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The Chester-East Lincoln Mathcounts team took first place at the regional tournament on Saturday at Millikin University. Students from six other schools participated. C-EL edged out Quincy for first place by three-fourths of a point. Kevin Barker was third in the written round and fourth in the oral competition. The team will travel to Matteson for the state tournament March 6.

(Left to right) Coach Doug Rader, Colin Antoine, Ben Brooks, Eli Sowers, Matthew Langdon, Kevin Barker.

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Kiefer Sutherland, the star of the Fox hit series "24," is undergoing surgery for an undisclosed medical ailment. Fox executives say the surgery will not disrupt the series' production.

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