Wilmette Loyola Academy is back in the Illinois high school football Class 8A state championship game for the third year in a ...

The Illini got their ninth win of the season -- the eighth nine-win season in program history -- as Laughery ran 12 times for ...

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Aidan Laughery rushed for three touchdowns, including one on career-long 64-yard run early in the second half, and No. 22 ...

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Geneva, in the state finals for the first time since 2008, gave East St. Louis a stout challenge before losing 48-28 in the ...

The Fighting Illini beat the Wildcats 38-28 Saturday at the friendly confines while many fans and holiday-season revelers across Chicago dealt with plummeting temperatures.

A 6-6, 275-pounder, Lee is a three-star recruit from Plainfield Central in Illinois who made his official visit last week.