Thirteen years ago, I wrote the story of Aurora’s Warren Smith, who was a retired Catholic school principal and also the retired Aurora Area Superintendent of Catholic Schools. The editor ...

Danielle Burnett and Jeffrey Burnett College, major: Purdue University, materials engineering and kinesiology Lachlan Demmer Parents: Wade Demmer and Stacee Demmer College, major: University of ...

Expect an on-rush of football commitments over the coming weeks as college programs look to get a handle on the 2026 class.

Saturday night, two teams are left standing in the Illinois High School Association's Class 4 high school baseball ...

It's a two-hour, 45-minute drive from Nick Hankins' high school, Belleville West, to the Illinois campus. The three-star cornerback visited with Bret Bielema's program on Wednesday, joining his ...

Lake County had a nine-year run of a team playing in a state semifinal game from 2007-2015. The area was also consistently hammering out Division I talent at the turn of the 21st century. As a result, ...

Belleville West 2026 cornerback Nick Hankins has made several visits to the Illinois campus, including this past week for the ...

Nancy Sue Martin, 71, of St. Joseph, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2025, in a St. Joseph hospital. She was born Sept. 10, 1953, in Springfield, Illinois, daughter of the late Ermalea and Warren Drake.