https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/judge-rules-trump-doj-unlawfully-fired-maurene-comey/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T20:55:00+00:00 Judge rules Trump DOJ ‘unlawfully’ fired Maurene Comey https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/15-year-old-arrested-in-connection-with-shooting-near-famu/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T20:22:00+00:00 15-year-old arrested in connection with shooting near FAMU https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/star-trek-actor-walter-koenig-dies-at-90/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T20:17:34+00:00 ‘Star Trek’ actor Walter Koenig dies at 90 https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/salem-business-expands-offerings-and-holds-grand-reopening/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T19:45:56+00:00 Salem business expands offerings and holds Grand Reopening https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/img-7164-scaled.jpeg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/lead-organizer-of-schs-all-class-reunion-says-seeing-the-smiles-makes-all-the-work-worthwhile/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T19:31:45+00:00 Lead organizer of SCHS All Class Reunion says seeing the smiles makes all the work worthwhile https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2022/05/schs-scaled.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/schs-band-concludes-marching-season-with-grand-championship-at-newton/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T19:12:33+00:00 SCHS Band concludes marching season with Grand Championship at Newton https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/marching-wildcats.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/anthropic-preps-for-initial-public-stock-offering-in-major-step-for-ai-company/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T19:07:00+00:00 Anthropic preps for initial public stock offering in major step for AI company https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/big-brother-winner-rick-devens-wife-reveals-breast-cancer-diagnosis/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T18:30:00+00:00 ‘Big Brother’ winner Rick Devens’ wife reveals breast cancer diagnosis https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/convicted-murderer-escapes-tennessee-prison-authorities/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T18:01:00+00:00 Convicted murderer escapes Tennessee prison: Authorities https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/teen-charged-with-murder-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-two-friends-on-e-bike-pleads-not-guilty/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T17:57:00+00:00 Teen charged with murder in hit-and-run that killed two friends on e-bike pleads not guilty https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/combine-destroyed-in-rural-alma-fire/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T17:53:25+00:00 Combine destroyed in rural Alma fire https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2021/04/fire-3403874-340-1.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/kinmundy-woman-arrested-following-police-chase-from-salem-to-iuka/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T17:50:26+00:00 Kinmundy woman arrested following police chase from Salem to Iuka https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/wilkins1.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/keep-centralia-beautiful-plans-community-cleanup-ahead-of-halloween-fall-festival/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T17:47:37+00:00 Keep Centralia Beautiful plans community cleanup ahead of Halloween Fall Festival https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2021/07/24868378764_c989e8f9c2_b.jpg eflon / CC]]> https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/centralia-city-council-to-consider-resolution-to-start-star-bond-process/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T17:45:32+00:00 Centralia City Council to consider resolution to start STAR bond process https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2021/04/centralia-city-hall.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/eric-bauza-voice-of-beloved-looney-tunes-characters-dies-at-46/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T16:00:00+00:00 Eric Bauza, voice of beloved Looney Tunes characters, dies at 46 https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/chris-brown-given-8-month-suspended-sentence-over-2023-london-incident/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T15:30:00+00:00 Chris Brown given 8-month suspended sentence over 2023 London incident https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/301567/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T14:19:55+00:00 Record number of floats anticipated for Saturday’s Halloween Parade; See complete parade lineup https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2025/10/jolliff-family-scaled.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/monday-final-day-to-file-petitions-for-salem-and-centralia-mayor-and-city-council/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T14:06:13+00:00 Monday final day to file petitions for Salem and Centralia Mayor and City Council https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2021/04/election-graphic.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/in-brief-orlando-bloom-elijah-wood-joining-the-gentlemen/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T12:30:00+00:00 In brief: Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood joining ‘The Gentlemen’ https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/wildcats-prepare-for-saturdays-game-at-carterville/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T12:11:28+00:00 Wildcats Prepare For Saturday’s Game at Carterville https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/866990841-988931584245305-2638663513061888677-n.jpeg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/wildcats-soccer-prepare-for-tuesdays-sectional/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T12:00:54+00:00 Wildcats Soccer Prepare For Tuesday’s Sectional https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/857693633-4591990534369117-4019939102844720562-n.jpeg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/the-ihsa-volleyball-regionals-open-tonight/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T11:57:09+00:00 The IHSA volleyball regionals open tonight. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/8a3fbe74-c689-469a-81b6-7b9f288b33df-original-1.webp https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/middle-school-boys-basketball-from-saturday/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T11:56:29+00:00 Middle School Boys Basketball from Saturday https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/01/basketball-photo-hardwood-generic.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/patoka-trap-team-6th-hassebrock-wins-conference-hyde-2nd/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T11:50:09+00:00 Patoka Trap Team 6th….Hassebrock Wins Conference, Hyde 2nd https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/img-8161.jpeg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/26/scoreboard-roundup-10-25-26/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T11:39:10+00:00 Scoreboard roundup — 10/25/26 https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/301530/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T00:25:40+00:00 2026 10/29 – Dr. Edward Perry https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/ed-perry-obit-photo.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/301527/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-26T00:08:18+00:00 2026 10/28 – Lloyd Wray Olmsted https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/olmsted-lloyd-1-e1792973272911.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/2026-10-27-john-ross-cannon/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T23:59:42+00:00 2026 10/27 – John Ross Cannon https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/cannon-john-e1792972817202.png https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/salem-man-airlifted-from-scene-of-one-vehicle-crash-on-iuka-road/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T19:10:51+00:00 Salem man airlifted from scene of one vehicle crash on Iuka Road https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/img-1497.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/flash-flood-threat-continues-in-the-southwest-but-outlook-is-improving/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T19:10:27+00:00 Flash-flood threat continues in the Southwest, but outlook is improving https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/open-senate-seat-up-for-grabs-in-iowa-as-candidates-tout-populism-bipartisanship/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T17:29:24+00:00 Open Senate seat up for grabs in Iowa as candidates tout populism, bipartisanship https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/301512/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T17:24:50+00:00 2026 10/28 – Sharon Rae (Pritchett) Anderson https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/skm-c360i26102414180jpg-edit-1-e1792949061922.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/federal-appeals-court-hears-arguments-in-trump-administrations-voting-lawsuit-against-california/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T16:59:23+00:00 Federal appeals court hears arguments in Trump administration’s voting lawsuit against California https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/bobcats-fall-to-centralia-at-chs-shootout/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T16:22:30+00:00 Bobcats Fall To Centralia At CHS Shootout https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/856310812-29787013570899038-9043639340190736414-n.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/rockets-soar-past-germantown-at-rome-shootout/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T16:21:05+00:00 Rockets Soar Past Germantown At Rome Shootout https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2025/11/rockets-selmaville-icon.png https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/us-marine-indicted-in-alleged-okinawa-robbery-homicide/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T16:05:19+00:00 US Marine indicted in alleged Okinawa robbery homicide https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/police-beat-for-sunday-october-25th-2026/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T15:40:23+00:00 Police Beat for Sunday, October 25th, 2026 https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/01/jail.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/area-ihsa-first-round-football-playoff-games-played-on-saturday/ South Central 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Wes Moore says key races in South ‘in play,’ Democrats ‘made mistakes’ not investing earlier https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/democrats-aim-for-deep-red-mississippi-senate-seat-as-scott-colom-argues-he-can-unseat-republican-incumbent/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T13:45:54+00:00 Democrats aim for deep-red Mississippi Senate seat as Scott Colom argues he can unseat Republican incumbent https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/ukraine-must-unblock-patriot-missile-delivery-zelenskyy-says-after-deadly-strikes/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T12:02:35+00:00 Ukraine must ‘unblock’ Patriot missile delivery, Zelenskyy says after deadly strikes https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/25/12-injured-including-6-children-in-shooting-near-florida-university-police-say/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T10:34:02+00:00 12 injured, including 6 children, in shooting near Florida university, police say https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/24/rep-charlie-meier-calls-on-aetna-and-bjc-to-reach-agreement-to-protect-retirees-health-care-coverage/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T04:19:01+00:00 Rep. Charlie Meier Calls on Aetna and BJC to Reach Agreement to Protect Retirees’ Health Care Coverage https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2025/07/meier.png https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/24/52-year-old-odin-man-ordered-held-without-bond-on-stalking-and-domestic-battery-charges/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T03:35:16+00:00 52-year-old Odin man ordered held without bond on stalking and domestic battery charges https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/10/img-0835-1-e1792899234133.jpeg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/24/highland-man-declines-hospital-treatment-after-crash-on-route-161-extension/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T03:28:31+00:00 Highland man declines hospital treatment after crash on Route 161 Extension https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2024/09/outlook-vxjpa22f-e1725563524902.png https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/24/police-beat-for-saturday-october-24th-2026/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T03:24:53+00:00 Police Beat for Saturday, October 24th, 2026 https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2745/files/2026/01/jail.jpg https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/24/cornell-university-student-named-in-jane-does-civil-suit-seeks-to-be-dropped-from-case/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T01:42:13+00:00 Cornell University student named in Jane Doe’s civil suit seeks to be dropped from case https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/24/amy-acton-says-trump-vance-should-look-at-the-facts-after-ramaswamy-attack-ad/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T01:33:57+00:00 Amy Acton says Trump, Vance should ‘look at the facts’ after Ramaswamy attack ad https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/24/former-nba-player-malik-beasley-to-plead-guilty-in-federal-sports-betting-case-court-filing/ South Central Illinois' News, Sports and Weather Station en 2026-10-25T00:28:07+00:00 Former NBA player Malik Beasley to plead guilty in federal sports betting case: Court filing