The emergence this season of Illini players Hank Beatty, Kaden Feagin and Aidan Laughery — all from small central Illinois towns — is not entirely coincidental.

Below is a compilation of all Central Illinois IHSA high school football playoff matchups for the first round next week.

Tensions and tempers were turned up a notch in the Lewis and Clark Community College men's 2-1 soccer win over rival Illinois Central College Tuesday at Glazebrook Park. A total of 17 cards - ...

The regular season is over. It's playoff time for IHSA football.256 teams with winning records are just five games away from ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — September 2025 is now in the books, and the weather was exceptionally quiet across Central Illinois. While the dry weather was ideal for outdoor activities, it allowed drought to ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Joey Anthony spends his days keeping the lights on across Illinois, but when the workday ends, he trades in engineering plans for conservation projects aimed at protecting the ...

Donald Trump’s own words on government shutdown used against him Ohio AD wants school kicked out of his league after it canceled Friday's football game Seized cartel ‘monster’ truck had gunports, ...

MOUNT VERNON — United Way of South Central Illinois has received a grant from the Great Expectations Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation, made possible through the generosity of Kelly Martin ...

Occurred on September 27, 2025 / Mansfield, Illinois, USA Info from Licensor: "Black dirt dust devil looks like tornado." Seized cartel ‘monster’ truck had gunports, .50-caliber machinegun Jimmy ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The weekend is upon us, and there are plenty of things to do and see across central Illinois. Here are a selection of events, markets, concerts and more happening Friday, ...

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Nuclear energy and technology company NANO Nuclear Energy Inc has announced it is to invest more than USD12 million to establish a manufacturing and research and development facility in Illinois, with ...