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SPRINGFIELD — Altamont’s Kyle Husted was a winner in the Illinois State Fair Colt Stakes Championship Three-Year-Old Fillies Pace with a purse of $35,000 Thursday at the Illinois State Fair harness ...

SPRINGFIELD — Wyatt Avenatti was a three-time winner Wednesday at the Illinois State Fair harness races. In the Illinois Topline Two-Year-Old Fillies Draw, he guided Hay Beth to the win in 1:59 3/5.

SPRINGFIELD — Altamont’s Kyle Husted crossed the finish line first several times in Saturday’s harness races at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Husted won behind Fox Valley Landen in the Colt ...

Front row, left to right, Lillian Weishaar, Miley Pontious, Emma Wendling and Annie Budde. Back row, left to right, Whitney ...

Saturday, August 16 — Taylorville at Effingham, 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m.

Effingham's News and Sports LeaderNEWTON — The last day to purchase reserved seats for Newton High School football is August 7. They need to be picked up by August 15.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 6:40 p.m. Philadelphia at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. New York Mets at Milwaukee, 7;10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7;15 p.m.

At Effingham High School–Start Time will be 7:45am on Aug. 13, 14 & 15. Dismissal Time will be 1:50pm. Beginning Monday, ...

SPRINGFIELD — Harness racing got underway at the Illinois State Fair Friday. Fox Valley Barbie, owned by Altamont’s Penny White, captured a division of the Illinois Department of Agriculture ...