Schools opened for North Chicago School District 187, and began opening in Lake County in Round Lake, Lake Zurich, Deerfield, Highland Park and other communities.

Nine 2025 playoff teams begin the season in the top 10, led by North Suburban Conference powers Lake Zurich and Warren.

Three of the four teams in the CCL Blue begin the season in the top 25, led by 2025 state champions Mount Carmel and Brother Rice.

A year on from the controversy, and with a new food vendor contract already underway, the involved parties seem ready to move on.

We must keep learning and striving to save our native ecosystems, including removing certain plants that threaten those ecosystems.

Before the morning and afternoon battles, people could visit with historians who explained artifacts and customs of Revolutionary War time.