Rockford Christian outscored Marquette's girls basketball team by 15 points in the third quarter and built a double-digit lead on its way to a 61-42 win in the Class 1A Indian Creek Sectional semifinal contest.

Rockford Christian outscored Marquette's girls basketball team by 15 points in the third quarter and built a double-digit lead on its way to a 61-42 win in the Class 1A Indian Creek Sectional semifinal contest.

The Ottawa girls basketball team hung tough early, but eventually fell 70-39 to Class 3A top-ranked Washington in the semifinals of the Galesburg Sectional on Tuesday.

Here's an update of area girls sectional semifinals on Tuesday night

A La Salle County grand jury convened Tuesday and returned the following indictments.

Visitors to Starved Rock State Park are urged to watch for trail closures starting Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced.

Ottawa's Mark Cooper, the all-time winningest boys basketball coach in program history, announced last week that after 22 years and over 350 wins as head coach that he'll be retiring at the end of this season.

There will be a pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Manlius Fun Days on Sunday, March 1 at the Manlius Sportsmen’s Club from 8 to 11 a.m.

Mendota residents hoping to cool off in the municipal pool this summer will have to find another way to beat the heat.

Here's look at the 25 all-time top scoring leaders for Bureau County schools past and present as researched by BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus.