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The Centralia City Council Monday night rehired a Springfield consultant and lobbyist. The City Council had earlier eliminated the $40,000 a year cost of employing Jeff Torricelli as part of budget cu...

Centralia Police car in front of large overturned trailer with Bobcat tractor after it ran off Route 161 at Edgewood Road Monday afternoon. Photo by Tim Ferguson. Centralia Police say the driver of a ...

A 56-year-old Salem man has been arrested for domestic battery. Wally West of Trenary Street was taken to the Marion County Jail by sheriff’s deputies to await a final decision on charges. 30-ye...

The State Police is tracking possible events at the Illinois Capitol this weekend. The FBI has issued warnings about potential armed protests at all 50 of the nation’s capitols. Governor Pritzke...

Illinois lawmakers are approving a massive reform bill designed to address racism and inequities in the state’s education system. The legislation approaches the problem from several angles such ...

Regions of Illinois successfully containing the virus may be able to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions starting Friday. The entire state has been under Tier 3 mitigations since late November, but that ...

8th Grade Highest Honors: Savannah Arnold Mason Campbell Mahayla Crain Maranda Donoho Macee Grzegorek Evan Hoover Alaska Horath Wyatt Iler Keira Langley Nick Phillips Desirae Seeley Kyra Swift Kaitlyn...

An unhappy ending late Monday afternoon for a 79-year-old missing rural Kinmundy man when he was found dead in a creek about a mile and a half away from his home. The man’s name has not been rel...

The Marion County Health Department reported 80 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend and Monday. There were no additional deaths, with the number of deaths during the pandemic currently at 104. Of the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is "suspending" his campaign for the retention of the post. The 78-year-old Chicago Democrat issued a statement Monday that began, "This...