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On Sunday, ProPublica Illinois, the Jackson County Health Department, Illinois Humanities, the Free Street Theater of Chicago and The Southern Illinoisan sponsored "What Makes a Healthy Community?" The event was an active look at what local individuals thought about making…

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ADAMS, Alyssa and David, a daughter, Saturday, April 28, 2018, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

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.

Two were shot Friday after an altercation broke out after Sparta’s demolition derby according to Sparta Police.

GALATIA — Derrick Fletcher wanted to take matters into his own hands in order to send a message to legislators in Springfield.

MARION — Graduate high school, go to a four-year college, get a high-paying job, that’s the modern day narrative about how to be successful in today’s world — right?

SPRINGFIELD — Timothy O’Leary, superintendent of Pickneyville School District 50, and Chris Grode, superintendent of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186, have been named the 2018 Superintendent of Distinction by their colleagues in the Egyptian Region of the Illinois Association…

CARBONDALE — The Illinois Senate has passed a bill aimed at providing alternatives to opioid prescription.

A Marion man was airlifted from the scene of a traffic crash Wednesday on Interstate 57 near mile marker 71 in Franklin County, according to a news release from Illinois State Police.