It has been more than 65 years since the untimely event known as “the day the music died,” when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson took ...

Belleville East (10-19) will face Southwestern Conference rival Alton (20-11) in the regional final at 7 p.m. Friday.

NAU women's basketball will honor three graduating student-athletes during its final home game of the season before starting ...

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Not only did SIU win for the fifth time in six games Wednesday night, it now has a path to get out of the eighth seed for next ...

Sure enough, the unbeaten Bishop Hendricken swim team won the Division I crown as it edged second place North Kingstown and third place Cumberland. The Hawks finished with 305 points, ...

Girls wrestling is in its fifth season as a championship sport in Illinois, and Skiles is the 13th multi-time state champ.

State lawmakers are debating a bill that would freeze city fee and utility rate increases for four years. The fight has quickly centered on one town: Queen Creek.

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