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Cerro Gordo/Bement football eager for return

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By Joey Wright Verified
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Jul. 30—CHAMPAIGN — Driving about 80 miles to and from football practice didn't bother Chris Ridgeway, Eli Corpus or Lucas Meinders. The three used that time to make memories while Cerro Gordo/Bement and Arcola formed a cooperative team during the 2025 season, preventing each program's players from missing a varsity campaign. Even if it presented a rather unusual co-op situation given the distance among the three schools.
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Top of the Morning, July 27, 2026

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By Joey Wright Verified
| Belleville News-Democrat Verified
Grabbing a bite with Joey Wright Melinda Decker has owned LaTeaDa in Clinton with her mom, Carol, and aunt, Cheryl, since 2004. They've gone to great lengths to make the spot a destination for patrons across central Illinois. "We kind of opened LaTeaDa as like an escape from an everyday lunch hour," Decker said. "We wanted people to come out and get something a little different. We have a Victorian farmhouse on three acres and our main level that people come in and is dining.
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Maroons, Chargers already excited for season finale

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By Joey Wright Verified
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Jul. 29—CHAMPAIGN — Matt Leskis has a unique perspective on the football rivalry between Champaign Central and Centennial. He grew up playing in the battle for Champaign. Albeit for Centennial, where he graduated from in 1986. The Chargers went 2-2 against the Maroons during his time as a player. Leskis has served as the Central coach, however, for the last two seasons. When those annual matchups happened the second week of the season. That won't be the case this year, though.
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