Justin Conn

St. Teresa coach Bill Ipsen never doubted his abilities as a coach, but he knew after the 2007-08 season he'd have to change some things.

DECATUR — As the problem of opioid addiction continues to grow, so is the medication-assisted treatment program that opened at 1029 N. Water St. last year.

DECATUR — Elizabeth Goodhue never liked her fiance Cheney Williams’ motorcycle.

DECATUR -- Thumbing through the scrapbook of a teenage girl from 1925, the last thing Karen Anderson expected to see was an invitation to a hanging.

DECATUR -- Thumbing through the scrapbook of a teenage girl from 1925, the last thing Karen Anderson expected to see was an invitation to a hanging.

DECATUR – When Dr. Richard Fritz died suddenly in November, hundreds of patients in the Decatur area were left without a doctor.

CERRO GORDO — Cerro Gordo-Bement coach Andy Kerley didn’t start reshuffling his roster when he was first told there were two boys from MacArthur who had moved into the DeLand-Weldon

MOUNT ZION — After settling in Mount Zion and taking a teaching job at the junior high, Mike Roberts thought it might be fun to coach tennis and — as

When Mark Ramsey took the Shelbyville head coaching job after 30 years coaching at Central A&M, he knew he’d eventually cross pass with the Raiders.

DECATUR — When Eric Quigley hit a forehand winner for match point in his Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic title match against Dimitar Kutrovsky on Sunday, he turned to the

CHARLESTON — Two years ago, Saturday would have been a great day for Argenta-Oreana senior Kandie Bloch.

The most successful coach in Herald & Review-area history is retiring from the school district he has coached at for 30 years, but Mark Ramsey might not be retiring from

CHAMPAIGN — Five years ago, Maroa-Forsyth High School sophomore Jack Hockaday was a fifth-grader, watching his brother Luke Hockaday lead the Maroa football team to its first state title.

CONCORD — When a sure touchdown pass on Maroa-Forsyth’s first possession fell through the hands of Jordan Bond, the thought that went through the head of Bond and Trojans fans

CERRO GORDO — Cerro Gordo-Bement heard the talk all year about how a team from the Little Okaw Valley Conference would struggle to compete in the Class 2A playoffs, so

OLNEY — Olney East Richland junior Carson Waggoner stood on the sidelines for a month and watched his teammates put the Tigers into the playoffs for the first time since

Illinois High School Association assistant executive director Matt Troha confirmed Thursday the organization is investigating the transfers of five student-athletes from Mount Zion to Maroa-Forsyth.

Take solid feeder systems, mix in outstanding coaches, top it off with some dumb luck and … voila … you have a three-year run of outstanding cross county unprecedented in

Take solid feeder systems, mix in outstanding coaches, top it off with some dumb luck and … voila … you have a three-year run of outstanding cross county unprecedented in

This is the year the Decatur Christian boys basketball team and its coach Shaun Rapp have been looking forward to since 2007.