Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Litchfield man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for disseminating child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in […]

The Coles County Health Department and the Coles County Animal Shelter are reminding residents to use caution around bats and other wild animals following confirmation of a bat that tested […]

She’s helped share the stories of many others. Now, it’s her turn to have her story told. Millie Lange announced her retirement effective Friday, August 28, during an appearance Friday […]

Brent Pease, an associate professor in the forestry program, will lead SIU’s new Roadside Ecology Center (photo by Russell Bailey) Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the Illinois Department of Transportation […]

Pictured (back row left to right): Chamber Ambassadors Steve Will (Dieterich Bank) & Michael Wall (HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Foundation), Chamber President & CEO Katie Koester, and Chamber Ambassador […]

Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 Special Agents arrested 38-year-old Elizabeth “Beth Ann” Parker of Salem, IL for Forgery. In January of 2026, the Department of […]

St. Anthony of Padua Parish Pastor Peter Harman announces the addition of 11 new teachers and staff for the upcoming 2026 – 2027 school year. St. Anthony High School welcomes […]