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“It’s a nice opportunity to be able to show the outside world that even while we are in prison we can do something positive and pay back some dues.”

In a few weeks, Sheila Gump will give birth to her grandchildren.

BAKER, Kelsey and KIRKMAN, Taylor, a son, Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion.

CARBONDALE — The Jackson County Board chairman, the Murphysboro mayor and the Carbondale mayor have taken steps to ensure the region has tools to lure businesses to Southern Illinois.

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded FY18 Illinois Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid grants totaling $15.4 million to 630 public libraries serving almost 12 million patrons.

CAIRO — Despite a cascade of bad news for the city, State Sen. Dale Fowler, R-Harrisburg, still sees hope in Cairo, especially his plans for a port to come to the city’s shores.

CARBONDALE — For Landon Owens and Michael Bleyer, of the Marion High School Bass Fishing Team, any day spent fishing is better than a day at school.

On May 8, 2009, parts of Southern Illinois experienced a kind of storm we had never seen. Initially called an “inland hurricane” because the radar pattern resembled the radar scans of a hurricanes, we soon learned we had experienced a…

A Williamson County man died Sunday after falling at Ferne Clyffe State Park in Johnson County, according to a news release from Williamson County Coroner Mike “Junior” Burke.

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and Williamson County Coroner’s Office are investigating a fatal all-terrain vehicle crash that happened Sunday, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.