Rochelle junior Dylan Manning, who suffered a head injury during the team’s varsity football game against Morris on Oct. 3 and was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, has returned home after several weeks in the hospital.

An All-Interstate 8 running back and defensive back who eclipsed 2,000 career rushing yards this season, Manning collapsed on the sideline after sustaining a head injury in the team’s 37-14 loss at Morris . Manning was taken by an ambulance to a local hospital, where he was then airlifted to Loyola Medical Center.

At Loyola, Manning underwent multiple brain surgeries, including an initial surgery to remove a blood clot and relieve pressure on his brain. On Oct. 4, the Rochelle community gathered at the Rochelle Township High School football

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