It was a softball-heavy day with games, both Regional and Sectional finals across Central Illinois. In Class 3A, it was ...

On May 24, the Chatham community gathered to celebrate Oaklynn Piper with a special parade, organized with support from Make-A-Wish Illinois and the Piper family. "May 24th, the community came ...

The investigation into the tragic crash in Chatham that claimed the lives of four children is now in the hands of the ...

Scott Hanken, the 44-year-old woman, identified by police as Marianne Akers, suffered a seizure in the lead-up to the Chatham, Illinois, crash. It was not immediately clear what caused the seizure ...

The Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office is now reviewing the investigation into the Chatham after-school building crash ...

CHATHAM, Ill. — Illinois State Police are still investigating the crash that killed four people at an after-school camp in Chatham, Illinois, but investigators have found evidence that could ...

The Chatham IL Police Department shared pictures and a video to social media of several community members and first responders gathered and waiting for the arrival of one of children injured in ...

Police block a road leading to a building where a car smashed through during an after-school program, killing several people and injuring others, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Chatham, Ill.

Illinois State Police said the driver of the vehicle involved in the crash, 44-year-old Marianne Akers of Chatham, was not intoxicated or under the influence of any substances at the time of the ...

Donald Eugene Kauerauf, 95, of Chatham, Illinois passed away peacefully on May 6, 2025. He lived a long and happy life of service to God, his family, and his community. Don was born on November 29 ...

Paul Nienhiser was sitting in Cancun. Following a day filled with travel, the three time Morrow Brothers Ford, Inc. MOWA ...

Ainsley Johnson, 8, and Alma Buhnerkempe, 7, both of Chatham, and Rylee Britton, 18, of Springfield, also died in the crash. Illinois State Police authorities said May 1 the driver of the vehicle ...