Premium

The agreement stipulates that construction of the 104-unit building on a vacant lot at the northwest corner of Adams and Jackson streets will begin no later than June 1, with completion around September 2026.

Shadwick King, the Geneva man who was convicted of first-degree murder twice in the 2014 death of his wife, Kathleen, was unsuccessful in his appeal, in which he claimed that he didn't get a fair trial.

With a jury selected, a long-awaited murder trial is expected to convene Thursday for Jonathan Hurst, charged almost five years ago in the killings of Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia and Robert Wilson. The Wilsons were found slain in their home in August 2016.

Next month Peru Hy-Vee’s in-store restaurant, Wahlburgers, will transition back to a Hy-Vee Market Grille. 

From killings to arrest: A timeline of the multi-agency police investigation into the brutal 2016 killings of Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson, of Sycamore. A murder trial begins Thursday for the man accused in their deaths.

Aubrey Lamberti hit five of Oswego East's nine 3-pointers and scored 23 points, nine in the first quarter, and the visiting Wolves started fast and rolled past Oswego 62-51 to their ninth straight win.

Newman boys basketball beat Morrison, Dixon girls lost at Rockford Auburn 34-33, Oregon beat Fulton in OT, Olivia Klinefelter had a triple-double in an Eastland win and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Point guard Collin Greenlee scored a season- and game-high 21 points, and Woodstock spoiled Johnsburg's Gold Out Game with a 61-57 win Wednesday night.

The Streator boys basketball team improved to 15-4 overall and 8-0 in Illinois Central Eight Conference play with a 61-29 win over Herscher. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

Harvard senior Adam Cooke scored a game-high 27 points and surpassed 1,000 career points in a loss to Plano, Burlington Central and Dundee-Crown survived in overtime, plus more results in Wednesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

In a tie game late in the third quarter, Dixon flipped a switch Wednesday night against La Salle-Peru. The Dukes used a huge run to end the third quarter and start the fourth to pull away for a 56-40 victory over the Cavaliers at Lancaster Gym.

Playing in her first game since shattering her pinky earlier in the season, Morrison senior Camryn Veltrop scored 24 points against Milledgeville on Wednesday to help the Fillies win their first game of the season. Veltrop is Morrison's all-time leading scorer.

Aurora Central Catholic used a full-court press to help the Chargers beat IC Catholic 69-38 on Wednesday to clinch the Girls Catholic Athletic White Division Conference championship.

Henry-Senachwine's Kaitlyn Anderson scored her 1,000th point in a win, and more basketball and bowling results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Woodland boys basketball team - with senior guard Connor Dodge surpassing 1,000th career points - used a huge third quarter to top Serena 61-58 on Al Stegman Court on Wednesday night.

Lemont, Reed-Custer, Plainfield North win in boys basketball and Plainfield North wins in girls basketball. That and more in Wednesday's The Herald-News roundup.

DeKalb junior Olivia Schermerhorn drilled two of her four 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Barbs separated from visiting Rockford East early and coasted to a 52-6 win Wednesday.

Sycamore, Genoa-Kingston win boys basketball, Sycamore loses girls basketball That and more in Wednesday's roundup.

Quintin Wiencek scored 29 points to lead Plainfield North to a 69-49 win over Naperville Central

Morris swept the Huntley Quad with three wins Wednesday while DeKalb and Huntley each picked up wins.

The La Salle-Peru co-op boys swimming team won all 11 events Wednesday in dual wins over Olympia and Morrison.

The Seneca and Sandwich wrestling squads are among the area teams continuing to gear up for conference/postseason tournaments.

More, the Ottawa version of the popular Streator cafe More on Main, is already sporting a loyal clientele.

A former Sycamore teenager will remain held without release pending trial on adult first-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of classmate Kaleb McCall, a judge ruled Tuesday. It's the second time the 16-year-old's request for release has been denied.

A DeKalb woman facing an attempted murder charge after a man was stabbed at an apartment Saturday will remain held in jail pending trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Burlington Central and Cary-Grove played a girls and boys doubleheader last week at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates. If you were seated close enough to the court, you could hear the players and coaches talking. Plus more in this week's Northwest Herald boys basketball notes.

Crystal Lake Central, Cary-Grove and Hampshire earned FVC girls basketball wins, while McHenry and Woodstock co-op girls bowling picked up dual victories in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Adam Wrzos hit two 3-pointers in the final 43 seconds, and Finn Pivnicka had a double-double, but Marian Central's improved boys basketball team lost to Chicago Christian 66-62 in Chicagoland Christian Conference action Tuesday night.

Lockport scored a 61-54 Southwest Suburban Conference win over Lincoln-Way Central. That and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Burlington Central sophomores Audrey LaFleur, Julia Scheuer and Ainsley Wilson all scored in double figures as the Rockets found reason to celebrate and snapped a six-game losing skid with a 67-48 win over Jacobs.

Lockport held Lincoln-Way Central to just two field goals and eight total points in the second half.

Seneca's Paxton Giertz scored a career-high 42 points to help lead Seneca to a victory over host Newark on Tuesday. Plus, more results from around the Times area.

A stingy Bolingbrook defense led to several transition points and helped the Raiders secure a 51-42 win over Minooka

The NIU men's basketball team erased a 15-point lead and led late against Western Michigan but fell to the Broncos while the H-BR girls reached the Little 10 semifinals and the Indian Creek boys lost.

Lucy Oetting scored 23 points to help lead Newman to a 56-29 win over Oregon and the Forreston boys fell at Dakota in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Davion Thompson is already ranked as a top 30 recruit in the nation for his graduating class and has backed it up with his play this year. The Bolingbrook sophomore recently scored his 1,000th career point, just 19 games into his second high school season.

A look at area boys basketball standings on Jan. 21

Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Earlville girls basketball's Natalie Hall!

A broken left wrist threatens to end Adam Anwar's basketball season, but McHenry's best player maintains a positive attitude.

Valparaiso recruit Allia von Schlegell hit six of seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and Nazareth shot 61% from the floor and from the 3-point line in blowing out Montini 67-33 at the Coach Kipp Hoopsfest at Benet.

Aria Mazza hit seven 3-pointers and scored all 25 of her points in the first half, leading Benet to a stunningly lopsided 74-48 victory over Libertyville on Monday at the Coach Kipp Hoopsfest.

The St. Bede girls basketball team advanced to the Tri-County Conference Tournament championship and more basketball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.

After a slow start on offense, Iowa football commit Terrence Smith dropped 17 points in the second half to help West Aurora comeback and get a 49-40 victory over Geneva in the final match of the MLK Day of Hoops.

Dixon's Darius Harrington scored a career-high 46 points, Sterling girls bowling won its MLK invite as Sarah Doughty was individual champion, Sterling girls basketball split two games, Sterling boys went 0-2 and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Batavia senior Kaidyn King scored 10 of her team-best 16 points in the fourth quarter, including all eight in a game-changing 8-0 run to open it, to rally the Bulldogs past Naperville North 52-50 in the final game of the MLK Showdown.

A roundup of action in Monday MLK Day tournaments visited by Joliet-area teams.

The Little Ten, Heart of Illinois and Tri-County conferences continued their girls basketball tournaments Monday, with results and leaders here in The Times Monday Roundup.

Martin Ledbetter scores 30 as Hinkley Big Rock wins. DeKalb boys win, Kaneland girls split and Indian Creek girls advance in Little Ten Tournament, plus more scores in the Daily Chronicle sports roundup.

Johnsburg boys basketball erupted for a season-high 95 points in a comeback win, Skye Toussaint hit the game-winning bucket for Johnsburg girls to finish third at Round Lake, Richmond-Burton won the KRC title in cheerleading, plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Hampshire will host an ALS fundraiser during Friday night's Fox Valley Conference girls and boys basketball doubleheader against Prairie Ridge. Proceeds will benefit the ALS Foundation and the Trent family.