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IL football state championship predictions, 1A–4A

We have a few predictions for the IL high school state title football games, starting with 1A–4A. Based on select team statistics. […]

Graduation rates for college athletes rose slightly and are ahead of the graduation rates for the general student body, the NCAA says. […]

A teachers’ strike lingers in southern IL, with no appearance of stopping. Football ends, teachers go without pay, kids go to community centers. […]

A lawsuit filed in Calif. alleges a football coach should have allowed a player who suffered a concussion to sit out for the rest of the game. […]

James Robinson of Lutheran H.S. in Rockford, Ill., broke the state’s all-time rushing record Friday in a 56-19 win over Byron. […]

Football is a dangerous sport. Maybe, though, it’s even more dangerous than we thought, due to hits that don’t result in concussions. […]

A teachers’ strike started Thursday in East St Louis, IL, and people should get ready for a long, drawn-out fight over teacher salary. […]

A high school quarterback in N.J. died Friday, apparently as a result of injuries suffered on the football field. An autopsy has been scheduled. […]

Severe weather, including at least 1 tornado, caused property damage and cancellation of football games Friday in northern Illinois. […]

Why do you suppose football participation numbers in Texas have gone down a little bit over the last 5 years? NPR hypothesizes. […]