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On Thursday, a DuPage County Judge denied a temporary restraining order against the Illinois High School Sports Association that pushed to allow fall sports to resume amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A group of student-athletes and parents filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday against the IHSA in DuPage County, according to a press release, and lists the IHSA as the…

On Thursday, A DuPage County judge denied a temporary restraining order against the IHSA’s Return to Play guidelines. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports

A group of student-athletes and parents plan to file a class action lawsuit against the Illinois High School Association, pushing to allow fall sports to resume amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has the details as another community holds a rally calling for schools to resume in-person learning and high school sports.

Illinois’ top public health official said Tuesday there is no plan to change guidance surrounding school sports, despite rumors that such restrictions may be changing. “There is higher risk of infection transmission associated with high contact sports. That premise has not changed,” Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “There are no…

Student-athletes and their supporters gathered in downtown Chicago and Springfield Saturday, asking for state leaders to resume fall sports. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Parents and players protested Saturday outside a state building in Chicago, pleading with Gov. J.B. Pritzker to lift his fall ban on some popular high school sports. Players in jerseys and varsity jackets chanted, “Let us play!” outside the Thompson Center. “It’s our way of escape,” said Myles Mooyoung, a senior football player at Kenwood Academy High School in...

With a push to bring fall sports back to Illinois high schools, some health experts said Thursday that playing is possible as long as precautions against the coronavirus are followed. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said that no changes will be made to the current plan for high school sports, saying the governor is following science, but some doctors believe...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said that no changes will be made to the current plan for high school sports, saying the governor is following science, but some doctors said there should be more conversation on the matter. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Parents and teens across the state are pushing for a return to the classroom and the athletic field as they watch other states get their fall sports seasons going. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has more.

Hundreds of students and parents are expected to assemble Tuesday night in Crystal Lake to call for a return to sports and in-person learning. But when it comes to resuming contact sports in Illinois, the governor says not so fast. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

During its regularly-scheduled meeting Monday, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) waived in-season limits on games for winter, spring and summer sports, while also moving up the start of the summer sports season by two weeks. According to an IHSA press release, the limit on games per week, instituted due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, was lifted, meaning that schools…

Student athletes and parents hold rallies in Illinois to urge state officials to reconsider the decision to postpone fall sports during the coronavirus pandemic. Sandra Torres reports.

Student-athletes and parents gathered in suburban McCook Sunday to push the Illinois High School Association to let them play and let them learn in the classroom. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

Student-athletes in neighboring states such as Indiana have gotten the green light to participate in fall sports, but that’s not the case in Illinois. In July, the IHSA announced its plan for the 2020-21 school year, moving some fall sports to the spring and allowing others to continue as planned with restrictions. The plan was issued following Pritzker’s announcement...

The executive director of the Illinois High School Association said Friday the content of a letter he sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Deputy Gov. Jesse Ruiz this week “has been greatly misconstrued on social media in a short amount of time.”

Hundreds of students gathered at a suburban rally Tuesday, calling for a return to in-person learning and a return to the athletic field. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has more.

Twenty counties in Illinois are now at a “warning level” for coronavirus, the state’s health department said Friday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers a coronavirus update from Chicago on Aug. 19.

With Will County among 14 Illinois counties at a “warning level” for coronavirus, area contact tracers are reporting a “disturbing mixed bag of attitudes” when it comes to the virus.