It was an adornment a long time coming for Staunton boys basketball, which celebrated its first postseason championship in 16 years after defeating the Southwestern Piasa Birds 50-32 to win the ...

Breese Central 6, Soutwestern 0 - Tia Reaka scored two goaols and helped lead the Breese Central Cougars past the Southwestern Piasa Birds in a Metro Cup Showcase game at Belleville West High School.

Southwestern improves to 19-13 and advances to play top-seeded Staunton (27-4) for the regional championship at 7 p.m. Friday. The Birds are seeking their first regional trophy since 2006. “It ...

Recently proposed legislation is taking the conversation statewide. The bill, which Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lauded during last month’s State of the State speech, would ban cellphone use ...

However, veterinary doctors say while it can be rewarding, raising chickens and keeping them safe from predators and the bird flu is a ... Walker with University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine.

ATLANTA (AP) Mikale Stevenson scored 17 points, five in the overtime, as Grambling knocked off Southern 65-62 on Wednesday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament. Eighth-seeded ...

Two days later, deaths surged to 5,000 ducks. The farm was located near a lake accessed by wild birds. The flock was depopulated to control the outbreak, and 10-km surveillance and 3-km protection ...

Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell lowered the firm’s price target on Illinois Tool Works (ITW) to $260 from $262 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm reduced price targets on ...

No. 3 Duke handed Illinois its worst loss in program history with a 110-67 landslide victory Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. This was supposed to be a game that spotlighted the rarity of ...

PIASA - Southwestern High School recently received official notice that multiple students had been selected as the 2025-26 ...