CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois football team will start the season among the best in the nation. The Illini was ranked No. 12 in the USA Today preseason coaches poll on Monday. It is the first ...

BLOOMINGTON — Bryan Severs of Potomac, a third-generation farmer, was elected Chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) during its annual public meeting on July 22 in Champaign.

The members of a panel that talked about gun violence in an town hall on Thursday are shown here at the Laura Lee Fellowship Hall. From left, are panel moderator Chase Clark, Malia Roberson, Town Hall ...

CHICAGO — A lucky Illinois iLottery player is now a believer after recently claiming a $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Rockford.

RANTOUL — The Post 210 baseball team started the Illinois American Legion Tournament with a loss to Palos Post 1993 on Monday.

DANVILLE — Early Friday morning, an Indiana man led Danville Police on a 95 mph pursuit that ended with an accident and preliminary charges of fleeing and eluding along others.

DANVILLE — Chad Dare has been promoted from sports editor to editor of The Commercial-News. He succeeds Amy Graham-McCarty, who left Danville recently to move to Richmond, Ind ...

DANVILLE — Spirited competition and camaraderie awaits 216 golfers from seven states when the 11th Annual American Legion State Golf Tournament tees off this morning in Danville.

DANVILLE — In the end, it seemed that Thursday’s rainout at Danville Stadium was fitting for the season.

DANVILLE — The Golden Nugget Danville announced that Rashad Wilson will be their new general manager on Thursday.

Players and coaches for the Danville Post 210 Speakers pose for a photo on Saturday with the state championship trophy after a 4-0 win over Rock Island Post 200 in the title game at the Rantoul Family ...

Danville right-hander Chase Harrison delivers a pitch in the seventh inning of Thursday’s game against Alton in the Illinois State Legion Tournament at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex. Harrison ...