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East Aurora's Casston Cross (3) drives to the basket as St. Charles East's Cooper Jensen defends during a Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament game in St. Charles on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (Jon Langham / The Beacon-News)

Coming in from Iowa, Casston Cross learns a lot about East Aurora’s style. And he loves it. ‘We just clicked.’

Casston Cross scores game-high 18 points for East Aurora in a 65-58 tournament win over...
Sandburg’s Kendall McDowell (15) looks for an opening in Chicago Christian's defense during the Reavis Thanksgiving Tournament in Burbank on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

Football pairings and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and...
Marist’s Lily Porter (22) drives to the basket against Joliet Catholic's Emma Birsa (21) during an East Suburban Catholic Conference game in Joliet on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (Sean King / Daily Southtown)

Thinking it through, Lily Porter no longer takes pass on scoring for Marist. ‘Basketball IQ is off the charts.’

Lily Porter scores 14 points in sparking Marist to a 61-27 East Suburban Catholic Conference...
Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora will be the site for this year's Fill the Bowls fundraiser on Nov. 12 to benefit the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora.

New details emerge about fatal shooting at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora

The two people who died during a fatal shooting at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora...
Sandburg's Will Hooks (4) soars to the basket on a fast break against Chicago Christian during the Reavis Thanksgiving Tournament in Burbank on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

Will Hooks looks for more than just points or rebounds for Sandburg. He can pass, too. ‘Help out my teammates.’

Will Hooks scores 10 points to go with five rebounds and three assists in a...
St. Charles North's Haley Burgdorf (23) goes up for a kill against the host Redhawks during a Class 4A Naperville Central Regional championship match on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Sean King / The Beacon-News)

St. Charles North’s Haley Burgdorf is the 2025 Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Volleyball Player of the Year

St. Charles North's Haley Burgdorf, who will leave early for Penn State, finishes high school...
Marist's Savanah Weathers (10) puts away a kill against Loyola during a nonconference match in Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Gary Middendorf / Daily Southtown)

‘Nothing but the best’: Marist’s Savanah Weathers is 2025 Daily Southtown Girls Volleyball Player of the Year

Savanah Weathers, a Davenport recruit, leads Marist to the Class 4A state title with a...
Two Northbrook families, the Nenadov and Lang families, are at the start of the tunnel and have waited to take their turn entering the lighted tunnel at Illuminate Northbrook on Nov. 21, 2025 in downtown Northbrook. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Northbrook celebrates Illuminate holiday lighting, collects 505 coats

Northbrook switched on its holiday lights during the Nov. 21 "Illuminate" event, and collected 505...
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, visits with guests at his rescheduled Veterans Day celebration Monday in Grayslake. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun).

Vietnam-era veterans honored at rescheduled event: ‘Nice to welcome them home’

Of the approximately 500 Vietnam pins Schneider has presented since 2013, he said everyone has...
St. Charles North's Sidney Wright (22) taps the ball over the net for a kill point against Batavia during a DuKane Conference match in St. Charles on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)

Introducing the 2025 Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Volleyball All-Area Team

Four standout players from dominant St. Charles North highlight the first and second teams.
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