Caleb Williams threw three touchdown passes, the defense came away with two turnovers, and the Bears held off the Aaron Rodgers-less Pittsburgh Steelers 31-28 on Sunday at Soldier Field for their fourth straight win. Here's what you need to know.

Cissna Park was a bucket short in the Timberwolf Tip-Off championship, Watseka bested Bishop McNamara for third and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Here is the list of scores from semifinal-round games in the IHSA football playoffs.

Richmond-Burton faces Byron in an IHSA Class 3A smifinal playoff football game on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School, in Richmond.

Kankakee ran away with a 64-17 win over a shorthanded Wilmington team in the championship game of the Reed-Custer Comet Classic on Friday, improving to 4-0 on the season.

Manteno girls basketball made it two wins in its first three games and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

The commission voted 5-0 in favor of JCA's proposal that would expand its sports facilities onto the grounds of the former Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home.

Check out preview capsules for the Daily Journal area's 20 prep girls basketball teams.

The Chicago Bears will host the Pittsburgh Steelers and Aaron Rodgers on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar will break down the latest from Halas Hall and preview Sunday's key matchups

Even before their former jr. high teammate, EJ Hazelett, moved back earlier this year, the Kankakee boys basketball team was preparing for 2025-26 with high expectations. With their five-man core now reunited, the Kays' expectations have risen even more.

Kankakee and Wilmington cruised to wins in the Reed-Custer Comet Classic to set up a meeting in Friday's tournament championship game and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

As the prep boys basketball season tips off Monday, here are five of the top names from the Daily Journal area to keep an eye on.

Richmond-Burton's football team will host Byron in a Class 3A state semifinal Saturday afternoon. Check out our game preview.

Here is the preview and pick for Saturday's Class 8A semifinal matchup between Lockport and Oswego.

Here are previews and picks for semifinal games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

All-Interstate 8 forward Brody Bruns is one of several players set to return for the Rochelle boys basketball team this season. The Hubs will begin the season at Sycamore's Strombom Tournament later this month.

Amboy and Polo have been the two winningest teams in the I8FA over the last six years. Matching up in the state title game for the first time on Friday, one team will become the league's first three-time champion.

Cissna Park got 25 points from Addison Lucht and Watseka/Milford got 20 points from Noelle Schroeder, with each player leading their team to comfortable wins in the Timberwolf Tipoff, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview the semifinal round of the Illinois high school football playoffs

Bradley-Bourbonnais' girls swim team had its season come to an end over the weekend at the IHSA State Championships, providing one final highlight in a season full of program highlights and school records.

Manteno held on for a season-opening 53-47 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais at the Beecher Fall Classic on Tuesday while Beecher and Peotone each opened the season with a loss.

Bishop McNamara, Kankakee and Reed-Custer each picked up their second win in as many days and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Burlington Central faces Sycamore during a girls basketball game on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Burlington Central High School.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the Illinois high school football semifinals in the western suburbs

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the quarterfinal round of the Illinois high school football playoffs and look ahead to the semifinals

Six girls basketball teams got their seasons underway at the Reed-Custer Comet Classic on Monday, with Reed-Custer, Kankakee and Wilmington getting off to a 1-0 start on the year.

The girls basketball season tipped off in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Briggs Sellers, a physical education major from Mt. Morris, is a member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team, which will compete in the NCAA Division III Championship for the 20th time in program history.

Amboy's Jose Lopez ran for 205 yards and three TDs to help send the Clippers past Milledgeville on Saturday. Polo's defense was dominant in a 38-0 win over South Fork in this week's Sauk Valley football notes.

The Chicago Bears did it again Sunday when they won 19-17 on a last-second field goal against the Minnesota Vikings. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar break down what happened and what it means for the Bears' playoff hopes

Two-sport standout Roman Villalobos, an IHSA state qualifier last season, is one of multiple experienced and talented seniors back for the Rochelle boys wrestling team this season. The Hubs, who went 21-7 last season, are seeking a fourth straight Interstate 8 Conference crown.

The Bears blew a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter but got a 48-yard field goal from Cairo Santos as time expired to beat the Minnesota Vikings 19-17 Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

As the girls basketball season tips off Monday, here are five players from the Daily Journal area to watch.

Richmond-Burton faces Monmouth-Roseville in an IHSA Class 3A quarterfinal playoff football game on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Richmond-Burton High School, in Richmond.

Cissna Park was dominant Saturday on its way to a win in the IHSA Class 1A State Championship match against Stockton, winning 25-11, 25-14 to claim a state title after falling in the state semis each of the previous two years.

Cary-Grove faces Belvidere North in an IHSA Class 5A quarterfinal playoff football game on Friday, November 14, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School, in Cary.

Can Cissna Park make another run to state? Will the upswings at Bishop McNamara and Manteno continue? Those storylines and more from the Daily Journal area are examined ahead of the start of the girls basketball season.

After falling in the state semifinals in each of the last two seasons, Cissna Park broke through Friday in its third straight trip to state to advance to the championship game of the IHSA Class 1A State Finals on Saturday.

The Chicago Bears will return to NFC North action on Sunday when they travel to play the Minnesota Vikings. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar provide the latest news from Halas Hall and preview the key matchups in Sunday's game

With the winter sports season right around the corner, the Coal City community took a little more time Wednesday to celebrate the boys soccer team's first-ever run to state.

The Cissna Park girls volleyball team is back at state for the third straight year and fifth time ever. And this year, the Timberwolves plan on doing what they've never done before by bringing the championship trophy back home.

As members of a large family in a small town, Cissna Park girls volleyball players Josie and Kendyl Neukomm are the latest among countless members of their family to excel in Timberwolves athletics.

Seniors Jaydin Dickey and Carmela Bright will be tasked with leading a Rochelle girls basketball team seeking to improve on an 8-23 record and a 1-9 mark in the Interstate 8 last season. Rochelle's 2025-26 season begins at the Oregon Tip Off Tournament next week.

Here are previews and picks for Kendall County quarterfinal football playoff matchups.

No. 1 Milledgeville (11-0) takes on 10-1 Amboy in a rematch of Week 1 and last year's 8-man state championship. Polo hits the road to South Fork looking its first state championship appearance since winning it all in 2019 and 2021.

Here are previews and picks for quarterfinal games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Three teams in the Northwest Herald coverage area - Burlington Central, Cary-Grove and Richmond-Burton - are still alive in the state football playoffs. Get a preview of each team's quarterfinal game.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge, along with Mason Schweizer as they preview the quarterfinals in the Illinois high school football playoffs

Manteno had its best cross country season in over four decades this year, with the girls team competing at state for the first time ever and the boys team having multiple runners advance to state for the first time since 1979.

An oversight in the original construction of the maintenance building at the 315 Sports Park has lead to an additional $1 million in spending.