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John A. Logan 97; Lake Land 73 Sixth-ranked John A. Logan (13-3) rolled to a 46-35 halftime lead, then expanded the margin quickly in the second half to defeat Lake Land, 97-73, in Mattoon. Six Volunt...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kyle Kuzma broke a tie with a 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left and the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 100-97 on Wednesday night. Following a timeout, Kuzma drove to his rig...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - Lance Jones' 18 points helped Southern Illinois defeat Indiana State 69-61 on Wednesday night. Jones shot 6 for 17 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Left-hander Drew Smyly could earn up to $41.5 million over three years from his contract with the Chicago Cubs if he pitches 150 innings annually, and catcher Tucker Barnhart could rais...

The Marion County Board unanimously went on record at Tuesday night's meeting against passage of the Protect Illinois Communities Act that would ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in the ...

High Honor Roll   4th Grade Madison Amburgey Peyton Brown Dylan Eagan Kinahley Haas Alia Merrill Jacey Moore Julian Sharkey Mykenzi Smith Morgan Sussen Malcolm Walta Nelson White   5th Grade...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic The color fuchsia is named after a German botanist from the 1500s named Leonhart Fuchs. (Pronounced Fyooks, like "dukes".) He discovered a flower tha...

The Salem Wildcat Bowlers honored their 7 seniors before hosting Centralia to Salem Bowl and winning at every level. The Varsity Boys were led by Kannon King with a 684 series, Charlie Hunter 673 and ...

After having last night's game with Mascoutah canceled due to the Indians scheduling too many games, Kipp Academy of St Louis came to Trout Arena last night to play. The Orphans defended their home co...

Reserved seat ticket packets for the 71st annual Salem Invitational Tournament are available to the general public this week, Monday through Friday until noon on Friday. The cost is $25 per seat for t...