Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

Wednesday was dedication day at the Bennett Administrative Center, named in memory of late state Sen. Scott M. Bennett. The ...

From thrilling comebacks to walk-off heroics to emotional sendoffs, this year had it all. We won’t soon forget any of those ...

League Commissioner Tom Grey and Sara Deaville look at her Coach of the Year award plaque, presented at Tuesday’s Tom Jones ...

When Illyanna Lopez student taught Jefferson Middle School in 2016, she found her teaching home for the next decade-plus.

Craig Pessman was taking photos at home plate when Tom Jones Challenger League commissioner Tom Grey began to walk toward him ...

I think it’ll also show that we need to continue to strengthen our commitment to community-oriented policing and enhancing ...

In an incident in late 2024, the IDPH said the facility "failed to provide timely emergency airway management and suctioning for a resident in respiratory distress during a medical emergency." ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 10,000 employees over five years, echoing a Border Patrol expansion in the 2000s. Pressure to increase hiring can lead to lowered hiring standards ...

When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.” ...

Fresh off securing a plan to receive more U.S. weaponry, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a new prime minister – the key negotiator of his country’s deal with the ...

A judge has approved a conditional release plan for a Wisconsin woman who nearly killed her classmate years ago to please the fictional horror character Slender Man.