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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois’ Democratic governor says Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan should step down as chairman of the state Democratic Party. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday agre...

Vera M. Pierce (nee Ganieany), 97, went home to be with the Lord, November 2, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Joliet, Illinois, while holding her daughter’s hand. She married Kenneth Dewey...

John Dean "GJ" Smith, age 51, of Centralia, Illinois, passed away at 1:28 A.M. on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. John was of the Christian Faith....

Melvin “Wade” Courter, 60, of Centralia, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. Wade was known for being the life of the party. He lit up ...

Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe has announced the district will go on full remote learning starting Friday through Thursday, November 19th. She reports the action is being taken bec...

A 37-year-old Vandalia man has died in a pickup truck-motorcycle crash in the Metro-East. State Police say Skyler Henson was traveling eastbound on Illinois Route 140 west of Hamel in Madison County w...

Mrs. Anna Elaine "Cupie" Behnke Henley of Salem, Illinois, entered her Heavenly Home October 22, 2020. Elaine graduated from Salem High School. She worked as a photography assistant and in retail sale...

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The Centralia Rotary Club reached a long-time goal when they turned on the lights to the first field at Rotary Park at sunset Wednesday evening. The lights go on Wednesday night at the first lighted f...

Centralia City Manager Lowell Crow will present the city council with three options to pay for needed equipment for the police and fire department in the aftermath of city residents defeating a half-c...