The FBI received a tip about possible sexual abuse involving a Carterville High School employee and former students in November 2024 — yet a year had passed before the district placed the employee ...

When Illinoisans look to power their homes, they are faced with what can be an intimidating landscape of energy providers. That includes the major energy utilities — Commonwealth Edison, Ameren ...

Helen Faye Stroud, 73, of Shawneetown passed away Feb. 2, 2026, at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. Survivors include her children, Harry Lee Barnes, Linda Faye Franks, Henry Allen Barnes and Kristy Ann ...

Shelba Jean Renfroe, 85, of Rosiclare passed away Feb. 4, 2026, at Hardin County Hospital in Rosiclare. Survivors include her children, Shelia Hicks of Harrisburg and James A. Renfroe of Rosiclare; ...

Michael Keith Cox, 68, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at his home in Cave-In-Rock. He was born Nov. 17, 1957, to Patricia Baldwin Cox and the late Charles Cox. A private family service will be ...

Two separate health care events for nursing professionals and students as well as EMS personnel are coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale this spring. The second annual Southern Illinois ...

Lacresia Elizabeth Parkinson, 90, of Harrisburg, formerly of Hardin County, passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Survivors include her son, Herbert Parkinson; ...

passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. Terry was born Nov. 17, 1940, in Mounds to George Malcolm and Lista Elizabeth (Gardner) Lentz. As a young child, ...

The Marion boys basketball team opened the season Friday at Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Gymnasium with a 71-64 South Seven Conference win over Cahokia behind 30 points from new starter sophomore Mahki House ...

Kamran Mogharreban, 71, of Carbondale, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born on Aug. 7, 1954, to Ismael Mogharreban and Akram (Khorsand) Mogharreban ...

A researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale wants to use agricultural waste products to develop carbon materials specifically designed to trap carbon dioxide, and he has earned a ...

Drew Vaughn pitched the Marion baseball team to within one inning of possibly upsetting the host team of the Troy (Triad) 3A Sectional and advancing to the sectional championship game for the first ...