07/16/11 BLOOMINGTON -- For a 72-year-old retiree who has never drank alcohol, Rich Buchanan spends a lot of time in downtown's frenetic weekend bar scene.
07/16/11 After turning Wisconsin into a national power, Barry Alvarez's induction just adds up.
07/16/11 The National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., has issued an advisory of "oppressive heat" for much of Southern Illinois over the next several days.
07/14/11 MARION -- The National Pro Fastpitch Softball League made a stop in Marion over the weekend. It was a first for professional softball in southern Illinois, and a homecoming for one of its players.
07/13/11 WHITTIER, CA--(Marketwire - 07/13/11) - The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County sent Certificates of Recognition to 616 companies for being "good corporate citizens" in 2010. These companies have met their limits for wastewater discharge for at least a year, were free from any notices of violation, maintained their environmental equipment and fulfilled all permit requirements. Ninety (90 ...
07/12/11 The Big R farm and home store opens in Pekin on Thursday. The Watseka-based chain that sells farm supplies, work attire, auto supplies, hardware items, pet supplies and sporting goods takes over at the former site of the Sears Express, 3315 Court St.
07/08/11 LMFAO have scored a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart
07/07/11 LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock is officially the hottest song of the summer as it takes the #1 spot on both the Billboard Hot 100 Singles and the Hot Digital Tracks charts for the week ending July 3, 2011 selling 234,262 and over 1.7 million to date.? ? The track is also a Top 5 hit at both Top 40 and Rhythmic Radio.
06/26/11 TEAMS OF THE YEAR 1. St. Thomas More girls' golf. Six-person state-meet lineup featured five upcoming seniors. 2. Mahomet-Seymour boys' golf. Senior-laden lineup included only one underclassman, junior Garrett Cox. 3. Schlarman softball. Two freshmen started for Class 1A state runner-up team. read more
06/23/11 GIBSON CITY - A farewell party is planned Sunday for Superintendent Charles "Chuck" Aubry, who for 15 years led schools in Gibson City, Melvin and Sibley.
06/23/11 Coach LeDawn Gibson won't have one of her big three in the fall, with the absence of record-setting guard Tameka McKelton for at least the first half of next season, but she remains confident that the recruiting class she announced Wednesday could help the Florida A&M women's basketball team to a 20-win season.
06/22/11 Stan Johnson couldn't have imagined when he sat on the sideline at the Knapp Center four years ago that one day he'd be working in that building.
06/22/11 MARION - Southern Illinois missed out on a couple of golden scoring opportunities in the first two innings, and Normal responded by tallying nine unanswered runs on its way to a 9-0 win on Wednesday at Rent One Park.
06/22/11 GOSHEN On May 15, Jeffrey Albanese of Goshen served as Master of Ceremonies at a Mechanicville, N.Y., ceremony honoring Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union officer killed in the Civil War.
06/22/11 Judas Priest have added over a dozen dates to the upcoming North American leg of their 'Epitaph' world tour
06/16/11 Last year, as a way to involve the public in summer workshops for students, the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City began to offer concerts by its students, professors and visiting professors.
06/16/11 Bell Cow: June 12. Elevation below normal, water 74 and murky. Bass good on plastic baits. Channel catfish excellent on chicken liver, night crawlers and doughbait. Crappie good on minnows.
06/13/11 It's almost impossible to find a modern day hard rock/heavy metal band that doesn't list THIN LIZZY as an influence. So the band couldn't have picked a better time to launch an arena tour, opening for JUDAS PRIEST on their farewell Epitaph Tour.
06/09/11 Erika Ferguson, 18, of Northfield, New Jersey, has been dedicated to eradicating hunger since witnessing the plight of Atlantic City's impoverished in 2007. Ferguson is among the five recipients selected from more than 7000 applicants for a national $5,000 Stephen J.
06/09/11 Fourth Grade twins who started an organization to celebrate families moving out of homeless shelters; and a twelfth grader who started knocking on her neighbor's doors to collect food for the hungry in her community are two of the five national ? Stephen J. | 
