 relay to lead Yorkville to the Red Ribbon Classic title, Oswego East won the Palatine Relays, Oswego East softball scored eight runs in the seventh for a comeback win and Yorkville Christian baseball won in a walkoff.

Dixon’s Sam Gingras was No. 2 singles champion at the Rochelle tennis invite. Sterling baseball beat Eastland 14-11 in nine innings, Polo baseball beat West Carroll 5-4 in nine innings, Dixon baseball split two and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley Roundup.

Seneca baseball and softball both were victorious Saturday, while Earlville and Sandwich softball suffered defeats, all in The Times Saturday Roundup.

The Geneva boys volleyball team seems to be rounding into form at the right time. A title at its own invitational bears witness to that.

After squandering a pair of scoring opportunities in the sixth and seventh, Wheaton North (10-14, 4-7) broke through for a pair of runs in the eighth during its 5-3, extra-inning DuKane Conference victory over Wheaton Warrenville South (11-9-1, 4-7) Saturday afternoon.

Oswego East won its third consecutive boys title at the Palatine Relays while Hersey fended off York to win the girls crown in a tightly contested battle.

Huntley softball claimed the Marengo Invite title and reached 20 wins for the 13th straight season, Woodstock North softball went 2-0 at Hampshire's Strike Out ALS tourney, Cary-Grove softball's Addy Green tossed a six-inning no-hitter, and more in Saturday's roundup.

Lincoln-Way East, Providence and Plainfield North were among baseball winners in Saturday's Herald-News Roundup

Morrison senior Brady Anderson's record-breaking track season continued at the Oregon Hall of Fame Classic. Amboy freshman Ian Hassler won the discus, while Rochelle, Erie-Prophetstown and Oregon also had wins on Friday.

The Henry-Senachwine baseball and softball teams won, the Bureau Valley baseball team swept a doubleheader and more in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.

The St. Bede baseball team won a conference game, the La Salle-Peru boys and girls track teams won a quad and more in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

Crewe Bartelt helped power Sycamore to a win at the Gib Seegers Classic, Kaneland avoided an I-8 sweep at the hands of Sycamore, Quinn McLane scored three goals for the DeKalb girls soccer team and more from Friday and Saturday in the roundup.

Sycamore decided to walk DeKalb No. 2 hitter Cole Latimer with one out and runner on second in a tie game in the bottom of the sixth. Evan Johnson made the Spartans pay, sparking a six-run rally in a 12-8 win on Saturday,

La Salle County Sheriff’s Office announced the results of the April enforcement campaign, held during Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle property transfers for April 20-24, 2026.

Huntley paced the field with 98 team points, placing first in the overall competition at the 48th annual Tiger Invitational at Wheaton Warrenville South on Friday evening.

The Herscher Invite was held Friday, where Wilmington's McKenna Von Tilburg won all four of her events and Tigers seniors like Kelly O'Connor and Jeremy Szepelak ran their final home meets.

Downers Grove North girls track won the Weber Invitational at Glenbard North, Hinsdale Central boys track won the Sandburg Invite, Lyons baseball scored six in the seventh to beat York, and Wheaton Warrenville South took the crosstown baseball game with Wheaton North.

St. Charles North's girls track and field team took the championship of the 2026 Kane County Meet with 124.5 points. St. Charles East's 110 points was good for second place, and Geneva finished third with 95.

Jace Koth hit a walk-off single to lead Jacobs baseball over Crystal Lake Central, Alexa Avitia and Alyssa Weniger each homered in Huntley softball's win against Marengo and Harper Wright went 4 for 4 in Crystal Lake Central softball's victory over Glenbard West.

Sterling's Rosie Cantu hit two home runs in an 8-5 softball win at Rock Island. Eastland's Keara Kaus had two home runs, Zoey Silva pitched a one-hitter, Brady Anderson won four races, Newman's Garret Matznick pitched a one-hitter and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The Ottawa baseball team fell to Plainfield South in extra innings at Schweickert Stadium in Peru on Friday, while the Newark softball team won big. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Oswego's Dontrell Young won the 200 and 400 in record times and took second in the 100, leading the Panthers to second at their Roger Wilcox Invite, Oswego East girls track was fourth at the Glenbard North Weber Invite, and Jacsen Tucker homered twice in an Oswego East win.

Huntley had four bunt hits, two sacrifice bunts and two sacrifice flies to beat Prairie Ridge 9-0 in a Fox Valley Conference baseball showdown Friday, avenging a loss from earlier in the week.

Ottawa freshman Teagan Darif smacked a pair of solo homers, and pitcher Addie Russell went the distance in the Pirates' 2-1 victory at Seneca on Friday. The win was Ottawa's sixth straight, while Seneca's loss was its first.

Tate Beran hit a go-ahead two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning to help Geneva secure a 7-6 victory over Batavia in a back-and-forth contest.

Nathan Neidhardt fired a complete-game shutout with eight strikeouts while allowing just two hits, Kaden Wasniewski belted a three-run homer in the first inning and McHenry baseball scored its 20th win of the season Friday, shutting out Burlington Central 6-0.