State Director of Agriculture John Sullivan is out of a job after Gov. J.B. Pritzker asked for his resignation over the weekend.

The death of Abby Neisler in Saturday morning's house fire in the 700 block of South State Street is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Sangamon County Coroner's Office and the Springfield Police Department.

The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office is continuing an investigation into a Saturday homicide.

The royal summit over the future roles of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan of Sussex concluded Monday with an endorsement from Queen Elizabeth II herself about what her grandson seeks to do, and a promise that "final decisions" will be reached in coming days.

Lincoln Land Community College is accepting nominations for its 2020 Honored Alumni Award.

Good luck finding any team in the country that notches a better pair of road wins in the same week than Baylor, which followed up a victory at Texas Tech by invading Allen Fieldhouse and thumping Kansas on its home floor.

The first two games of the 95th annual Sangamon County Tournament on Monday were rematches from Friday, and that added drama led to a pair of exciting finishes in Lincoln Land Community College's Cass Gymnasium.

WINCHESTER - Ethan Walker scored six of his game-high 14 points in the second quarter to put the Rockets ahead 29-20 at halftime and Jacksonville Routt kickstarted the 98th annual Winchester Invitational Tournament with a 57-41 boys basketball victory over Camp Point Central on Monday.

PETERSBURG - Kassidy Kirchner had a hot start in the first half, sinking three 3-pointers and two free throws on her way to 18 points and her 1,000th career point in the 20th victory of the season for Petersburg PORTA, defeating Mason City Illini Central 61-39 in a Sangamo Conference girls basketball matchup.