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Top-25 Round-up (Creighton beats DePaul, 69-62)
CHICAGO (AP) - Marcus Zegarowski scored 19 points and No. 17 Creighton beat DePaul 69-62. Creighton came in leading the Big East in scoring and shooting, but the way this one went it was hard to tell....
Jan 31, 2021
Chicago Cubs sign Trevor Williams with one-year contract
CHICAGO (AP) - Right-hander Trevor Williams has agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, giving the NL Central champions another option for the back end of their rotation. A person familia...
Jan 31, 2021
Chicago Blackhawks cancel practice in fear of COVID-19 exposure
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Blackhawks have canceled practice out of concern about potential exposure to COVID-19. The workout was supposed to be held at the team's practice facility. The Blackha...
Jan 31, 2021
Saturday COVID-19 Update: 3 South Central Illinois deaths; latest county vaccination rates
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 65 additional COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, including three in South Central Illinois. The department is reporting the death of a female in her 60s...
Jan 30, 2021
SSM Health loosening visitation guidelines Monday
SSM Health in Illinois, including St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia and Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, is updating its visitation policy. Beginning Monday, one support person per day will...
Jan 30, 2021
Vandalia man airlifted from scene of single-car crash north of Patoka
A 28-year-old Vandalia man was airlifted from the scene of a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 51 near the Patoka Oil Tank Farm late Friday night. State Police say Christopher Carroll received life-threate...
Jan 30, 2021
Bystanders hold two suspects who allegedly were involved in altercation with Patoka Police
Left to right: Alexander Johnson and Jacob Koelmel (Marion County Jail Photos) Bystanders were able to hold two suspects involved in an altercation outside the Lucky Marble bar with Patoka Police Chie...
Jan 30, 2021
Homeless Odin man arrested for burglary and criminal damage
Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a 54-year-old homeless Odin man for burglary, felony criminal damage to property, and an outstanding Clinton County warrant. Deputies took Timothy ...
Jan 30, 2021
Police Beat for Saturday, January 30th, 2021
A 36-year-old Centralia man was arrested on multiple charges by Centralia Police Friday night. Cornelius Crosby of East Haussler was taken to the Marion County Jail for driving on a suspended or revok...
Jan 30, 2021
2021 02/02 - Theodore A. 'Ted' Gebczyk, Jr.
Theodore A. "Ted" Gebczyk, Jr., age 70, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 9:24 A.M. on Friday, January 29, 2021, at SSM Health DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Missouri. Mr. Gebczyk was truly a man ...
Jan 30, 2021
