Zach Piatt covers high school sports at The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected].

EUREKA - There was one big omission from the Eureka lineup during Thursday's Heart of Illinois Conference large ... “I was not surprised at how well they shot early. I was surprised at how ...

Because of her absence, the Hornets’ nine consecutive victories came to a halt with an 80-52 defeat to Heart of Illinois Conference ... surprised at how well they shot early.

Sophomore Mya Edwards drilled a running 3-pointer from half court to send Eureka to the HOI Tournament title in Bloomington.

Alstat tied a school record on Thursday at the Heart of Illinois Conference Tournament ... for a second consecutive week after an improbable shot. The sophomore's half-court beat the final ...

Dozens braved the cold Friday to remember the lives of five Northern Illinois University students shot and killed 17 years ...

Illinois State Police arrested a Waukegan man in connection with a 2022 expressway shooting on the Kennedy Expressway in ...

Illinois State Police are investigating after a shooting happened on the Edens Expressway in the north suburbs on Friday ...

An 18-year-old Chicago woman was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a deadly shooting last year.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A man charged in an August 2022 shooting has entered a plea for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.