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GARY — Kenny Lofton left East Chicago in hopes that he would make his family and the Region proud and, on Tuesday, he returned to share h...

Javon Freeman-Liberty was the pacesetter, wreaking havoc defensively and scoring a career-high 32 points with timely baskets. It wasn’t e...

Patrick Olson was relearning how to walk eight months ago. Four weeks ago the sophomore defensive lineman returned to play college footba...

Editors note: This was a special column written for the Belleville News Democrat several days after East St. Louis and Belleville West wo...

PEORIA -- EJ Liddell and Keith Randolph Jr. were dominant in the post all season on their way to a second-straight state championship, an...

PEORIA -- Jashawn Anderson brings a championship effort every night and he stepped up to lead East St. Louis to its first basketball stat...

PEORIA -- Belleville West is the best high school basketball team in the modern era, according to its well-traveled superfan from Pittsfi...

PEORIA -- It’s no secret that Mark Chambers is the reason for East St. Louis’ state finals trip. Just ask his players. For Terrence Hargr...

WASHINGTON – Hall of Fame coach Kevin Brown wants to win now more than ever. The 50-year-old Washington boys basketball coach had surgery...

TAYLORVILLE – Tornadoes are relentless and won’t let anything in their path stop them, which is what the Taylorville community embodies –...

Dunlap's defense held Pekin out of the end zone in three critical possessions. DUNLAP — Dunlap’s defense has become a staple over the pas...

WASHINGTON — Being a coach’s son is difficult, but anyone attending a Washington football practice wouldn’t suspect one is on the team. T...

HANNA CITY — A drive from the city through miles of corn fields on Route 116 takes you through this quaint little town of more than 1,000...

PEORIA — Gabriel Hernandez turned 16 one week ago but when he laces up his cleats Friday night at Peoria Stadium for his second varsity s...

Ivory was involved in the Atlanta summer basketball tournament fight. Editor's note: This story won fourth place for sports news in the 2...

PEORIA — Shaun Livingston has faced adversity his entire life. Livingston and his Golden State Warriors teammates faced plenty of it on t...

JOLIET — Former and future Morton baseball players painted Route 66 Stadium in cherry red and grey this weekend as the Potters won the 20...

JOLIET — Winning a state championship is the perfect bookend for a Morton baseball team that put together a storybook season. The Potters...

JOLIET — Morton’s nine seniors have been playing baseball together since they were 10 years old. Now, they are one win away from a state ...