While the District 709 School Board may still be unclear as to the direction of major facility changes, several things are clear as a result of the community survey — the district needs to move forward on immediate needs.

Potters rallied from 13 points down with less than four minutes left

The Morton boys basketball team needed one more play Tuesday.

The Potters' season ended with a 56-54 overtime loss to state No. 1 Richwoods in the Class 3A Ottawa Sectional semifinals.

Verden Rinkenberger, a prominent Mortonite and former Distinguished Service Award winner, died Sunday morning in his sleep.

Click here for Rinkenberger's obituary.

Moving inside Friday helped the Morton boys basketball team expand its travel plans.

The Potters scored 15 of the first 17 points in the third quarter to topple East Peoria, 49-38, and win the Class 3A Limestone Regional championship.

"It was a great team effort," MHS head coach Steve Schupp said. "We really stuck to our guns on defense."

It was the second straight regional title for Morton (22-4). The Mid-Illini Conference champion meets Richwoods (26-2), the Mid-State 6 Conference winner, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ottawa Sectional semifinals.

State lawmakers could let all drivers on many interstates go a little faster, just a year after boosting speeds for big rigs.

The death of a 4-year-old Morton boy was ruled accidental Thursday by a Peoria County coroner's jury.