Springfield won a fast-paced Class 1A final, and Rockford was just as quick in Class 2A. The 3A and 4A title games will be played Saturday at Target Field.
Almost all of the electricity has been restored in Springfield after a powerful storm whipped through the town Wednesday, knocking out power to thousands of residents and businesses.
Springfield police are asking the public to donate to help one of their own after he was shot in the head last week, which could leave him blind in one eye.
Springfield residents are fed up with street violence, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said on Friday. He said he will seek maximum sentences and wants the juvenile suspects tried as adults.