Category Archives: Local News

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 Marion County Health Department is reporting six new COVID-19 related deaths. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says 91 new cases were recorded between Saturday and Wednesday. The hea...

Kaskaskia College has implemented new campus procedures regarding Illinois Governor Pritzker's executive order that mandates all higher education institutions require students and personnel to receive...

The second installment of Marion County Property Taxes is due on Thursday to avoid interest and penalties. Payments can be made at the Treasurer's office at the courthouse from eight to four Wednesday...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The head of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a federal agency overseeing the environmental review of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to cut ties with a contractor conductin...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of Peoria says the city is at a "breaking point" after three shootings this week, the city's 23rd homicide of the year, and a major fight at a high school. More than a do...

The Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will represent the 'heroes of the pandemic' as the Grand Marshal of the Crossroads Community Hospital #618 Strong Parade in Mt. Vernon this weekend. Th...