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8+ hour, 57+ min ago (183+ words) Wheaton North's Mark Forcucci (5) and Ross Dansdill (33) raise the the IHSA Class 7A State football trophy after beating St. Rita in 2021. The IHSA state football championships will be played Friday and Saturday at Illinois State's Hancock Stadium in Normal. Lena-Winslow vs. Brown County, 10 a.m. Wilmington vs. Maroa-Forsyth, 1 Byron vs. Tolono Unity, 4 Montini vs. Rochester, 7 St. Francis vs. Providence, 10 a.m. Fenwick vs. East St. Louis, 1 St. Rita vs. Brother Rice, 4 Mount Carmel vs. Oswego, 7 All eight games will air live on TV and also stream on the NFHS Network. Market | Station Channel Bloomington | WHOI MyNet 19.1 Chicago | WCIU 26.1 Champaign | WCIX 49.1 Peoria | WHOI MyNet 19.1 Quad Cities | MWQAD MyNet 8.3 Quincy | 1A-4A games | WGEM CW 10.2 Quincy | 5A-6A games | WGEM NBC 10.1 Quincy | 7A-8A games | WGEM MeTV 10.4 Rockford | WSLN 365BLK 19.2 Southern Illinois | WDKA MyNet 49.1 Springfield | WCIX 49.1 St. Louis | MMOV MATRIX/MyNet 32.1...

16+ hour, 33+ min ago (568+ words) One of Aurora's holiday traditions returns on Friday with the opening of the popular Festival of Lights at Philips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive. The drive-thru light show will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. every day from Friday, Nov. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 28. Now in its 19th year, this marks the fourth year the event has been organized by the city of Aurora. The event was previously organized by the Rotary Club of Aurora. Billed as "the largest free outdoor drive-thru holiday light display in the region," the approximately 1-mile light show includes over 100 installations depicting ice skating bears, jumping reindeer, a holiday golfer, howling wolves and more which visitors can enjoy while sitting in the comfort of their cars, organizers said. The last few years have seen in excess of 50,000 cars a year go through Philips Park for the light show. Kylee Sosa,…...