Nearly a decade has passed since the Monticello girls’ basketball program won an IHSA regional title. The drought is still ongoing, but this season’s Sages put forth a valiant effort to almost bring ...

The Monticello boys’ basketball team opened its postseason on Monday night at the Sievers Center. The goal for the Sages? To get back to play another game — or two — at their home gymnasium. That ...

Monticello finished the season with a 28-2 record and gave the Sages’ eighth-grade boys’ basketball program its first state trophy since a fourth-place finish at the 3A state ...

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In Birdland the wind rose, and clouds scuttled across the sky from west to east. Lightning flashed in the south and rain spattered across the dining room window. I went ...

Bourbon is a working class beverage. Sour mash is a suitable substitute. Scotch is too refined. Scotch and wine drinkers talk about the palate, the nose, and the finish. They use words like crisp, ...

In the village of Homer, our “downtown” features more false fronts and vacant lots than businesses. Like many communities in the 15th Illinois Congressional District, we are hardworking people who ...

A dog-grooming business in Piatt County is looking to expand its operations by bringing services directly to its canine ...

The IHSA Class 1A and 2A baseball tournament will be staying in Champaign for the foreseeable future. After Illinois Field hosted the state finals on a temporary basis in 2025 because of a schedule ...