Roxana High School boys basketball coach and athletic director Mark Briggs - who was in the forefront of making return-to-play proposals over the summer - thinks local schools should have the same control over extracurricular activities as they've been given to conduct instruction during the pandemic.
"Return Visit," a 31-foot-tall, 19-ton sculpture outside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, is bidding Springfield "an affectionate farewell.
CHICAGO - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has been reelected over Republican businessman and state lawmaker Jim Oberweis in a close Chicago-area race.
CHAMPAIGN - By the flip of a coin, No. 8-ranked Illinois basketball will head to Columbia, Missouri on Dec. 12 for the annual Braggin' Rights rivalry game.
