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Warren's Juan DelaCruz (18) tackles Neuqua Valley's Armani Moreno (28) during a game on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

‘A real hot potato’: Warren scores on a pair of blocked punts to put away Plainfield East

November 2, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

As if Godzilla-like Warren can't beat you every which way via suffocating defense or multifaceted offense, the serious contender for the Class 8A state football title found a new path...

Warren's Christian Phillips (1) sprints away from Barrington's Nick Barron, left, and Hayden Kraus on his way to the end zone on Aug. 30. In the regular season, Phillips caught 25 passes for 533 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also had 48 carries for 358 yards and five TDs.

‘I’ve got other bags of tricks’: Christian Phillips a multidimensional offensive weapon for unbeaten Warren

October 29, 2019 at 11:05 a.m.

Christian Phillips is a silky-smooth wide receiver. He can run the ball capably out of the backfield. He is an experienced quarterback. He is a double threat taking snaps in...

Watch for construction on Golf Road and Dempster Street, Morton Grove. .

Two road construction projects cause twice as many traffic jams, double the frustration

October 28, 2019 at 11:10 p.m.

Traffic gridlock caused by road construction has gripped Morton Grove, as well as roads touching Glenview, Skokie and Golf this week. On Golf Road between Morton Grove and Glenview, traffic...

Lake Zurich's Jack Dwyer (41) finds room to run during a game against Lake Zurich on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.

Up in the air: First-round playoff football games for Antioch, Lakes depend on Chicago Teachers Union strike

October 28, 2019 at 5:15 p.m.

Lake County schools will host three first-round state football playoff games next weekend — if the Chicago Teachers Union strike is settled by Tuesday. Antioch (7-2) is scheduled to host...

Waukegan quarterback Giovanni Quinones (7) looks for a receiver against Lake Zurich during a game on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019.

‘The only way is up for me’: Giovanni Quinones unbroken after Waukegan ends 0-9 regular season

October 27, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Waukegan senior Giovanni Quinones doesn't mince words in describing how he deals with setbacks. "I lost so much in my life," Quinones said, "and the only way is up for...

Antioch quarterback AJ Kutcher throws a pass against Lakes in Lake Villa on Oct. 18.

‘We had to adjust’: Quarterback AJ Kutcher puts a different spin on Antioch’s offense as playoffs loom

October 24, 2019 at 9:33 a.m.

Antioch is trying to take a left-handed approach — figuratively and literally — to navigating through the state playoffs that begin next week. The Sequoits (7-1, 6-0) will have to...

Kaitlyn Moskowitz and Damien Kardaras want to open a tattoo parlor in Lincolnwood.

Lincolnwood may get tattoo parlor, restrict vaping sales

October 21, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

The Lincolnwood Village Board has taken the first steps to cut down on the use of e-cigarettes and classify for final consideration the municipality's first planned tattoo parlor. The board's...

Antioch's Ethan Holmes, left, and Dino Kaliakmanis, right, go up for a catch in the end zone as Lakes' Brandon Burdette defends in Lake Villa on Friday. Burdette had two interceptions.

Antioch overcomes Lakes’ defense with last-minute touchdown to clinch conference crown

October 20, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

Lakes' defense won almost everything Friday night in its annual neighborhood tussle against Antioch. Except the number that counts in the record book — as Antioch pulled out a 10-7...

The mobile book delivery van of the old Niles Public Library sports the name of the Niles-Maine District Library. File photo. (Eric P. Davis/For Pioneer Press)

Protests greet Niles-Maine Library board’s decision to raise tax levy slightly

October 19, 2019 at 12:57 a.m.

The studious quiet of the Niles-Maine District library building was briefly broken Oct. 16 by loud protests over the library board's approval of a slight increase in the district's property...

Grant's Dylan Hernandez (5) runs the ball for a touchdown against Lakes on Oct. 4. He has rushed for 538 yards and five touchdowns on 128 carries in the first seven games.

‘Ground it and pound it’: Dylan Hernandez bulldozes Grant into the playoff picture

October 17, 2019 at 11:22 a.m.

Football, an 11-on-11 game, often can be boiled down to one player's determination. Factor in opponent, situation and location, and Grant senior Dylan Hernandez was among the latest to fill...

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