Police in Utica are launching a traffic enforcement campaign through July 6, focusing on impaired and unbuckled drivers.

Bishop McNamara's Malachi Lee and Bradley-Bourbonnais' Lyzale Edmon found state success to wrap historic seasons this year, with Lee winning a state title, Edmon winning three state medals and the two now sharing Daily Journal Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year honors.

Aidan Connors of Plainfield North won the Class 3A 3,200-meter state championship and is now the Herald-News Boys Track Athlete of the Year.

The Three Rivers Athletic Conference released its All-Conference baseball and softball teams this week. Newman and Erie-Prophetstown both had multiple players recognized in the TRAC East.

Congratulations to the 2026 Times Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Ottawa hurdler and state medalist Joey Liebhart.

Presented here are The Times area’s state qualifiers and their postseason accomplishments, the 2026 Times Boys Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll.

Here is the 2026 Kane County Chronicle girls soccer All-Area team

St. Charles East sophomore Mya Leon, who scored a school-record 47 goals and added 16 assists to lead the team to an undefeated regular season, is the Kane County Chronicle girls soccer Player of the Year.

Meet the athletes that make up this year's Daily Journal All-Area Boys Track and Field team.

Eight baseball players from the Northwest Herald coverage area were named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State team, released this week.

The best senior players in Illinois, including six from the Illinois Valley area, will suit up for the 49th annual ICA All-Star Baseball Game on Monday at Schweickert Stadium in Peru.

Johnsburg senior Hope Klosowicz capped her four-year varsity track career by earning a Class 2A fourth-place medal in the 400-meter dash. The University of Nebraska Omaha commit is the 2026 Northwest Herald Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for June 8-12, 2026.

A Peru man faces up to a year in jail after La Salle police clocked him driving nearly 100 mph in a 55-mph zone.

Geneva junior Bennett Konkey, who won the state titles in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, the first in school history, is the Kane County Chronicle boys track and field Athlete of the Year.

When you grow up in the Robledo family, you’re going to play soccer. Jose Robledo passed on his love for the game to his kids, Juan, Viviana and now Yocelynn, a junior sweeper for Princeton this spring. Yocelyn said the sport of soccer is a way to bring all the family together.

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester, a 2019 Cary-Grove graduate, will undergo season-ending surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome and is expected to be sidelined for eight to 10 months.

The IHSA’s board of directors this week finalized expectations for the 35-second shot clock, which will be required for varsity boys and girls basketball contests beginning with the upcoming 2026-27 IHSA season.

Manteno hosted its second annual Tackling Disabilities football camp on Tuesday, with young athletes from around the area participating in activities and drills with members of the Manteno football community.

Huntley senior Will Geske qualified for the final day of the Class 2A state boys tennis tournament for the first time and tied for seventh for McHenry County's best finish. Geske is the 2026 Northwest Herald Boys Tennis Player of the Year.

Meet the 2026 Northwest Herald All-Area Boys Tennis Team, led by Johnsburg's Tyler Batt, Huntley's Will Geske and Jacobs' Samuel Santa Ines.

A look at the top girls soccer players in the NewsTribune area for the 2026 season.

La Salle-Peru senior Vicky Tejada is the 2026 NewsTribune Girls Soccer Player of the Year after scoring an area-best 25 goals and helped the Cavaliers improve by 10 wins.

"If we get them to be close with us and trust us a little bit more, I think it'll benefit everybody." — Callie Countryman on the freshmen and sophomores stepping up for Sycamore. And they've had plenty of reps for the Spartans so far this summer.

Recent Sandwich graduate, distance ace and Class 2A state champion Sunny Weber is the 2026 Times Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

Here are The Times area’s state qualifiers and their postseason accomplishments, the 2026 Times Girls Track and Field All-Area Honor Roll.

A Sterling man has been sentenced to up to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to weapon, drug and resisting police offenses in two separate cases.

NIU softball coach Christina Sutcliffe alleges she was fired for raising concerns about gender inequity: delayed cage upgrades for her team while baseball got quick upgrades, unequal assistant coach positions, and a male-only logo across athletics.

Calvin Works will be taking over as athletic director at Bishop McNamara on July 1, where the 2006 Momence grad said he's excited to contribute to the longstanding history of Fightin' Irish athletics.

Here is the 2026 Suburban Life All-Area girls soccer team.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for June 8-12, 2026.

Wheaton Warrenville South junior Kelsey Clousing, who recorded a program record 34 goals and 23 assists in leading the Tigers to a sectional championship, is the Suburban Life girls soccer Player of the Year.

Oswego senior forward Jordyn Washington, who scored 27 goals and led her team to a record-tying 19 wins, a second straight conference title and the first regional championship in program history, is the Record Newspapers Player of the Year.

Here is the 2026 Record Newspapers All-Area girls soccer team.

St. Charles North sophomore Kara Glenn, who won individual state titles in the 800- and 1,600-meter runs, as well as anchoring the 4x800 relay to a state meet record, is the Kane County Chronicle girls track and field Athlete of the Year

Minooka's Natalie Nahs took sixth place in the Class 3A 800-meter run and helped two Indian relay teams advance to the state meet after leading her team to its first conference title since 2017. She is the Herald-News girls track and field Athlete of the Year.

Here is the Herald-News area Girls Track & Field Honor Roll, comprised of athletes who advanced to the state meet.

Every Saturday in June, the softball field at Bishop McNamara hosts the All-City Baseball Association Champions League, a four-team league for players ages 4-23 with physical and mental disabilities.

Huntley's Giovanni Baggio, who earned All-FVC and All-State first-team honors while becoming the program's first-ever All-American, is the 2026 Northwest Herald Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year. Baggio, who won 84.1% of his face-offs, led Huntley to a sixth straight FVC title.

"All of a sudden the kid who broke the school record for assists last year has more weapons to feed." — Coach Doug Brewington on how Ari Rich's emergence is changing things for Presley Meyer and the Cogs' offense.

The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association released its All-State teams on Tuesday and five area players were selected.

NewsTribune-area softball players have hit more home runs in each of the last five seasons. This spring, 44 players combined to hit 146 home runs, with four players hitting double-digit homers.

In the short term, when the Marquette baseball team won the Class 2A St. Bede Supersectional, it sent the Crusaders back to the IHSA State Finals. In the long term, it also guaranteed Marquette will remain in Class 2A for baseball through at least the 2028 season.

Downers Grove North senior and Virginia commit Philip Cupial, who won the Class 3A 1,600-meter state championship and also ran on the championship 4x800 relay, is the Suburban Life boys track and field Athlete of the Year.

Eight different area teams had players earn spots on the 2026 Illinois Coaches Association All-State softball team.

Yorkville senior Owen Horeni, who took second place in the Class 3A 800-meter run and led the Foxes to conference and sectional titles, is the Record Newspapers boys track and field Athlete of the Year.

Putnam County's Johnathon Stunkel, Henry's Carson Rowe earn IHSBCA First-Team All State, IVCC is offering basketball and volleyball camps and more in the NewsTribune sports briefs.

Morris graduate Jack Wheeler is putting up strong numbers in the Texas Rangers organization competing in the Arizona Comple League, hoping an single A invite is soon on the way.

The Watseka football program will be fielding only a junior varsity team in 2026, with coach Anthony Swanson and the rest of the athletic department looking to build up dwindling participation numbers and continue a football tradition to goes back well over a century.

Last year, Logan Philhower set the school record for ERA at 1.20, becoming Bureau Valley’s first player to receive first-team All-State honors For an encore, the Storm ace lowered his school ERA record to 0.84 this season, going 4-2 with 89 strikeouts.