Ancrum leads Western Illinois with career-high 20 points

Dalan Ancrum scored a career-high 20 points to lead Western Illinois to a 78-69 victory over IUPUI on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Garret Covington added 16 points for Western Illinois (7-13, 4-5 Summit

Banks, Garner lead Penn State over Illinois 71-67

Shep Garner scored 18 points, Payton Banks added 17 and Penn State beat Illinois 71-67 on Saturday. Tony Carr and Mike Watkins chipped in 13 and 10 points, respectively, and Watkins pulled down nine rebounds for the Nittany

Illinois State Police: $1,000 reward in trooper attack

Illinois State Police say a $1,000 reward is available for information leading to the arrest of a suspect wanted attacking a trooper in the southern Chicago suburbs. State police say the plain-clothes trooper was in an unmarked

Vandalia Statehouse to hold Lincoln birthday celebration

A former state Capitol in southern Illinois will once again welcome visitors to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site will offer music, refreshments and presentations about the 16th president on Feb. 11. Admission