Newman and Newark battled for 9 innings in Monday's supersectional with the Norsemen of Newark coming out on top 5-3.

Several area fire departments responded to the massive fire at the Chemtool chemical plant in Rockton.

Following reports that the plumes of smoke were so big they were being picked up on weather radar, the Rockton Police Department posted an alert, warning that fire officials had ordered a mandatory evacuation near the plant.

Teams and athletes from across Illinois competed in the Class 2A Girls Track and Field State Meet on Friday, June 11, 2021 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Did the sunrise look a little different this morning? A crescent sun rises in the east over Interstate 80 in Princeton on Thursday June 10, 2021. An annular solar eclipse happens when the moon covers the Sun's center, leaving the Sun's visible outer edges to form a “ring of fire”, or crescent shaped sphere. The eclipse was only visible for about five minutes before fading away. Illinois next total solar eclipse will occur in the southern half of the state on Monday April 8, 2024.

Marquette defeated Hall 13-7 and advances into Class 2A Sectional on Monday June 7, 2021.

Several visitors attended the Ottawa Uncorked wine festival Saturday, June 5, 2021, in downtown Ottawa. More than a dozen wineries were featured in the open-air festival spread across two portions of the downtown. The festival continues 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 6.