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The Centralia Walmart has been granted a $1.4-million building permit to update the dcor with new colors and refacing of all the signs. The renovation of the Walmart store made up most of the construc...

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Police say a shooting at a suburban Chicago Halloween party that left two people dead appears to be gang-related. The Will County Sheriff's Office on Monday updated the number of p...

CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has suspended a Dec. 31 deadline for Chicago police officers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. But he didn't interfere with a requirement that officers be regularly tested. Pol...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared gun violence a public health crisis and says $250 million in state and federal money will be directed toward the issue over three years. Pritzke...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats opened up their Salem Invitational with a 35-27 win over Carlyle. Jordan Kessler led Salem with 15 and Brylee Pennypacker added 6 points and 7 rebounds. Salem is 4-3 ove...

Selmaville Beats Willow Grove...Boys Basketball Roundup The Selmaville Rockets defeated visiting Willow Grove at the Robin Brooks Fieldhouse 58-40. Aaden Rostance had the hot hand scoring 24 points. K...

Salem Soccer was pleased to have their first 5ht/6th Girl's team. They went 10-4 overall, and a perfect 6-0 in SWIS league play. They competed in two tournaments. The Jackson Fall Kickoff in Jackson, ...

EIGHTH GRADE - HIGH HONORS Aurora Amason Katilynn Knapp Nora McKinzie Sophia Pennington Nolan Thompson SEVENTH GRADE - HIGH HONORS Brylee Bailey Ryleigh Claybourn Elcie Cullip Jacob Ellis Sienna Feig ...

St. Louis Blues (6-1-0, first in the Central) vs. Los Angeles Kings (3-5-1, fifth in the Pacific) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings +102, Blues -122; over/under is 5.5...

Chicago Bulls (6-1, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (5-2, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia heads into a matchup ag...