PC’s Alex Rodriguez advances to state track finals in two events: Thursday’s NewsTribune roundup

Jake Whelan’s clutch triple lifts Dixon past Sycamore and into rematch with Sterling for regional title
Jake Whelan’s well-placed hit broke open a tie game and helped No. 5 Dixon snap an 11-game losing streak and knock off No. 3 Sycamore 3-1 on Thursday at Hustle Field.
Photos: Ottawa vs. Streator baseball in the Class 3A Regional semifinals

Photos: Ottawa vs. Streator baseball in the Class 3A Regional semifinals

La Salle-Peru blasts Plano in 3A Morris Regional semifinal

La Salle-Peru blasts Plano in 3A Morris Regional semifinal

Discover Dixon’s 2025 city banners ready to order
Discover Dixon has launched the city’s 2025 banner design: “Rooted in Pride. Vision in Bloom. Future in Motion.”
An Emotional Memory

If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s pretty moving: For Memorial Day, ABC News helped a family reconnect with a relative who died more than 50 years ago in Vietnam. Captain Riley Leroy Pitts was killed in 1967, and was the first Black
Erie man found not guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child; acquitted on all 7 counts
David Skinner, 62, was found not guilty of all seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child younger than 13 that he faced.
Photos: Sycamore, Dixon play in Class 3A Freeport Regional baseball semifinal
The Sycamore High School baseball team met Dixon Thursday in a Class 3A regional semifinal matchup at Freeport High School.