06/12/11 The Area All-Stars took advantage of three-hit pitching and beat the Central State Eight Conference All-Stars 4-1 Sunday in the first game of The State Journal-Register Baseball Classic doubleheader at Lanphier Park.
06/07/11 Three players from Class 1A state champion Carrollton High School headline the Area roster selected for the 22nd annual State Journal-Register Baseball Classic.
05/31/11 Kyle Carsten tied the game with a run-scoring single, then Eann Cox doubled in the winning run as Prophetstown/Erie rallied for two runs in the seventh inning to beat Rockridge on Monday and win a super-sectional baseball title.
05/20/11 The Lincoln Land Community College Loggers improved to 2-0 in the NJCAA Region 24 tournament by beating second-seeded Parkland College 5-2 Friday at Lanphier Park.
05/20/11 Three area relay teams will compete in the Illinois Class 1A girls track and field state finals on Saturday.
05/12/11 SPRINGFIELD, IL- A central Illinois woman has died after being hit by a semi. The accident occurred just before 7 p.m. Wednesday night at Illinois 125 and Farmingdale Road just west of Springfield. Police
05/12/11 Unlike in basketball, where area teams make a habit of reaching the state stage, it's been a rare occurrence in baseball. Quincy Notre Dame is the only Illinois school to have reached a final four, having placed second twice.
05/11/11 Authorities have identified an 18-year-old Pleasant Plains woman who died after turning her car in front of a semi Wednesday night on Illinois 125 at Farmingdale Road.
05/09/11 Jennifer Rogers left her work as a clinical dietitian and diabetes educator to promote sweet treats.
05/04/11 n the midst of its worst season in history, the Illinois Central College baseball program Wednesday afternoon received a most welcome infusion of talent for next year. Later that night, the Cougars created more good news, winning their first home game of the season, 6-0, over Moraine Valley.
04/29/11 Two deputy coroners, two ex-state police officers, a former Springfield police lieutenant, and the wife of Mayor Frank Edwards were among the final people to submit applications to become Sangamon County coroner.
04/08/11 Illinois plans to repair more than 3,200 miles of road and replace or fix 611 bridges over the next six years as part of the latest update to the state road program announced Thursday by Gov. Pat Quinn.
03/30/11 Springfield High scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and withstood a four-run seventh by Lincoln to beat the visiting Railers 10-9 Tuesday in a Central State Eight Conference game.
03/27/11 Ten candidates are competing for four Springfield School Board seats in the April 5 election, assuring the board of a new look for the next four years.
03/26/11 PITTSFIELD, Ill. -- Cory Roseberry figures nothing Brad Hamilton does will ever surprise him. If Hamilton's behind-the-back dribble through a double team against Warrensburg-Latham didn't do it, nothing can.
03/22/11 Parkside Junior High School defeated Manteno, 25-20, 25-19, to capture the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 8-4A championship on Tuesday at Clinton.
03/08/11 A quarter of Chicago-area homeowners with mortgages owe more on the loan than their property is wort...
03/08/11 A powerful storm stunned New England and northern New York with a late-winter wallop, burying parts of the region in snow and hampering efforts to reach a small plane that crashed.
02/14/11 CS8 members Southeast, Springfield High, Sacred Heart-Griffin, Jacksonville and Lanphier all are assigned to the Class 3A Springfield Regional that begins today. Three of those five teams are ranked in The Associated Press Class 3A top 10 state poll.
02/03/11 You could have saved cash for a long time and are now taking into consideration Buying a Dwelling fo...
01/23/11 To hear the railroads tell it, Kansas was the Garden of Eden. "Temperate Climate, Excellent Health, Pure & Abundant Water," the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad declared on an advertising flier in 1876.
12/30/10 Several central Illinois communities served by Frontier Communications, including Lincoln, have experienced as many as three separate landline phone service disruptions in the last five months. | 
