High school boys basketball schedule February 1-5; results January 23-29

Thursday, Feb. 1Chicagoland ChristianAurora Christian at Wheaton Acad., 7:30Little Ten Tournamentat SomonaukSemi final games Friday, Feb. 2Chicago Catholic League WhiteAurora Central at Providence, 7IC Catholic at Montini, 7Providence-St. Mel at St. Francis de Sales, 7St. Laurence at Marmion, 7DuKaneGeneva at Batavia, 7Glenbard North at Lake Park, 7St. Charles East at

University of Illinois Men’s College Basketball January 2 – February 24

Tue, Jan. 2vs. Northwestern, W 96-66Fri, Jan. 5at Purdue, L 83-78Thu, Jan. 11vs. Michigan State, W 71-68Sun, Jan. 14vs. Maryland, L 76-67Thu, Jan. 18at Michigan, W 88-73Sun, Jan. 21vs. Rutgers, W 86-63Wed, Jan. 24at Northwestern, L 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Indiana, W 70-62Tue, Jan. 30, 6 p.m., Peacockat Ohio StateSun,

State will be a partner with Google to launch new portal for children’s mental health resources

By Dilpreet Raju For years, parents and providers have criticized what they see as a disorganized system for finding children mental health care in Illinois. State leaders are hoping a new partnership will change that. The Illinois Department of Human Services is partnering with Google to launch a new centralized

Stephanie Kifowit: Support for first responders, trade workers

Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) is taking a bold step to address the childcare needs of first responders, trade workers and other parents with non-traditional working hours. A bill introduced this week and sponsored by Kifowit aims to appropriate $1,000,000 to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for