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More than eight-million vaccinated against COVID-19 in Illinois; 21-percent of Marion County residents fully vaccinated
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting eight million vaccinations have now been administered for COVID-19. The announcement came Sunday as the department announced another 115,330 does ...
Apr 18, 2021
Fauci says he expects fast decision on J&J shots
WASHINGTON - Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to meet this coming Friday to discuss the pause in Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, and the top U.S. infectious d...
Apr 18, 2021
Illinois State Police asking for help in locating missing Shelby County resident
Illinois State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 72-year-old Shelby County resident who is missing from her residence. Sherry Hubbartt was reported missing by her family to t...
Apr 18, 2021
Environmentalists cheer new Illinois safeguards on coal ash
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Environmentalists in Illinois are pleased with rules established for governing the toxic byproducts of burning coal. The Illinois Pollution Control Board last week approved th...
Apr 18, 2021
Saturday High School Football Scores
PREP FOOTBALL Casey-Westfield 42, Red Hill 12 Charleston 28, Taylorville 6 Chester 39, Carmi White County 16 Mt. Carmel 20, Breese Mater Dei 7 Fairfield def. Vienna-Goreville, forfeit Nashville 42, Be...
Apr 18, 2021
Salukis pummel SLU 55-48, marking highest combined scores in Salukis Stadium history
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Justin Strong had 16 carries for 159 yards and two touchdowns, Javon Williams Jr. ran 24 times for 150 yards and two scores, and Southern Illinois beat Southeastern Louisiana 5...
Apr 18, 2021
Boston Red Sox debut new uniforms at game against White Sox
BOSTON (AP) - Wearing their new blue-and-yellow uniforms, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 when Marwin Gonzalez homered to key a four-run rally in the eighth inning. The Red Sox unifo...
Apr 18, 2021
Cardinals take down Phillies, 9-4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Yadier Molina hit two home runs, doubled and drove in four, and Nolan Arenado and Paul DeJong also homered in the St. Louis Cardinals' 9-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. S...
Apr 18, 2021
Chicago Bulls beat Cavaliers, 106-96
CHICAGO (AP) - Nikola Vucevic had 25 points, Lauri Markkanen added 16 off the bench, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-96 to snap a five-game losing streak. Denzel Valentine had 1...
Apr 18, 2021
Coyotes beat Blues, 3-2
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Darcy Kuemper stopped 20 shots in his return to the lineup, and the Arizona Coyotes rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2. Arizona got off to a sluggis...
Apr 18, 2021
