Half of the field at the IHSA football state championships is private schools. And they dominated on the first day of games ...

The IHSA football state championship games are Friday and Saturday at Hancock Stadium, on the campus of Illinois State ...

Jack Elliott threw for a Class 7A title game record five touchdowns in Mount Carmel's 55-34 win against Batavia on Saturday ...

The 2024 IHSA state football playoffs began the first weekend in November with 256 teams in the field. Sixteen remain. And come Saturday night, eight will be crowned champions. Hancock Stadium in ...

With roughly three minutes left in Saturday’s Class 7A state championship game, the scoreboard camera at Illinois State’s ...

Malachuk threw for 336 yards and four touchdowns Saturday to lead the Roadrunners to a 29-27 victory over Joliet Catholic in ...

Public school teams were outscored by a combined 193-26 in four losses against private schools in state title games.

DePaul (11-3) won the school its first title since precursor Gordon Tech won a title in 1980. The Rams did it with a run game ...

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.

The Journal Star each week spotlights the top-performing teams and players from weekend playoff games. This week, we take a ...