O'Fallon, Illinois

The District 90 investigation stems from ongoing charges against the assistant superintendent's son. Police in Oklahoma accuse the 24-year-old of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Given by the John Philip Sousa Foundation and named after the famed American composer known for marches, the award honors high school band programs for “outstanding musical excellence.”

The investigation centers around the hiring of an assistant superintendent's son as a custodian after he was charged with one count of assault and battery in Oklahoma.

“To be honest, I was in complete denial,” the superintendent said. “It just never sunk in what I was really facing.”

The community of 32,000, one of the only growing cities in the Metro East, is split between two congressional districts. Some say this drastically hurts its representation.

After football fields fell silent due to the pandemic last year, thousands of high school musicians from across the country are expected to fill The Dome at America's Center this weekend at the Bands of America Super Regional Championship.