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Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. The sounds from crunchy foods are actually tiny sonic booms, because the food is breaking up at the speed of sound. 2. One out of every two millio...

(Photo credit – FTS Productions/Wilkins Studios) The Salem volleyball team returns to action tonight with a Cahokia matchup at Freeburg. Salem is coming off a good night last night against Carly...

(Photo credit – Toby Gullion, FTS Productions/Wilkins Studios) The Franklin Park track team will also compete today. They will welcome Selmaville and Patoka this afternoon to SCHS. The Bobcats w...

UNDATED (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have ended their first two-game losing streak of the season, thanks to an outstanding pitching performance. Julio Uras threw one-hit ball over seven innings of a...

UNDATED (AP) - The New York Knicks continue to climb the NBA's Eastern Conference standings with their longest winning streak since 2013. RJ Barrett scored 18 of his 24 points in the third quarter to ...

UNDATED (AP) - The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes continue to share first place in the NHL's Central Division after both won on Tuesday. The Panthers picked up a 5-1 win over the Blue Jacket...

Investing During Periods of Inflation What does inflation mean for your investments? Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources In August of 2020, the Fed announced that it is willing to allow inflati...

Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says it was never determined where gunfire originated from when a dispute between two groups of juveniles resulted in two vehicles chasing a third Monday night. Dods...

DIXON, Ill. (AP) - In her first visit to Illinois since taking up residence in the White House, Jill Biden visited a community college to tout their importance to the nation's economy. The first lady ...

Numbers released by the Illinois Department of Public Health show the COVID-19 infection rate in Illinois is improving for the first time in weeks. The department on Tuesday reported 2,587 new coronav...