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Updated Premiums and Deductibles for Medicare Higher than normal. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   Medicare's premiums and deductibles have seen a larger-than-expected rise this year....

An overturned truck resulted in northbound I-57 north of the Kinmundy exit being closed for five hours late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. State Police says preliminary reports indicate t...

There's been another successful dog rescue as Centralia Fire Chief John Lynch was able to get to a dog that had fallen through the ice of a pond at a neighbor's home on Route 161 east of Centralia Wed...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A portal through which tenants impacted by COVID-19 can apply for rental assistance is back online after a programming problem compromised some personal information. An applic...

For the second time in two weeks, a student at the Centralia High School annex is in the Marion County Jail following an outburst at the school. Centralia Police say Harleigh Davison of the Hoyleton C...

A 35-year-old St. Louis man already facing aggravated kidnapping and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to a 15-year-old girl is now charged with aggravated battery for allegedly having h...

Salem Public Works Director Annette Brushwitz feels the best use of the city's $948,000 in federal COVID relief money is to replace a troublesome waterline on South Broadway. Brushwitz made the decisi...

A 26-year-old Salem man has been arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Dakota Whyers of North Miller was taken to the Marion County Jail after drugs were allegedly found during a traffic ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats will get their final tune-up before the post season tonight when they travel to East Alton Wood River to take on the Lady Oilers. Salem is coming off winning 3 of their last 4 ...

Class 4a Boys: Glenbard West (9) Glenbrook South Kenwood Normal Community New Trier Wheaton Warrenville South Oswego East Curie Moline Rolling Meadows Others receiving votes - Whitney Young, Rockford ...