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Francis Rowcliff, Sr., 75, of Centralia, passed away January 2, 2021, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. Francis lived in Centralia for over 50 years. To many people in the area he ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported one death in South Central Illinois on Sunday from COVID-19. It is a male in his 90s from Jefferson County. Two deaths were also reported in Madison C...

A 21-year-old rural Salem man was arrested on multiple charges by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies following a Saturday night traffic stop. Deputies initially stopped Hayden Wimberly after recei...

Jessica and Brenden Taylor proudly introduce new son, Noah James Taylor, HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese's New Year's Baby of 2021. The first baby of the New Year has arrived at HSHS St. Joseph̵...

If you have a live Christmas Tree you want to dispose of after the holidays, the Cities of Salem and Centralia along with Carlyle Lake are providing options to get rid of the trees to be used as fish ...

CHICAGO (AP) - The stage is set for a decisive legal battle in Illinois' highest court between a large, well-established company and a small upstart over a cannabis-growing license potentially worth m...

Kofi Cockburn had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu scored 12 and No. 15 Illinois beat Purdue 66-58. Da'Monte Williams added 12 points for the Fighting Illini in their seventh consecutive Big Ten...

Gonzaga won its West Coast opener as Corey Kispert scored 26 points on 9-of-11 shooting in the top-ranked Bulldogs' 85-62 pounding of San Francisco. Joel Ayayi added 18 points and Andrew Nembhard had ...

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers will try to clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC when they close out the regular season against the Chicago Bears. The Packers come in with five straight wins and t...

The college bowl season continues even after the CFP semifinals were played, with just two top-10 teams on Saturday's schedule. Devon Achane had two late touchdown runs, including a 76-yarder with 3:4...