Chatham News Archives

If ever there was any doubt that during the past few years, Indian American kids have come to virtually own the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee competition, it was erased with a vengeance on Thursday morning when of the 11 championship finalists, seven or more than 60 percent were Indian Americans, belonging to a minority population that is ...

PHOTOBY CECIL WITHROW As the summer sun emerges and time-consumers like Lost and Dancing with the Stars end , the capital city's trails and parks come alive with walkers, joggers and bikers.

While it may not be a pot of gold, a lone tree sits at the end of a rainbow in Pawnee after storm... Photo 1 of 17 A American white pelican cruises just above the surface of Thompson Lake at The Nature Conservanc... Photo 2 of 17 A redbud petal rests in the middle of a white flowering dogwood blossom at Lincoln Memorial Garde... Photo 3 of 17 A sea ...

Bill Derks has been around for a lot of Sangamon County track meets, and he has watched the evolution of the sport as well as the county competition.