Fields overcame various maladies to win his second game as a starter. | AP Photos

Fields appeared to be ill in the first quarter and hurt his knee in the second, but he closed out a big win for the Bears.

LAS VEGAS — You can’t lose with Justin Fields. He’s Bears-proof.

They tried, of course, and he overcame all their dysfunction Sunday to beat the Raiders 20-9 for a win that could be his first step toward making this more than merely a transition season for the Bears.

That’s why they drafted him, whether or not they realized it. He can offset a poorly planned offensive line, musical-chairs play calling and completely confounding misuse of timeouts. The Bears can do everything wrong, and Fields is talented enough to make it right.

That’s an incredible responsibility to put on a rookie quarterback making his third start, but it looks like they picked the right guy.

It was touch and go from the start in Las Vegas.

Fields appeared to be ill on the sideline after taking a hit in the back at the end of the Bears’ second possession, and at one point a staffer put a trash can in front of him as though he was about to vomit.

After several minutes of coach Matt Nagy and head trainer Andre Tucker tending to him, Fields went back in the game and resumed the mad scramble that is his life in the pocket.

On one of those scrambles, Raiders defensive end Yannick Ngakoue grabbed at his feet and caused Fields’ left knee to bend the wrong direction.

The Raiders sacked him twice and hit him three other times in the first half, which ended with Ngakoue blasting him the moment he finished his drop-back. The Bears were at the Raiders’ 44-yard line and hoping to sneak a field goal before halftime, but that ended it.

The Bears began that drive in favorable position at their own 40 with 50 seconds left, except they had no timeouts. They burned one less than eight minutes into the game after giving up a 29-yard pass, used another on second-and-one at the Raiders’ 11 and were forced to take one on a point-after to avoid a delay-of-game penalty after confusion amid trying to get the right players in the game.

Fields fought through it with the help of a strong running game to lead two touchdown drives in the second quarter. He ended the first by zipping a pass to No. 5 tight end Jesper Horsted, who was only active because other players were out.

That’s another deficiency Fields is trying to navigate: The Bears’ tight ends have had negligible impact in the passing game.

Fields finished 12 of 20 for 111 yards and a touchdown for a season-high 91.9 passer rating and ran three times for four yards.

To the Bears’ credit, the one thing they’ve done for Fields is give him this defense.

While they’d rather move past the score-17-points-and-pray-it’s-enough approach, it’s nice to know the defense is still strong enough to make that plan viable if necessary. It’s incredibly helpful cover as Fields finds his footing.

The Raiders, who came in as the No. 9 scoring team in the NFL, could barely move the ball. They had five three-and-outs and made it into Bears territory just three times in nine possessions.

It was the 29th time in the last four seasons the Bears held an opponent under 20 points.

When the Raiders finally broke through for their first touchdown with 9:05 left to cut the Bears’ lead to 14-9, the pressure was on Fields to answer. On third-and-12 from his own 27-yard line, with the Raiders on the cusp of wresting control of the game, he threaded a pass to Darnell Mooney for 13 yards despite four defensive backs guarding the first-down line.

The Bears kept going and got a 46-yard field goal from Cairo Santos to deaden the Raiders’ push for a comeback and take an eight-point lead.

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Kevin Earley (from left), Amanda Rose, Allison Blackwell, Joseph Anthony Byrd and Meghan Murphy make up the ensemble of “The World Goes ‘Round.” | Liz Lauren

The five singers in Marriott Theatre musical pour emotion into numbers from “Chicago,” “Cabaret,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and other hits.

When the lights come up on the Marriott Theatre’s “The World Goes ‘Round,” the stage is in artfully curated disarray.

An upright piano tilted on end leans in one corner like an abandoned toy. A battered trunk and a jumble of fabric is piled in another. Red velvet curtains are draped high above, their grandeur diminished by unraveling threads that evoke a long period of disuse. A hodge-podge of ropes, sandbags and lighting fixtures — chandeliers, disco balls, candelabras — hangs above, as does a random crescent moon big enough to sit on.

That seemingly abandoned stage is quickly revived in director-choreographer Marcia Milgrom-Dodge’s production, running through Nov. 7 at the Lincolnshire venue.

The musical revue includes some two dozen songs from composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, drawing on their considerable catalogue of hits — “Chicago,” “Cabaret” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” among them.

The nearly 45-year-old title tune’s relentless refrain is an apt opener. When Allison Blackwell begins the song, you can hear both the cruelty and the euphoria in the lyrics. The number ties both emotions to the same thing: the inexorable movement of a planet whose orbit remains relentlessly dependable, no matter the tragedies playing out on its surface.

Dodge’s five-person cast reanimates scenic designer Christopher Rhoton’s splendidly abandoned theater set with panache.

Take, for instance, Joseph Anthony Byrd’s explosive “Mr. Cellophane.” Usually the song from “Chicago” is a comedic performance by hapless cuckold, played as much for laughs as anything else. Byrd starts out that way, but rather than ending with a whimper, he escalates to a roar. “Mr. Cellophane” turns into a blazing anthem for the habitually unseen, undercounted and disregarded. It’s glorious.

Kevin Earley’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is equally intense. The Spider Woman character is a metaphor for death as the ultimate seducer, or so she was in Kander and Ebb’s Tony-winning 1992 masterpiece.

Dodge has Earley don an aggressively large ballgown, its skirt as large and round as a cathedral bell. As he sweeps across a stage bathed in red light, there’s menace and deliverance in the ominous lyrics.

Also memorable is the melancholic “I Don’t Remember You/Not a Day Goes By” duet. Earley and Byrd capture the ancient dynamic between the wanted and the wanter, Byrd heart-wrenching as he opens his heart, Earley turning away in search of someone else.

Dodge knows when to lighten the mood as well. Amanda Rose’s “Arthur in the Afternoon” is a sex-positive hoot with Rose embracing the zaniness as she peels off her persnickety white gloves and preaches the health benefits of squeezing in Arthur on the regular.

Nor does Meghan Murphy disappoint. With “Colored Lights,” she creates a bittersweet wonderland peopled by lost loves and impossibly romantic standards. She also shows off her Mae-West-meets-Carol-Burnett comedy chops alongside Blackwell in the campy “The Grass Is Always Greener.”

Music Director Ryan T. Nelson and longtime Marriott conductor/music supervisor Patti Garwood create a marvelous soundscape. Little touches from Garwood’s seven-piece orchestra (the insistent thrum of bass underlining Blackwell’s yearning, soaring “Maybe This Time”) and large ones (the manic, jangly discord of “Money, Money”) amplify the emotion packed into the lyrics.

Dodge’s choreography channels Bob Fosse (Rose in “All That Jazz”) as well Fred and Ginger (Byrd and Rose in “Shoes Dance”), playing to the strengths of her cast. Rose and Byrd are clearly the Fred and Ginger of the group, but the five can sell a kick line with verve to spare.

The one rather glaring flaw in the production? It’s finale, “New York, New York.” For the love of Pete. As we celebrate Chicago’s re-opening, surely something from “Chicago” would be more appropriate.

Catey Sullivan is a local freelance writer.

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The 500-acre former U.S. Steel Southworks could be offered to the Chicago Bears as a possible stadium site, the Chicago Sun-Times editorial board says. | Sun-Times Media

Chicago does not have the money or financial credit to publicly fund a sports stadium. But the city could offer what it has in abundance — vacant land.

Ever since the Chicago Bears unveiled their likely intent to decamp to Arlington Heights, this editorial board’s view has been: “Hate to see you go, but don’t expect Chicago’s taxpayers to spend more money to keep you here.”

But there may be another way to keep the Bears in town, and Ald. Harry Osterman (48th) raised it at a City Council budget hearing last week. The city’s Department of Planning and Development, Osterman said, should offer the Bears land to build a new stadium.

But not just any land, the alderman stressed. It should be vacant land in a part of the city where a new stadium could be a real “economic driver.”

Chicago doesn’t have the money — and shouldn’t even think of running up its credit through a bond issue — to fund a sports stadium. Besides, that’s so 1990. But Chicago could offers the Bears, as part of a carefully negotiated scheme, something the city has in abundance: vacant land.

There are no guarantees the Bears would bite (or would have bitten, had the offer been made before the Bears’ Arlington Heights bid) but it’s the right response — and the kind of move a big city planning department must and should make.

‘We have a lot of land’

Osterman, a North Side Bears fan, told his fellow aldermen last Thursday that he doesn’t want to have to drive to Arlington Heights to watch the team play — which proves, once again, that all politics are local. He urged Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox and his team to at least sit down with the Bears and attempt to come up with a stadium plan and location that might make the team reconsider its $197.2 million bid to buy the shuttered 326-acre Arlington International Racecourse.

“We have a lot of land,” Osterman told Cox at the budget hearing. “Before that door closes, I would ask you to do everything in your power to look at what options there are to keep them here that could be an economic driver for parts of our city — that could use it and it could work.”

This might be just the time. State lawmakers and Gov. J.B. Pritzker seem cold to the idea of Springfield kicking in to pay for a Bears stadium. And Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes says his town is willing to offer perks to lure the team, but taxpayer-funded incentives would be considered only “as a last resort.”

If the notoriously, well, let’s just say thrifty Halas family has to dig into their own pockets — or the NFL’s — to fund a stadium because all sources of public revenue are being denied them, then the playing field between Chicago and Arlington Heights might be as level as it will ever get. Cox would be wise to open discussions with the Bears.

Could Chicago go for an interception?

During the budget hearing, Osterman did not suggest a specific site for a new stadium or say what type — domed, open air or retractable roof — might be best. But using the criteria he suggested, there are several possible sites on the West and South sides.

We could imagine, for instance, a Bears stadium on land owned by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority at 35th Street and Shields Avenue, just north of the White Sox’s ballpark. Part of that deal could include the proper redevelopment of the 70 acres of surface parking — also owned by the ISFA — that surround the ballpark.

Or, if the Bears would prefer another lakefront stadium, the city could offer a piece of the 500-acre former U.S. Steel South Works site. To do that, City Hall would have to bring the land’s owner, U.S. Steel, to the table. But the steelmaker might be wise to listen, given that two decades of redevelopment plans for the land have fluttered and died like Jack Concannon’s forward passes.

At the U.S. Steel site, the Bears would enjoy a nearly blank slate to build on and the result, if done right, could greatly benefit the working-class South Chicago neighborhood.

“So I just ask you, with all the priorities you have of lifting up communities, which is where the priority has to be, let’s not give up on trying to find a place to keep these guys in Chicago,” Osterman said to Cox.

The planning department did not respond to Osterman’s suggestions, other than reissuing a statement from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office. “The mayor,” the statement said, “has said numerous times, our door in City Hall remains open to engage the Bears.”

Still, Osterman’s request is a fair one, even as we feel the need to emphasize that the city can’t give away the store to the Bears.

If the Bears wind up in Arlington Heights, Chicago will be no worse for the wear. But the city can’t just forfeit the game.

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Brother Rice’s Aaron Vaughn (5) runs the ball against Joliet Catholic. | Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times

What to make of high-scoring games, IC Catholic’s sophs, another MSL star and the Battle of Oswego.

Joliet Catholic and Brother Rice put on quite the offensive display Friday on the South Side. The Hilltoppers posted 691 total yards and 56 points.

The Crusaders had 652 total yards and 49 points. The teams were tied at 35 at halftime, so things actually slowed down a bit in the second half. It’s likely the kids just got a bit tired, neither defense buckled down.

It would have felt like a special game if not for the 46-43 Loyola win at Brother Rice in Week 4. That game was extremely similar. Both teams scored at will. That one came down to the final play, while Joliet Catholic had the win in hand for most of the fourth quarter on Friday.

What does this say about the so-called elite teams? Can defenses that porous make a significant playoff run?

Brother Rice allowed Mount Carmel to score 36 points in Week 6, but has held its other opponents to 14 points or fewer.

Loyola held Rochester and St. Rita to just seven points but allowed 24 to Fenwick and 21 to Marist.

Joliet Catholic gave up 27 points to Crete-Monee and 20 to St. Louis Cardinal Ritter but held Simeon, Providence, St. Laurence and De La Salle in check.

So it doesn’t appear that Loyola, Brother Rice and Joliet Catholic have bad defenses, just defenses that have difficulty stopping elite offenses.

That brings Maine South’s 10-2 win against Warren in Week 2 to mind. Both teams have elite offenses. But in a tough, head-to-head matchup the defenses were stout.

That’s worth remembering when it comes time to make playoff predictions.

MSL Star

Hoffman Estates’ 6-1 season has flown under the radar. The Hawks have knocked off Barrington and Fremd this season. Their only loss was a three-point defeat at Downers Grove North way back in Week 1.

Hoffman Estates beat Conant on Friday to take sole possession of first place in the Mid-Suburban League West.

Senior Jashawn Johnson, a Western Michigan recruit, was spectacular against the Cougars.

Sophomores to watch

IC Catholic has been a regular fixture in the Super 25 and at the state finals the past several seasons. The Knights were expected to have a bit of a rebuilding year this season after Kyle Franklin graduated. But they are 7-0 and appear primed to make another run in Class 3A.

Two sophomores, Kareem Parker and Dennis Mandala are leading the charge. Both players posted big numbers against Riverside-Brookfield in Week 7.

Parker caught four balls for 92 yards and a touchdown and had a 15-yard interception return for a touchdown. He’s been a major threat all year as a punt and kick returner as well.

Mandala threw for 270 yards and six touchdowns in the win.

Battle of Oswego

Oswego East (6-1) spent most of the season in the Super 25, falling out after a 33-10 loss at home to Minooka in Week 6. The Wolves host rival Oswego on Friday.

The Panthers (5-2) lost their first two games of the season and everyone kind of forgot about them. They’ve ripped off five wins since then and looking back at those two losses now they are kind of impressive.

Oswego lost 37-26 at Neuqua Valley in Week 1 and 21-13 to Batavia in Week 2. It appears the Panthers can play with the best teams in the area and may have been underrated all season. A win on Friday would open more eyes.

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Runners start at the Chicago Marathon on Columbus Drive Sunday morning. | Mark Capapas/Sun-Times

Despite warnings of potentially hot and humid conditions, racers in the 43rd Chicago Marathon were instead met with mild temperatures, overcast skies and a strong breeze on their backs as they neared the finish line.

Cowbells clanged and onlookers clamored Sunday morning as racers turned from Roosevelt Road onto Michigan Avenue and moved into the final stretch of the 43rd Chicago Marathon, the first running of the race since the pandemic upended normal life.

Zachery Panning, 26, of the Detroit area, finished 11th among men in his first-ever marathon, completing the race less than nine minutes after the winner, Seifu Tura Abdiwak, of Ethiopia, had crossed the finish line.

Though Panning ran cross-country in both high school and college, he acknowledged after the race that training for a marathon required “a lot of learning.”

“I prepared myself as well as I could and then just tried to be as confident as I could through the day,” he said shortly after the marathon. “I was happy with it, really happy. Excited for more.”

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Zachery Panning celebrates Sunday after finishing 11th among men in the 43rd Chicago Marathon.

But Panning’s stellar showing isn’t all he has to celebrate: He and his wife are now traveling to Hawaii for their delayed honeymoon — a trip that, he acknowledged, had been contingent on finishing his first marathon.

“I said I have to run a marathon before we can go,” Panning said. “I actually got married in 2020. … Had to wait a little bit, but I think it’s going to be worth it.”

Despite warnings of potentially hot and humid conditions, racers were instead met with mild temperatures, overcast skies and a strong breeze on their backs as they neared the finish line.

Not far from there, Chicagoan Erin Short’s loved ones donned matching T-shirts emblazoned with an image of Short running in a previous marathon. Her husband, Dan, explained Sunday’s race was her eighth, this year’s performance wasn’t about setting a new personal best.

“With COVID, she took all of last season off,” he said. “So she was just excited to be back in and running again.”

Short’s father, Don Lamb, added that the family was just happy to explore the city and to see her running again: “People are just generally in a good mood because we can just be together.”

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Don Lamb (second from left) and Dan Short (second from right) cheer on Lamb’s daughter and Short’s wife, Erin Short, during the 43rd Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

Angel Vazquez, 30, of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, placed 59th among the men in his second major marathon, improving on his previous performance two years ago in New York City. This was his first trip to Chicago, and Vazquez said he developed a deep fondness for the city as he snaked his way through the marathon course.

“I meet many people that come through Chicago and say, ‘The city is very fantastic and beautiful,'” he said. “Today, I see the city and they have their reason — it’s fantastic to see.”

Asked how he planned to celebrate his performance, Vazquez said he planned to have a cold beer while he tried one of the city’s great culinary contributions, a deep-dish pizza.

“I need the carbohydrates,” he said jokingly.

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The first wave of runners start at the Chicago Marathon on Columbus drive Sunday morning, Oct. 10, 2021. | Mark Capapas/Sun-Times

Daniel Romanchuk and Tatyana McFadden are the winners in the wheelchair competition.

Seifu Tura Abdiwak of Ethiopia and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya won Sunday in the return of the Chicago Marathon, which was scrapped last year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Abdiwak, who placed sixth in the Chicago race in 2019, finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 12 seconds. Galen Rupp was second in 2:06:35, followed by Kenya’s Eric Kiptanui with a time of 2:06:51.

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Seifu Tura Abdiwak, of Ethiopia, wins the men’s Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

Rupp won the Chicago title in 2017, becoming the first American man to accomplish the feat in 15 years.

Chepngetich took the women’s race, finishing in 2:22:31. Emma Bates of the U.S. was second at 2:24:20.

Around 35,000 runners competed in Sunday’s 26.2-mile event. Organizers canceled last year’s race due to health concerns for runners, spectators and volunteers. Registered participants had to provide either proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results.

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Galen Rupp, of the United States, finishes in second place in the men’s Chicago Marathon on Sunday.Mark Capapas/Sun-Times
Runners pass on Wacker Drive during the Chicago Marathon Sunday morning.Mark Capapas/Sun-Times
The first wave of runners head along Wacker Drive early in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.Mark Capapas/Sun-Times
Crowds at the Chicago Marathon cheer on runners on Jackson Boulevard Sunday morning.Mark Capapas/Sun-Times
Police officers watch the start of the Chicago Marathon on Columbus Drive Sunday morning.Mark Capapas/Sun-Times
Runners in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon head north on Columbus Drive, under the BP Pedestrian Bridge connecting Maggie Daley and Millennium parks. Mark Capapas/Sun-Times
Spectators watch the Chicago Marathon along Jackson Boulevard on Sunday morning.Mark Capapas/Sun-Times
Runners at the start of the Chicago Marathon on Columbus Drive Sunday morning.Mark Capapas/Sun-Times
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Raby’s Kierre Turner (1) completes the two point conversion against Clark. | Kevin Tanaka/For the Sun-Times

The complete area schedule for Week 8.

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Thursday, October 14

BIG SHOULDERS

UP-Bronzeville vs. Dunbar at Eckersall

GREAT LAKES

Ag. Science vs. Catalyst-Maria at Stagg

HEARTLAND

Steinmetz vs. Kennedy at Rockne

RED BIRD

Morgan Park vs. Hubbard at Gately

SECOND CITY

Carver vs. Julian at Gately

WINDY CITY

Schurz vs. Von Steuben at Winnemac

CHICAGO AVENUE

Juarez vs. Little Village at Rockne

Friday, October 15

BIG SHOULDERS

Hyde Park at Brooks

HEARTLAND

Speer vs. Rauner at Rockne

LAND OF LINCOLN

Westinghouse at Lane

Young at Taft

PRAIRIE STATE

Clark vs. Payton at Lane

RED BIRD

Kenwood vs. Simeon at Gately

Perspectives vs. Curie at Rockne

SECOND CITY

Harlan vs. Washington at Eckersall

Solorio vs. Vocational at Gately

WINDY CITY

Amundsen vs. Sullivan at Winnemac

CHICAGO AVENUE

Kelly vs. Tilden at Stagg

MADISON STREET

Marine at Chicago Academy

CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH

Highland Park at Vernon Hills

Maine East at Deerfield

Maine West at Niles North

CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH

Evanston at Maine South

Glenbrook South at Glenbrook North

DUKANE

Geneva at Wheaton North

Glenbard North at St. Charles North

St. Charles East at Batavia

Wheaton-Warrenville South at Lake Park

DUPAGE VALLEY

DeKalb at Neuqua Valley

Metea Valley at Naperville Central

Waubonsie Valley at Naperville North

FOX VALLEY

Burlington Central at Cary-Grove

Crystal Lake Central at McHenry

Crystal Lake South at Prairie Ridge

Dundee-Crown at Huntley

Hampshire at Jacobs

ILLINOIS CENTRAL EIGHT

Coal City at Reed-Custer

Herscher at Peotone

Lisle at Manteno

Streator at Wilmington

INDEPENDENT

Ottawa Marquette at Christ the King

KISHWAUKEE I-8 BLUE

Harvard at Richmond-Burton

Marengo at Sandwich

Rochelle at Plano

KISHWAUKEE I-8 WHITE

Kaneland at Ottawa

Morris at LaSalle-Peru

Woodstock at Sycamore

METRO SUBURBAN BLUE

Aurora Central at Ridgewood

Bishop McNamara at IC Catholic

Wheaton Academy at Elmwood Park

METRO SUBURBAN RED

Aurora Christian at St. Edward

Riverside-Brookfield at St. Francis

Westmont at Chicago Christian

MID-SUBURBAN EAST

Prospect at Hersey

Rolling Meadows at Elk Grove

Wheeling at Buffalo Grove

MID-SUBURBAN WEST

Conant at Barrington

Palatine at Fremd

Schaumburg at Hoffman Estates

NORTH SUBURBAN

Lake Zurich at Stevenson

Mundelein at Lake Forest

Warren at Libertyville

Waukegan at Zion-Benton

NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY

Grayslake North at Wauconda

Lakes at Grayslake Central

North Chicago at Grant

Round Lake at Antioch

SOUTH SUBURBAN BLUE

TF North at Bremen

TF South at Lemont

Tinley Park at Oak Forest

SOUTH SUBURBAN RED

Evergreen Park at Eisenhower

Oak Lawn at Argo

Reavis at Shepard

SOUTHLAND

Bloom at Crete-Monee

Kankakee at Thornton

Rich Township at Thornridge

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST

Plainfield East at Plainfield South

Romeoville at Plainfield Central

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE WEST

Oswego East at Oswego

Plainfield North at West Aurora

Yorkville at Minooka

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE

Homewood-Flossmoor at Sandburg

Lincoln-Way East at Lockport

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN RED

Andrew at Lincoln-Way West

Stagg at Bradley-Bourbonnais

UPSTATE EIGHT

East Aurora at West Chicago

Fenton at Streamwood

Glenbard South at Glenbard East

Larkin at Elgin

South Elgin at Bartlett

VERMILION VALLEY NORTH

Clifton Central at Seneca

Dwight at Iroquois West

Watseka at Momence

WEST SUBURBAN GOLD

Hinsdale South at Proviso East

Leyden at Addison Trail

Morton at Downers Grove South

WEST SUBURBAN SILVER

Downers Grove North at Oak Park-River Forest

Glenbard West at Lyons

Proviso West at Hinsdale Central

NONCONFERENCE

Bolingbrook at Lincoln-Way Central

Brother Rice at Marian Catholic

Danville at Thornwood

De La Salle at Hope Academy

Fenwick at Marian Central

Hillcrest at Richards

Johnsburg at Woodstock North

Joliet Catholic at Benet

Loyola at St. Patrick

Marist at Carmel

Marmion at Leo

Montini at Nazareth

Mount Carmel at St. Viator

Providence at St. Rita

St. Ignatius at DePaul Prep

St. Laurence at Notre Dame

York at Willowbrook

Saturday, October 16

BIG SHOULDERS

Lindblom vs. King at Eckersall

GREAT LAKES

Bogan vs. Comer at Eckersall

Johnson at Goode

HEARTLAND

North Lawndale vs. Prosser at Lane

LAND OF LINCOLN

Phillips vs. Lincoln Park at Lane

PRAIRIE STATE

Back of the Yards at Orr

Bulls Prep vs. Raby at Rockne

WINDY CITY

Lake View vs. Mather at Winnemac

CHICAGO AVENUE

Collins vs. Gage Park at Stagg

LAKE STREET

Bowen vs. Corliss at Gately

Butler vs. South Shore at Eckersall

Longwood vs. Fenger at Gately

MADISON STREET

Foreman vs. Roosevelt at Winnemac

Senn vs. Pritzker at Winnemac

MICHIGAN AVENUE

DuSable vs. Woodlawn at Stagg

Dyett at Englewood STEM

Hansberry vs. Chicago Richards at Stagg

STATE STREET

Crane vs. Rowe-Clark at Rockne

Phoenix at Marshall

UIC Prep vs. Clemente at Lane

CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH

Niles West at New Trier

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE EAST

Joliet Central at Joliet West

NONCONFERENCE

Walther Christian at Perry, Mich.

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