IHSA state football playoffs: Second-round results, from Class 8A to 1A

The second round of the IHSA state football playoffs are nearly complete, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals next weekend.

Bicyclist fatally struck by SUV in Lower West Side ruled an accident, medical examiner says

The death of a 64-year-old man who was struck by an SUV while riding a bike in the Lower West Side was ruled an accident Saturday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.  A Jeep SUV struck the still-unidentified bicyclist in the 1900 block of South Union Avenue on Oct. 27 around 4:14 a.m., Chicago police said. The Jeep’s driver fled the scene.  The unresponsive bicyclist was transported to Stroger Hospital with a head injury, police said. He died there Wednesday evening.  An autopsy performed Saturday showed that the man died due to complications from “craniocerebral injuries” from a […]