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CHICAGO (AP) - An alderman who is also the nephew and grandson of two former mayors of Chicago has pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges tied to a failed bank. Patrick Daley Thompson faces five co...

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago cat may now have only eight lives after jumping out of a fifth-floor window to escape an apartment fire. Fire department personnel were taking a video of the exterior of the S...

South Central is 10-2 after a 9-5 road win at Benton. Chase Dodson was the winning pitcher going 4 innings allowing 4 hits and 2 runs with 6 ks. Sebastian Cowger got the 3 inning save. At the plate, B...

In prep softball, the SC Lady Cougars improved to 10-3 after a 10-2 win over Edwards County. Taegan Webster was the winning pitcher and drove in 3 at the plate, Sydnee Garrett homered along with Laney...

Kaskaskia College upset 2nd seed Lincoln Trail in regional play on the road 13-9. Hunter Bilek and Blake Morrison had 3 hits each. James Denten earned the win in relief. Jordan Bloemer got the save as...

The Kaskaskia College Blue Devils Basketball Program held an awards reception on May 6. Awards handed out for men's basketball include: Shomari Tillett (Chicago) - Rebound Award and MVP; Traevion Jone...

The Kaskaskia College Volleyball Program held its Awards Reception recently and awards were presented to student athletes for outstanding achievement in athletics. Student athletes honored for volleyb...

The Salem Lady Cats competed at the Annies Invitational yesterday. DuQuoin won the event with 134 points followed by Nashville and Marion. Charleston was 4 with Centralia 6 and Salem was 10th out of t...

In Majors play at the Complex, IGA beat Lions 17-3. Brant Thompson finished with 3 hits including a double and drove in 3. He was also the winning pitcher with 5 strikeouts. Rotary beat Americana 11-3...

The Salem 12u will host their tournament at the Complex this weekend starting with games tonight. Salem and South Central open things up at 5:340 followed by SC and Washington County with the Salem Wa...