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NASCAR is reportedly returning to Chicagoland Speedway in 2027, while plans for another race through the streets of downtown Chicago have been put on hold. According to The Athletic, NASCAR will race at the 1.5-mile oval in Joliet next season after negotiations with the city of Chicago and state of Illinois failed to p...

SAVOY - Mt. Zion's Wade Putnam fired a 2-over-par 74 to lead the Braves to a sixth-place finish Monday at the Urbana Tiger Kick-Off Classic, while Maroa-Forsyth finished ninth and MacArthur's Luke Karunas competed individually. Putnam's 74 was Mt. Zion's best round of the day. Griffin Brewer followed with an 84, Caden ...

For the first time in decades, there will be no varsity football season at Decatur Eisenhower this fall. The Eisenhower Panthers will not field a varsity football team during the 2026 season. 106.3 The Game has independently confirmed the cancellation through the Illinois High School Association. The decision comes les...

University of Illinois Athletics announced an expanded partnership with Busey Bank on Monday, making the Champaign-based financial institution the Official Financial Services Partner of the Fighting Illini and the department's first-ever jersey patch sponsor. The agreement comes after the NCAA approved corporate jersey...

Litchfield will not field a varsity football team during the 2026 season because of low upperclassmen participation, leaving nine South Central Conference schools with openings on their schedules. The program announced the decision Thursday. Litchfield officials said meetings earlier in the year created optimism that t...

The University of Illinois has awarded athletic director Josh Whitman a new contract that could keep him in Champaign through 2039 and ultimately pay him more than $45 million. The university's board of trustees approved the agreement Thursday. The initial 10-year contract runs through 2036 and includes $26.1 million i...

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic - Two American pilots were killed Sunday when a private aircraft crashed and caught fire while attempting an emergency landing near the southern Dominican Republic city of La Romana, according to aviation authorities. The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation identified the victims as a pi...

The first game in franchise history for the Decatur Bean Ballers had the energy of a celebration early Tuesday night in Decatur. By the end, it turned into a harsh lesson in how quickly momentum can swing in baseball. The Bean Ballers jumped out to a 3-0 first-inning lead and carried an advantage into the seventh innin...

Taylorville exploded early and never looked back Monday, rolling past MacArthur Generals 19-0 in a four-inning non-conference baseball matchup in Decatur. The Tornadoes put the game away almost immediately, scoring four runs in the first inning before erupting for eight more in the second and seven in the third. Taylor...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS - Meridian baseball and Maroa-Forsyth softball both dropped non-conference contests Wednesday night, while St. Teresa picked up a close win in Decatur. Meridian stayed within striking distance most of the afternoon before Nokomis pulled away late for a 6-1 victory. The Redskins entered the seventh inni...