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Amboy advances to their fifth consecutive 8-player State Championship game
AMBOY, Ill (KWQC) - Amboy advances to their fifth consecutive State Championship game after dominating West Carroll 58-12. Senior Jose Lopez ran for 286 yards and 4 touchdowns. Amboy will face Meridian in the 8-player State Championship on Friday in Monmouth at 7 p.m. Watch the highlights and post-game interviews...
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NIU Head Coach Matt Majkrzak Just Set The Tone For The Their Season By Coaching The Home Opener In A Full Mike Ditka Costume
You know what? Hell yes. This has me ready to declare NIU as Horizon champs. I don't care about anyone else in that conference now or what Gottlieb is doing. You have a guy showing up in full Ditka costume to coach the home opener and that's how you set the tone. That's how you get NIU to 2-2 with a win over Dayton. I mean he nailed it. The Huskies across the chest is a nice touch, the mustache, kinda perfect.
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Peru Nonprofit Pitches $1 Billion, 225-Acre Health Campus at Nov. 16 Town Hall
A nonprofit foundation wants to build a sprawling, $1 billion healthcare campus on 225 acres just west of the Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru, and residents will get their first detailed look at the plan during a town hall set for 5 p.m. on Nov. 16 at Peru City Hall, 1901 Fourth Street.
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Panduit to close DeKalb facility, lay off 162 workers
DEKALB, Ill. (WTVO) — Manufacturing company Panduit Corp. plans to close its DeKalb facility and lay off 162 workers beginning December 7, according to an amended state WARN notice. The closure affects Panduit’s facility at 1700 E. Fairview Drive. The Illinois workNet notice identifies the action as a permanent plant closure in the manufacturing industry. […]
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Byron, Rochelle bow out to strong foes in football state quarterfinals
Byron bowed out at the hands of Elmhurst IC Catholic in the Class 3A state football quarterfinals on Saturday, Nov. 14, while Rochelle was knocked out by a strong Coal City squad in a 4A quarterfinal at around the same time. It was a rough ending for two of the hottest teams in the Rockford area headed into the quarters. More Rockford-area football: Here's how 4 Rockford-area football teams look to get to the semis "It's tough, really tough," Byron head coach Jeff Boyer said. "It's just tough to see all these guys go, especially the seniors. They've worked hard, most of them for eight years in this program. It's just tough." Here is more on the setbacks that sent these two Rockford-area teams into the offseason. IC Catholic 33, Byron 14 Byron will not make it to its fifth state championship game in the past seven years, nor will it win its fourth 3A state title in the last six years. IC Catholic made sure of that. Both teams were playing with backup quarterbacks due to undisclosed reasons, and Byron trailed for the first time this year when IC Catholic's new QB Will Schmidt capped off the game's first
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Nevada rolls past Northern Illinois, 28-7, to keep bowl hopes alive
Nevada faces winless Northern Illinois in a road matchup in Dekalb, Illinois. Josh Scott intercepted a pass on NIU’s opening drive. A holding penalty erased a Herschel Turner rushing touchdown, but Turner scored on a toss play on third down to put Nevada ahead 7-0. Early in the second...
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NIU professor and students will reenact a popular PBS show
A group of Northern Illinois University history students will reenact an old PBS show. "Meeting of the Minds" is a late 1970s-early 1980s PBS show where actors dressed as historical figures and debated with each other. It was hosted by Steve Allen. Aaron Fogleman is a distinguished research and board...
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Nevada vs. Northern Illinois: Week 11 Betting Odds, Prediction
Things could not be going much worse for Rob Harley in his first season as Northern Illinois head coach. The Huskies have lost all nine games they've played this season and have not made the first impression they would have hoped for after leaving the MAC for the Mountain West this season. If there's somewhat of a silver lining, it's that the Huskies aren't getting blown out as badly as they did earlier in the season. The lost by a touchdown to UNLV a couple weeks ago, and lost by 11 points to San Jose State last week. If you are looking for some betting advice for the matchup, we've got you covered. Here are the latest odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM. Nevada vs. Northern Illinois game odds : All college football odds via BetMGM Spread: Nevada -7 (-105), Northern Illinois +7 (-115) Money Line: Nevada -270, Northern Illinois +220 Over-Under: Over 47.5 (-110), Under 47.5 (-110) .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } Nevada vs. Northern Illinois prediction, pick: If there's one player to note on a winless football team, it would be Huskies wideout DeAree Rogers. Rogers leads the conference in catches
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On the road: Nevada football to play first Mountain West game against Northern Illinois
Nevada football (3-6, 2-3 MW) takes on Northern Illinois (0-9, 0-5 MW) on Saturday in the first Mountain West meeting between the two schools in program history. Northern Illinois joined the MW in July 2026 as a football-only member after previously playing in the MAC. The Wolf Pack is the conference's lone program to travel to all three of the MW's new football members this season in UTEP, North Dakota State and NIU.
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Tom’s Take — Six Years Later, Vets’ Families Want Closure — Nov. 15, 2026
In 2020, COVID got inside the La Salle Veterans Home. When it was over, 36 veterans were dead. Their families are still in court. And on Monday they're going to stand outside that home and say they've waited long enough for closure. Tom's Take is sponsored by Kathleen Wayland of...