DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Rodney Walker is back at St. Teresa High School, this time as head basketball coach, decades after starring there as a player. Walker played his freshman year at Eisenhower High School before transferring to St. Teresa, where he wen... See more
LINCOLN, Ill. (WAND) — A central Illinois man is part of the Savannah Bananas' Banana Ball league, serving as the hitting and first base coach for the Texas Tailgaters. Andrew Bartman, known as Coach Bart, grew up in New Holland and graduated from Lincoln... See more
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — The University of Illinois is adding a new video board to Gies Memorial Stadium, with finishing touches being added ahead of the upcoming football season. The board measures 69 feet tall by 250 feet wide, 17,315 square feet, and i... See more
MOWEAQUA, Ill. (WAND) - America won't be the only one celebrating a milestone birthday on the Fourth of July. Bob Lawton, an avid golfer at Moweaqua Golf Course, will turn 100 years old Saturday. His love of golf hasn't wavered one bit after all these yea... See more
MOUNT ZION, Ill. (WAND) — Greg Blakey, the longtime Mt. Zion softball coach, known for roaming the coaches' box with a handlebar mustache, has retired after more than three decades with the program. Blakey said the timing was right after his wife retired ... See more
