The new executive director of the Chatham Area Chamber of Commerce is a Chatham native who has been involved with the community.   Ashleigh Brinkman, 34, officially began her new part-time role Oct. 7.

The Rev. Josh Parsons of Western Oaks Baptist Church in Springfield was telling a story about a man living in cramped and fetid quarters with eight other people.

For a brief period in the 1890s, the Springfield Young Men's Christian Association maintained what it called an athletic park.

Only four area high school football teams remain in the IHSA playoffs. Their schedules were all announced over the weekend.

LOS ANGELES - Todd Gurley and Malcolm Brown ran for touchdowns and the Los Angeles Rams were able to ground out a 17-7 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.