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Class 1A: Lincoln West Lincoln Broadwell 64 Sigel St. Micheal's 13 F Class 2A: Winchester 35 Paris Crestwood 25 F/OT Peoria St. Vincent de Paul 47 Louisville North Clay 28 F

7-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson to retire after 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jimmie Johnson sat down next to Jeff Gordon at a 2001 driver meeting and asked the champion if he had time to offer any ...

Class 1A: Lena Winslow 52 Freeport 20 Final Carrollton 28 Athens 55 Final Central A&M 42 Arcola 8 Final Weathersfield 21 Morrsion 13 Final Class 2A: Auburn 6 Decatur St. Teresa 34 Final Knoxville ...

Ozzy Osbourne To Release First Album In Ten Years (Los Angeles, CA) -- Ozzy Osbourne is coming out with his first studio album in almost a decade. The album Ordinary Man is due out early next year, an...

Roger Penske buys Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series have been sold to Penske Entertainment Corp. in a stunning announcement t...

Class 1A: Arcola 42, Tri County 19 F Carrollton 24, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 15 F Athens 42 , Casey-Westfield 7 F Cumberland 14, Fisher 26 F Class 2A: Villa Grove 0, Nashville 35 F Tuscola 42, ...

Illinois State Police District 10 is investigating a traffic crash involving a single passenger car that occurred today in Douglas County. A van driven by Latonia Thatcher, of Champaign was traveling ...

Nancy Pelosi's Brother, Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Dies (Baltimore, MD) -- Former Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro is dead at age 90. Family members say he passed away today due to co...

Rock Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced (Cleveland, OH) -- The list of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is out. There are 16 acts up for the honor in the Class of 2020. And as the Hall of Fame...

According to TMZ, Metallica has now cancelled their Australia and New Zealand tours. Frontman James Hetfield has reportedly returned to rehab after 20 years. It is unclear what prompted him to return,...