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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. (AP) - A former suburban Chicago mayor has pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks to support the use of red-light cameras in his community. Tony Ragucci was mayor of Oakbrook Terrac...

The Salem Wildcats season came to an end as Reid Well and the 8th seeded Vandalia Vandals kept them off balance all day in a 2-0 loss in their 2a title game at Vandalia Mutual Insurance Field. The Van...

A miscue with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning spelled doom for the SC Cougars who fell to the North Clay Cardinals 5-1 in their 1a regional championship at Louisville. Aidan Dodson ...

In 1a regional softball championships yesterday, Woodlawn beat Waltonville 9-6 at Galatia; Windsor beat Hutsonville 3-2 in 10-innings at Oblong. The 1a Sectionals open today, at Casey the SC Lady Coug...

In Junior League play at the Little League Complex last night, Elks improved to 3-1 with a 6-5 win over Peoples. Brayden Wood struck out 9 in the win. Landen Maxey earned the 2-inning save allowing no...

In YMCA/City of Salem Recreation men's softball it was B&J Loggers beat Misfits 11-7, Eliminators 38-4 winners over Misfits, Eliminators then beat Odd Fellows 18-4.

BOSTON (AP - Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and the Boston Celtics took their turn pounding the Miami Heat early. Boston jumped out to a 26-4 lead and cruised to a 102-82 victory that evened the Easter...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy had 49 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning completed a four-game sweep of the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 victory that sends the two-time defending Stanley Cup cham...

UNDATED (AP) - Tyler Anderson pitched eight shutout innings, Trea Turner had three RBIs in his first game against his former team and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Washington Nationals 10-1 on Mo...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Republican-dominated Indiana Legislature is poised on Tuesday to override the GOP governor's veto of a bill banning transgender students from competing in girls sports. That wo...