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Jacksonville Police, South Jacksonville Police, and Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a large brawl at Lake Jacksonville early Sunday morning. West Central Joint Dispatch received a call shortly after midnight of at least 20 subjects engaged in a fight at Point 9 at Lake Jacksonville. The caller said they did not know if any weapons were involved.

A local airport has been named one of the best airports of the year in the state. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the winners of the Airport of the Year award at the Illinois Public Airports Association fall conference in Galena last week.  ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Annual geraniums (Pelargonium) are among the most popular flowering plants grown in gardens. These easy-to-grow, low-maintenance plants provide color to landscapes from May until the arrival of frost. While they are often treated as annuals, they can be successfully overwintered indoors to be enjoyed again next year.

Friday just wasn't the day for Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia's offense. They took a blow against the Camp Point Central Panthers on Friday, falling 56-0. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row. Elijah Genenbacher continued his habit of posting...

The Greenville Comets freshman football team featured a potent passing attack last Wednesday at Carlinville, but it wasn’t enough to knock off the Cavaliers. Carlinville recorded a 48-24 victory as the home team ran the ball effectively throughout the game. The Cavaliers led 28-12 at halftime and added 13...

QUINCY — The red tag blind drawing for Quincy Bay Waterfowl Management Area will take place Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources district office in Pittsfield. Registration begins at 10 a.m., and the drawing will take place at noon. The office is at 1252 W....

The 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, will be presented at 7 pm on Monday, November 11 in the Zion Lutheran Church Community Room, on First Street in Pittsfield MA. All are welcome and admission to the event is free, but reservations are required. E-mail for more information.

Quincy Notre Dame had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They strolled past the Jacksonville Crimsons with points to spare, taking the game 35-21. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Crimsons are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The Pittsfield Saukees will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Triopia/Virginia Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Last Saturday, Pittsfield came up short against Carbondale and fell 2-0. Pittsfield was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very...