The Illinois Department of Public Health, or I-D-P-H, on Friday announced that the 2 COVID Regions in the Regional Radio listening area, which are Regions 3 and 6, have moved to Phase 4, which allows high school sports to resume.  Teams must play opponents that are inside their own conference or region, according to the I-D-P-H.  This includes high-risk sports which include basketball and football.

The Illinois High School Association Board is set to meet this Wednesday to confirm the high school sports schedule for the rest of the school year.  Previously, the board had set football practices to start February 15th, games starting March 5th and the season ending May First.  Baseball and softball seasons were previously set to have practices start April 19th, with games starting May 3rd and the season ending June 26th.

More information on the resumption of high school sports in Illinois, can be found on the Illinois High School Association COVID page which is linked in this story here.