Putnam County defeated Newark 11-1 on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at Putnam County High School. The Panthers will take on Fulton on Saturday at 11a.m. for the Sectional title.

The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp hosted their Little League Night on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in Schweickert Stadium at Veterans Park in Peru. Check out photos from the event by MaKade Rios.

Seneca defeated Brimfield 3-0 in the Class 2A Supersectional on Monday, June 1, 2026 at Eastside Centre in East Peoria. The Lady Irish will play IC Catholic in the Class 2A semifinals on Thursday at 2:30p.m at the Louisville Slugger Complex in Peoria.

Buffalo Bill's Best of the Wild West Show on Sunday, May 31, 2026 downtown Uitca. The entertainment was in honor of Wild Bill Hickok, a folk hero of the American West who was born in Troy Grove. Hickok is known as La Salle County's native son. This year marks the 150th anniversary of his death.

Here are Scott Anderson's photos from the IHSA boys track and field state championships from Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Emergency crews responded Friday, May 29, 2026, for two patients who were drowning in the Cascade Falls area of Matthiessen State Park. Two helicopters landed at the Deer Park Model Airplane Field to airlift the patients to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Fire and EMS crews from Utica, Tonica and Oglesby, along with Conservation Police personnel, responded to the incident shortly after 12:45 p.m.

L-P fell to Dunlap 10-0 in the Class 3A Sectional final on Friday, May 29, 2026 at the L-P Athletic Complex in La Salle.

Hall fell to Monmouth Roseville 5-4 in the Class 2A Regional semifinal game on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at Princeton High School.

Teams throughout Illinois competed in the 2026 IHSA Boys State Tennis Meet at multiple schools in the northwest suburbs on Thursday, May 28, 2026.