Elgin slows Geneva boys basketball

ELGIN – The final weeks of the tightly bunched Upstate Eight Conference River boys basketball race promised to be eventful. For Geneva, that proved true for the wrong reasons. The Vikings, who were alone in first place entering the stretch run, dropped their third straight game to cap the UEC River ... Read More »

Schwab: Aurora Central Catholic, Kaneland girls basketball come full circle

We reporters who cover high school sports often have to confirm teams’ records after a game, and it’s funny how many coaches of struggling teams can’t quite remember their tea

Adduci leads St. Charles East boys basketball’s comeback charge

ST. CHARLES – If Tuesday night’s boys basketball game between St. Charles East and Glenbard West were an action movie, it would have been called “The Destroyer and the Comebac

Wheaton Warrenville South’s defense frustrates Geneva girls basketball

HOFFMAN ESTATES – Animated Geneva girls basketball coach Sarah Meadows shouts regardless of the Vikings’ position in a game.

Preps

Elgin slows Geneva boys basketball

ELGIN – The final weeks of the tightly bunched Upstate Eight Conference River boys basketball race promised to be eventful. For Geneva, that proved true for the wrong reasons. ... Read More »

Cougars

Buchanan ready for start of Kane County Cougars' season

GENEVA – Buck Buchanan fought the urge to lean against the dugout fence during his inaugural tour of Fifth Third Bank Ballpark on Friday. Even if this weren’t the region’s mil ... Read More »

Broadcaster Hem heads south to climb north up career ladder

Broadcaster Jeff Hem chronicled hundreds of upwardly mobile minor leaguers during seven seasons in the Kane County Cougars' radio booth. This winter, it seemed about time to ... Read More »

Community Sports

‘Hobby’ leads to Hall of Fame for Hawkins

Bob Hawkins does not watch a game the way a fan would. After all these years, that is no longer his wiring. “When I do watch a game from the stands, I really have a hard time ... Read More »

Reader Poll

What proposals Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to make in today's budget unveiling concern you the most?

Closing state prisons and transitional centers
Closing Department of Human Services facilities
Slicing more than $2 billion from Medicaid;
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