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There will be 4 teams from the 618 area code that will be playing in the 4 state championship games today at Redbird Arena in Normal. The day begins today with the 1a State Title game between Okawvill...

The Central District/Region 24 Men's Basketball Tournament opens up today with a pair of play-in games ahead of Monday's quarterfinals. Shawnee will host Lewis & Clark tonight with the winner play...

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Manny Machado, Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres expect to be big bashers in the batter's box this season. On Friday night, they were a big bunch of nothing. Chicago Cubs start...

CHICAGO (AP) - Kevin Durant sees a loaded roster and all the possibilities that come with it for the Phoenix Suns. It's up to them to make it happen. And they're off to a good start with their shiny n...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Diamond Miller had 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists and No. 5 Maryland leaned on its defense in a 73-58 defeat of Illinois in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on...

A 43-year-old Centralia woman has pleaded guilty to a possession of methamphetamine charge. Mindy Callahan of North Walnut was placed on two years probation and ordered to undergo drug and alcohol as ...

A 36-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by the Marion County Sheriff's Department on an outstanding warrant. Wesley Kretzer of South Cherry was taken to the county jail where he was being held i...

New building activity in Centralia during February totaled $613,330. A half-million dollar of that amount is for construction of solar arrays at Schiller School at 800 West 4th and Jordan School at 31...

The State Department of Public Health is launching a new coalition to eliminate cases of hepatitis in Illinois. Spokesperson Mike Claffey says the group is backed by a federal grant and will come up w...

Efforts are underway to help improve literacy and add classes to Illinois public schools. State Representative Amy Elik of Alton says one way to help kids learn how to read is to go old school and tea...