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The Central City Village Board has named Centralia Police Sergeant Jamie Ramsey as its new chief effective November first. Mayor Ken Buchanan says as part of the two year contract agreement Central Ci...

LISLE, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago Catholic school has reversed course and offered a job to a girls lacrosse coach. Benet Academy in suburban Lisle acknowledged Tuesday that it had withdrawn a head...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is headed home a month after he was hospitalized for a breakthrough COVID-19 infection and following intensive physical therapy for Parkinson's disease. Jackson s...

CHICAGO (AP) - Officials say dozens of Afghan children have arrived in Chicago as refugees evacuated from Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal continue to reach American cities. The unaccompanied Af...

NEW YORK (AP) - As the Boy Scouts of America moves through its complex bankruptcy case, it's encountering criticism from major religious groups that help it run thousands of scout units. The churches ...

SWAN Executive Director Linda Warner is in the middle of her bicycle tour through Southeastern and Central Illinois stopping at all 7 offices to raise awareness of the many services SWAN provides in 1...

The Salem Wildcats came up short at the Cahokia Golf Championships held at Governor's Run. Although they knocked 12 strokes off of last year's total, they were still 4 strokes off conference champion ...

In prep volleyball, SC improved to 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the National Trail with their 25-12, 25-12 win over North Clay. Halle Smith had 12 kills for the Lady Cougars. Olivia Brauer added 14 assists...

In prep tennis, Centralia beat Marion 6-3. Winning for the Annies in singles was Ali Kessler, Avery Mayer, Maddy Francois and Addy McDonal. Doubles winners were the teams of Marie Mann and Kessler, Mc...

The Franklin Park Bobcats cross country team is still undefeated after winning the Mt Vernon Invitational yesterday. Salem's Robby Shober won the race followed by teammate Payton Gullion in 2nd with H...