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The Illinois Department of Public Health is gearing up for the anticipated approval of Covid-19 vaccines for younger children. State Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike says the Pfizer vaccine coul...

A 49-year-old Centralia man has been charged with two counts of aggravated domestic battery to a police officer in Marion County Court after allegedly getting into an altercation with two officers cal...

A 41-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police after leading them on a lengthy high-speed chase on Sunday that ended with the suspect running into a home. Centralia Police Chief Gre...

Wamac Police arrested a 28-year-old Wamac woman for possession of methamphetamine. Melanie Scurba was taken to the Marion County Jail. 31-year-old John Pope of South Davis in Centralia was arrested by...

CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a North Carolina man who moved to Chicago was one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the 1970s. Cook County Sheriff...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A coroner says an Illinois State University graduate student who disappeared before being found dead died from drowning. Twenty-five-year-old Jelani Day was last seen on Aug. ...

The Salem Wildcats playoff game at Breese Central will be Saturday night at 6pm. Other 4a playoff games Saturday include at 1pm Carterville hosting Harrisburg. At 3 it's Macomb at Murphysboro and Caho...

The Salem Lady Cats volleyball season came to an end in the Class 2a regional opener last night in Flora, losing to Wesclin in 3 sets. Salem opened the night with a 25-17 win but lost the next two set...

Tonight is Super Sectional night in Class 1a IHSA soccer. Belleville Althoff will host Sacred Heart Griffin at 7pm. It's Sectional semifinals in Class 2a. Triad is the site where the hosts will play C...

Franklin Park evened their record at 2-2 following last night's home win over South Central 46-11. Jordan Kessler led the way with 13, Hannah Smith added 12 and Marah Johnson and Jaelyn Keller had 8 e...