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Sunday, November 8, 2026

Racine Case stuns Muskego, and Kenosha County adopts its 2027 budget

Plus, the Finance Committee meets Wed., Nov. 11 on 2027 budgets and capital plans.

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Racine Case beats Muskego 6-⁠3 to reach its first Division 1 state semifinal

Racine-area playoff games came down to a few points

6-3
Case's win over No. 1 Muskego
112-0
Case's score in its first two playoff games
24-23
Lake Country Lutheran's win over Racine Lutheran

If you follow Kenosha-area football, Friday's playoffs had a big one next door. No. 2 Racine Case knocked off No. 1 Muskego 6-3 in a defensive battle. Case is heading to the final four in Division 1 for the first time ever, thanks to strong defense and some clutch kicking.

In Division 5, No. 2 Lake Country Lutheran held off Racine Lutheran 24-23 in Racine. LCL denied Racine Lutheran a late two-point conversion to seal it.

  • Case's Level 2 win: 49-0 over No. 3 Kenosha Indian Trail
  • Muskego's Level 2 win: 43-21 over No. 5 Franklin
  • Winners advance to next week's Level 4 state semifinals
  • LCL's next opponent: No. 1 New Glarus, next Friday

Two Racine-area winners moved on to state semifinals

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Case over Muskego (Div. 1)6-3Division 1 state semifinal
LCL over Racine Lutheran (Div. 5)24-23State semifinal vs. New Glarus

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County budget

The Kenosha County Board unanimously adopted its 2027 budget, a $310,792,698 expenditure plan. The county is set to spend approximately $1 million on capital projects. Wisconsin State Journal

Kenosha County's 2027 budget is less than 1% above 2026's

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2026 expenditures$308.5M
2027 budget$310.8M

Finance Committee

The Kenosha Finance Committee will meet Wed., Nov. 11 to review the 2027 budgets for the and the city's capital improvement plans for 2027-2031. Journal Times

Veterans

If you're a veteran, the meets weekly inside Festival Foods in Kenosha. Dozens gathered Friday for a complimentary Veterans Day breakfast ahead of Nov. 11. Kenosha County Eye

Food drive

The Knights of Columbus Divine Mercy-St. Anne Council and the Lance Middle School Honor Society recently hosted a food drive at Stinebrink's Piggly Wiggly, 7500 Pershing Blvd. It helps the food pantry at St. Vincent de Paul. Kenosha News

Antioch football

No. 9 Sycamore upset top-seeded Antioch 32-28 in Saturday's Class 5A second-round game. Dylan Curtis intercepted a pass on the last play. Shaw Local

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Racine Case stuns Muskego, and Kenosha County adopts its 2027 budget

Plus, the Finance Committee meets Wed., Nov. 11 on 2027 budgets and capital plans.

The TLDR

  1. Racine Case beats Muskego 6-3 to reach a state semifinal
  2. Lake Country Lutheran edges Racine Lutheran 24-23
  3. Kenosha County Board adopts its 2027 budget unanimously
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