Romeoville's Tania Miller and Lincoln-Way East's Kyra Hayden both qualified for state in four events at the Class 3A Lockport Sectional, with the Griffins qualifying in 11 of 18 events and taking second to Homewood-Flossmoor in the team race.
Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Friday's Class 3A Downers Grove North Sectional girls track and field meet.
Plainfield North advanced eight entries to the Class 3A Girls Track and Field State Meet next weekend at Eastern Illinois. And more results in Friday's Herald-News sports roundup.
Jaelle Hamilton hit two homers and Gracie Anderson homered once, and Minooka got two early runs and never looked back as the softball team took down Plainfield East on Friday.
Health services continue but patients are being instructed to bring in records at Ascension Saint Joseph–Joliet hospital
After receiving a letter from an eighth grader asking questions for a research project, Civil Rights activist Edith Lee-Payne paid JFK Middle School in Plainfield a visit.
The band had huge hits with “Sister Christian,” “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me,” “When You Close Your Eyes” and “(You Can Still) Rock in America,” and has sold more than 17 million albums worldwide.
Northern Illinois Food Bank will hold "A Free PopUp Grocery Distribution" on Saturday at Joliet Junior College.
John Shadbar was charged with attempted first degree murder and a hate crime along with several other firearm-related charges following the May 7 shooting of his neighbor.