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A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been identified in the United Kingdom and has now been identified in three states. The US cases are not known to be linked to travel, which could in...

There was slightly less precipitation in 2020 compared to the prior year. The Salem Water Plant recorded 50.43 inches of precipitation compared to 51.94 inches in 1999. The highest amount of rain came...

Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a 48-year-old Odin woman for aggravated assault after she allegedly chased her husband on several streets in Odin early Saturday morning while armed wit...

CHICAGO (AP) - A December decision by insurer Aetna to drop Walgreens from its Illinois Medicaid plan is making it harder for thousands of low-income Chicago residents to get their prescriptions fille...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The leader of the Central Illinois Foodbank says the group plans to use an anonymous donor's $500,000 gift to expand its reach during a time of growing need amid the ongoing c...

The Illinois Department of Public Health New Year’s Day reported 157 more COVID-19 related deaths including four in South Central Illinois. Three of the deaths were in Jefferson County, females ...

A new state law will further protect victims of stalking and sexual assault. Illinois’ Address Confidentiality Program is currently only available to survivors of domestic violence. But a law ta...

State Police say a 38-year-old Swansea man was struck and killed as a result of crashes on Interstate 255 near Collinsville in St. Clair County blamed on icy road conditions early Friday morning. The ...

A 36-year-old Irvington man was arrested by Centralia Police on Thursday for alleged violation of an order of protection. Brian Schwartz of Pine Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. The Marion ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the forgiveness and expungement of about half a million criminal cannabis cases. Pritzker said Thursday he issued pardons for 9,210 low-level c...