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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Forget Florida. Oswego’s Conor Tully concentrates instead on turning up defensive heat. ‘It’s a funny story.’

Conor Tully is the leading tackler for Oswego, which is in the semifinals for the time since winning state in 2003.

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IHSA state football playoffs: Semifinal pairings and times for Class 8A to 1A

The semifinals of the IHSA state football playoffs are set for this weekend. The original field of 256 teams across eight classes will be down to the 16 finalists Saturday night.

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Rick Armstrong’s high school football rankings and quarterfinal players of the week for Aurora-Elgin area

Batavia maintains top spot in rankings, while red-hot Oswego continues its postseason surge.

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St. Charles Business Alliance says fake Holiday Homecoming event information is circulating on Facebook

The business alliance said the fraudulent online event pages can’t be removed “due to Facebook restrictions.”

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Illinois launching digital driver’s licenses and state IDs on iPhones for airports, restaurants and bars

Illinois residents on Wednesday will be able to add their state driver’s license or state ID to their Apple Wallets. Mobile IDs will expand to Android users by sometime next year.

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Kane County Board OKs measure limiting immigration enforcement on county property

The measure is intended to prohibit federal agents from using county property for staging, processing or operations.

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Column: Diabetes Club of Fox Valley welcomes a pair of passionate future doctors to its cause

Two Aurora University seniors, who hope to become doctors one day, want the community to start talking more about diabetes.

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Aurora Winter Lights Fest to feature parade, tree-lighting, drone show and more

The city of Aurora will officially welcome in the holiday season on Friday with the annual Winter Lights Fest from 6 to 9 p.m. downtown.

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