Year: 2026

Select high school football schedule Aug. 20-21

Thursday, Aug. 20Non-conferenceSouth Elgin at Oak Ridge, Fla., 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21Fox ValleyBurlington Central at Dundee-Crown, 7 p.m.Jacobs at Cary-Grove, 7 p.m.McHenry at Crystal Lake Central, 7 p.m.Prairie Ridge at Crystal Lake South, 7 p.m.Hampshire at Huntley, 7 p.m.Non-conferenceMetea Valley at St. Charles East, 7 p.m.Naperville Central at Warrenville

The posse comitatus presidency: Trump’s standing army

By John & Nisha Whitehead The National Guard was just the beginning. One year after president Donald Trump deployed military troops to the nation’s capital, we find ourselves navigating a posse comitatus presidency in which the visual trappings of martial law are the norm, not the exception. When Trump declared

New laws: Rideshare unionization, drug-pricing oversight, plastic pellets

By Peter Hancock, Brenden Moore &, Jerry NowickiCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com Rideshare drivers can unionize in Illinois, a new law seeks to regulate and classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, and the State will exercise greater oversight of a federal prescription drug discount program. Those are a few of the 75

Pritzker, Bailey farm forum

By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois farmers heard pitches from incumbent governor JB Pritzker and downstate Republican farmer Darren Bailey, Monday as each argued they’re best positioned to address agricultural issues. Bailey, a former State lawmaker who was also his party’s nominee for governor in 2022, told the crowd at

Reader’s Voice: Investments that keep Kane County moving

August 7, 2026Dear editor; As Kane County continues to grow, so must a transportation system that keeps pace with the needs of our residents, businesses, and economy. That is why I support the Illinois Tollway’s proposed toll increase and the long-term investments it will make in the Interstate 88 and

Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s first ‘Craft & Vendor Fair’, set for September 12, in Aurora; Diabetes Club promotes awareness at National Night Out

By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley participated in Aurora’s Fifth Ward National Night Out (NNO), Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Salvation Army facility, 550 Redwood Drive, in Aurora. Members handed out information on prediabetes, diabetes, healthy eating, and our new diabetic recipes booklet. Children enjoyed picking through