Morrison's 4x200 relay of Rylan Alvarado, Levi Milder, Zach Milder and Brady Anderson set the Class 1A state meet record on Thursday with a 1:26.87 to take first in the prelims. Newman, Oregon, Bureau Valley, Milledgeville and Forreston-Polo also advanced to Saturday's finals.

Newman sophomore Joel Rhodes and Sterling freshman Aron Rivera wrapped up their seasons at the state tennis meet on Thursday. Both were competing in state singles for the first time.

Fulton fell 7-0 to West Central on Thursday in the Class 1A sectional semifinals. The Steamers can hold their heads high after winning their first regional title since 2018.

Morrison answered a solo home run by Marengo's Kylee Jensen in the top of the fourth inning with six runs on six hits in the bottom half, and pitcher Bella Duncan shut down the Indians the rest of the way for a spot in Friday's Class 2A Marian Central Sectional final.

Jake Whelan’s well-placed hit broke open a tie game and helped No. 5 Dixon snap an 11-game losing streak and knock off No. 3 Sycamore 3-1 on Thursday at Hustle Field.

Discover Dixon has launched the city's 2025 banner design: “Rooted in Pride. Vision in Bloom. Future in Motion."

David Skinner, 62, was found not guilty of all seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child younger than 13 that he faced.

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The Sycamore High School baseball team met Dixon Thursday in a Class 3A regional semifinal matchup at Freeport High School.

Read the transcript from our Talk-Line interview with Reagan Mass Transit District Executive Director Greg Gates looking at some special events that Reagan Mass Transit has associated itself with.