25 Years Ago This Week

The Little Theatre on the Square was installing a 20 ton air conditioning unit and heating system. The Little Theatre on the Square had received two separate grants of $18,970 from the Illinois Arts Council for operating support and a grant of $15,032 from the Tourism Attraction Program, a program of the Illinois Bureau of Tourism Dept of Commerce and Community Affairs to pay for the heat/air project.
The Sullivan Redskins traveled to Carterville for the first round of IHSA Class 2A playoffs. The Redskins fought back from a 17 point deficit, scoring 22 second half points for a 31-20 win and a trip to the second round.
After winning its first regional game Wednesday night, the Lovington High School volleyball team found some speed bumps on the road to the championship game. The Panthers defeated Windsor in the semi-finals of the Shelbyville Regionals and advanced to the championship game against Shelbyville.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.