Married to wife Breann Thompson. One child a son named Finbar.

Special Olympics supporters hopes to rake in $35,000 after dozens of bathers took part in a Saturday polar plunge in Mendota.

Dana and Jeff Van Autreve, co-owners of Second Story Teen Center, were recently awarded the Home Town Hero Award.

Mayor Robert Hasty of Ottawa joined a group of Illinois River mayors and Corn Belt Ports members in Peoria this week to ...

Princeton High School made history, capturing its first-ever Three Rivers Conference championship in Scholastic Bowl.

QuiltCon is a modern quilting event that is hosted by the Modern Quilt Guild. It is the largest of its kind in the world. Riss has been a member of the Bloomington Modern Quilt Guild since 2020 and ...

Newman senior Briar Ivey saw his remarkable comeback end with a heartbreaking 10-9 loss against Riverdale’s Blake Smith in ...

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior swimmer Charlie Short swept the Athletes With Disabilities division of the Homewood-Flossmoor Sectional in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

St. Charles East junior Dom Munaretto grabbed his second IHSA state title in three seasons after winning the Class 3A 120-pound championship match and Marmion's Nicholas Garcia won his second straight ...

Illinois Valley Democrats are scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at La Salle VFW, 2325 Donahue St., La Salle.

Brothers Judah and Justus Heeg each came away with a Class 2A state championship. Judah, a junior wrestling for Lemont, won ...

Marian Central's Brayden Teunissen and Jimmy Mastny each won their second straight IHSA individual state titles Saturday night while Richmond-Burton's Emmett Nelson won his first in Champaign, Ill.