CHAMPAIGN - Peoria High grad Coran Taylor nearly rallied the Illinois football team, which fell short of Purdue, 31-24 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

The Oscar-winning Sean Connery has died at age 90, according to Eon Productions.

SPRINGFIELD - The Peoria-area race to keep or remove an Illinois Supreme Court justice on the bench has become the most expensive election in the high court's history.

ELMWOOD - The battle between the top two Class 1A teams in the state went to the top-ranked Olympia boys Saturday in the Elmwood Sectional at Maple Lane Country Club.

The Illinois Fighting Illini football team announced Saturday morning that senior quarterback Brandon Peters and tight end Griffin Moore would miss Saturday's game against Purdue due to COVID-19.The Illinois statement said, "Illinois senior quarterback Brandon Peters and redshirt freshman tight end Griffin Moore were both sidelined for 21 days following positive test results Thursday for the COVID-19 virus.