Miller takes over for Ramsey.

In Mariah Carey’s new memoir, the Grammy-winning artist makes one thing clear: She sees “no benefit to protect people who didn’t protect me.”

Grammy-nominated recording artist Demi Lovato has been added to this year's Illinois State Fair lineup.

The Michael Jackson tribute show "Invincible" is the first act announced for the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater's 2024 season.

When I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2018, I could've never imagined that nearly three years to the day I would be coming back to

Grubbs set single-season Trojans records in home runs and RBIs last season and earned a spot on the Class 2A IHSBCA All-State Team.

MAROA — Maroa-Forsyth quarterback Wade Jostes had a choice to make as he was narrowing his college offers: NAIA versus NCAA schools.

Martin has led the Trojans for 25 seasons and surpassed 400 career wins this season as the team advanced to the Class 2A State Tournament.

Ayo Dosunmu is only just beginning to process the impact he made in three seasons at Illinois.

Riser finished with 154 tackles and 34 tackles for a loss last season at linebacker and scored 26 rushing touchdowns as the Trojans advanced to the 2A semifinals.

The Millikin women’s basketball team was off to their best start since the 2000-01 season, but head coach Olivia Lett wasn’t satisfied.

TUSCOLA — Tuscola junior basketball standout Jalen Quinn has been busy this spring, gearing up for a busy AAU schedule with the Illinois Wolves and receiving more Division I offers.

The sophomore has completed 38 of his 47 pass attempts for an 80.6% completion rate this season.

Lincoln's Kaden Froebe and Taylorville's Jase Bergschneider both received AP All-State honors.

Quinn averaged 24.1 points per game, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, becoming Area Player of the Year for the second straight season.

Don't ask Mount Zion multi-sport athlete Jonathan Oliger which of his three sports — soccer, football and baseball — is his favorite.

Mount Zion schools has hired two new principals for next academic year.

In Soderberg's first season, the Big Blue were 14-12, 9-7 CCIW and made the CCIW Tournament for the first time in program history.

As the boys cross country runners navigated General Dacey Trail in Shelbyville on Saturday, spectators got a chance to see an early look at a runner who may dominate the

Lovie Smith gushed about the dive. The players on the Illinois football team followed suit. That play, that effort, they said at the time, was a spark into the offseason.

Jordan Quinn had four total touchdowns and Tuscola moved to 3-0 on the season despite a valiant effort from Sullivan.

DECATUR — Scotty McCreery, "American Idol" winner-turned-platinum and gold-certified country artist, will be the final headliner to perform during the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater's inaugural season...

Fox led the Braves to their fourth consecutive trip to the state meet and an overall 12th place finish, their highest ever in Class 2A.

Mount Zion mixed a powerful offense with Etherton and defensive coordinator Dan Potempa's patented defense and rolled to a perfect regular-season record.

Construction on the future home of a Krekel’s in Forsyth will start soon.

Check out the top high school football players from around Macon County.

Check out the the top county football players from this past season.

Ethan Willoughby fielded offers from Southeast Missouri State, Ball State and Illinois State, but it was the personal connection with ISU that made Willoughby choose the Redbirds.

Who do you recognize in these photos of Central A&M football?

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Central A&M's Connor Heaton became the program's all-time leading scorer in the Raiders' win against Arcola on Saturday, passing Jimmy Dial's record of 2,039 points. Here are his thoughts on

This is the seventh time Jostes has won the Coach of the Year honor.

The first-year Braves head coach led the team to its first sectional championship and a second-place finish at the Class 2A State Meet.

Maroa-Forsyth is coming off a history-making baseball season and is off to another great start, but with a different cast of characters.

MAROA — The Maroa-Forsyth train kept rolling. The Trojans (6-1) beat Athens 21-7 in a Sangamo Conference game Friday night. All three of Maroa's touchdowns came on the ground. Bryson

The traffic on US Highway 51 hummed in the background of the fourth hole at the Clinton Country Club and a slight breeze whistled across the fairway as a reprieve

DECATUR — It has been a slow build-up for the Millikin women’s basketball team this fall.

Mount Zion's quarterback Makobi Adams, Maroa-Forsyth's Kaiden Maurer and St. Teresa's Joe Brummer picked up wins in their first varsity starts in Week 1.

As someone who deals in words for a living, it can be difficult to admit, but that whole “a photo is worth a thousand words” thing is true.

Here are the top high school baseball players from around the H&R coverage area.

Mornings at the Hornaday house are usually a collection of different cars leaving at different times with different destinations.

Millikin's Elyce Knudsen felt like she was making up for lost time in Saturday's CCIW Tournament semifinal game against Carroll University.

Maroa-Forsyth's Bryson Boes finished with 1,029 yards on 73 carries and scored 12 touchdowns as the Trojans were 5-1.

Check out the Central Illinois boys and girls cross country runners who will be in contention at Saturday's regionals.

As the freshman volleyball coach at Maroa-Forsyth three years ago, Mallory White knew well enough that she wouldn't be coaching freshman Kate Aupperle right away.

Quarterback Makobi Adams and receiver Brayden Trimble will be key to the new-look Braves team this season.

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“This is how you respect an officer who was killed in the line of duty,” Amber Oberheim posted Monday on Facebook.

Mount Zion girls basketball standout Denver Anderson has been making campus visits this summer and recently received a Division I offer from Valparaiso University.

BUFFALO — Tri-City/Sangamon Valley's Ashlyn Sturdy was named to the Associated Press Class 2A All-State Second Team on Thursday.

ARGENTA — Michael DeMeio was approved by the Argenta-Oreana Board of Education on Monday to be the team's new football coach.

Whether or not you know Tom McNamara, take a moment this Thanksgiving to give thanks for a man who is showing his courage matches his dedication to local sports.

Big Blue freshman Noah Livingston hit the game-winning basket and free throw with 4.6 seconds remaining in the game on Saturday.

MOUNT ZION — When Patrick Etherton became Mount Zion’s football coach in 2016, the first thing he was told to do was call Jerry Underwood and David Cooper if he

Maroa-Forsyth's Ethan Willoughby's recruitment with SIUE dates back to the days before he was seriously thinking about the possibility of playing baseball on the next level.

Baker finished third at the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet in November.

Central A&M advances to the finals after beating Athens 35-21 on Saturday for the Class 1A semifinals at Athens. Central A&M will play against Lena-Winslow in the Class 1A finals

Millikin basketball will be taking the court in 2021. The CCIW Council of Presidents announced a plan for winter sports competition with practices to begin in early January and competition

After a long weather delay on Saturday, Millikin completed the victory Sunday morning to advance.

Jordan Quinn led the Warriors to their first state semifinal appearance since 1988-89.

The Trojans were 8-3 last season and finished third in the Sangamo Conference standings.

Check our the top area football players from the 2021 fall season.

It was hurry up and wait for Maroa-Forsyth' Mavis Wang and Serena Tuan at the Class 1A Champaign Central Sectional on Friday.

Maroa (32-1) now moves on to face Richmond-Burton in the state semifinals on Friday at 3 p.m. at Peoria's Dozer Park.

Sometimes as a sports reporter you can have an embarrassment of riches in covering great games.

Ty Martin is studying to be a teacher and a coach. That is largely because of Dan Boynton, the former Central Catholic and Mount Zion head football coach who died

Amid gloomy skies in a gloomy COVID-19-unended year, the Maroa-Forsyth Choral Department stepped forward Sunday with some vocal sunshine.

Sterkel guided the track team to the first girls state team championship for Tuscola last season.

The Trojans begin their season against St. Joseph-Ogden on Monday at home.

St. Teresa boys basketball coach Tom Noonan has resigned his position after 11 seasons as head coach of the Bulldogs.

Williams won eight state medals including six golds running for Tuscola over the past two seasons.

After a season-opening loss to PORTA, Tri-City/Sangamon Valley has rattled off eight straight wins and Sturdy is excited about where the team can go.

Millikin University has a rich football history, and with the season underway, what better time to celebrate it?