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CHICAGO (AP) - A man who spent $8.50 apiece in 1984 for a pair of tickets to Michael Jordan's NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls have sold one of them at auction for $468,000. Michael Cole had bought th...

St. Louis Billikens Softball team traveled to the Central Arkansas Tournament this past weekend. Former Centralia Annie, Chloe Wendling, gave the University of Nebraska Omaha there only loss of the we...

Governor JB Pritzker celebrated the end of the state's mask mandate with a stop by Navy Pier in Chicago Monday. Masks are no longer required in stores, bars, restaurants, daycares and schools. Governo...

The prep sectionals open up in boys basketball tonight. In Class 1a at St Anthony, the host Bulldogs take on Tuscola. At Okawville, Goreville will play Steeleville. Waterloo Gibault takes on Liberty a...

The prep girls Super Sectionals were last night. In 1a, Brimfield knocked off Okawville at Brown County 45-42. In the loss, Alayna Kraus had 22. Neoga advanced winning the Wayne City Super over Gorevi...

The Salem Strength Team wrapped up their first ever team competition Sunday over both days this weekend at the Illinois State Championships in Chicago. The team took 2nd overall and 1 individual state...

In middle school volleyball, Franklin Park won at Highland 25-12, 18-25, 18-16 to improve to 6-2 on the season. The JV fell 14-25, 23-25 to fall to 5-2. Selmaville beat St Peter 25-18, 19-25, 15-7. Ka...

Raccoon defeated Nashville 40-36 to win the Central City 7th Grade Tournament. Michael Organ was named Tournament MVP and finished with 23 points. Marquis Etress added 14. Joining Organ on the All-Tou...

The Salem 3rd Grade Little Cats finished closing out their season, winning the Iuka Tournament. In Game 1, Salem beat Selmaville 22 to 20. EJ Wolfe 16 pts, Kolsyn Erwin 4 pts and Maddox LoGrasso and B...

Fifth-ranked and top-seeded John A. Logan defeated Kaskaskia, 83-69, in the opening game of the NJCAA Central District, Region 24 tournament at Rend Lake College in Ina., Ill. The Volunteers (27-3) ju...