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No. 5 Iowa routs Northwestern 96-73 EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Luka Garza had 17 points and 10 rebounds in just 24 minutes as No. 5 Iowa rolled to a 96-73 victory over Northwestern. Joe Wieskamp had 16 poi...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - E.J. Liddell scored 26 points and No. 21 Ohio State beat No. 14 Illinois 87-81 in a Big Ten matchup. The game was very physical, mostly in the second half. One technical was cal...

In this month's recap: Stocks closed the year with a solid rally, fueled by the rollout of multiple COVID-19 vaccines and the signing of a new fiscal relief bill. Monthly Economic Update Presented by ...

The variant COVID strain found in the United Kingdom is now being confirmed in Illinois. The new strain was first found in Colorado about two weeks ago and has been popping up in several other states ...

James McKee, age 93, formerly of Centralia, passed away Sunday morning in Bethalto. Funeral services are pending at the Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home in Centralia where friends may call 532-3523 for...

Richard "Dick" L. Crippen, age 68 of Salem, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021, at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt Vernon. Dick retired from the gas department for the City of Salem after wor...

Jim E. Beal, 90, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:45 pm on January 16, 2021, at his residence in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Mr. Beal proudly served his country in the United States Army during...

Homer W. McGehee, 98, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 12:02 pm on January 16, 2021, at his home. Homer proudly served his country in the United States Army. He later worked as an electronic ...

What remains of a small vacant home at 1203 South Cherry that had been converted from a garage following a Sunday morning fire. Photo by Tim Ferguson. A single-story condemned home at 1203 South Cherr...

E.J. Liddell scored 26 points and No. 21 Ohio State beat No. 14 Illinois 87-81 in their Big Ten matchup. The game was very physical, mostly in the second half, including one technical foul called on O...