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Feds Give Illinois 30 Days to Revoke CDLs or Risk $128M in F...

The Trump administration says Illinois is issuing CDL’s illegally. The U.S. Department of Transportation claims a review of the state’s CDL program found about 20 percent of licenses were issued to undocumented immigrants. Federal...

Shawnee Mass Transit Receives $100,000 Grant

Shawnee Mass Transit District has received a $100,000 Community Rides Grant to expand service across southern Illinois. The funding will launch Shawnee Express, offering same-day, on-demand rides and extended service hours in Anna and...

Illinois Erases $1.1 Billion in Medical Debt for Over 500,00...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says more than one-point-one billion dollars in medical debt has now been wiped out through the state’s Medical Debt Relief Program. The governor’s office says more than 500-thousand Illinois residents...

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Carmi Man Killed in Vehicle–Bicycle Crash in Franklin Coun...

A Carmi man has died following a vehicle versus bicycle crash Saturday evening in Franklin County. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says 43-year-old James Easton was riding along Illinois Route 37 near Ewing Road...

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Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run Leaves Victim Critically I...

Carbondale police have arrested a driver in connection with a hit-and-run crash that happened Wednesday evening. Officers say around 7 o’clock, they located a victim in the 600 block of East Campus Drive. The...

Du Quoin Man Charged After Hit-and-Run Injures Pedestrian

A Du Quoin man is facing multiple charges after police say a vehicle struck a pedestrian and fled the scene Tuesday morning. Du Quoin police were first called just after 8 o’clock for a...

Late defensive stand leads Marion past Mt. Vernon

Video Playback Not Supported… <iframe class=’wpb_videoplayer video-single-player-iframe’ allowfullscreen scrolling=’no’ width=’600′ height=’330′ frameborder=’0′ src=’https://www.riverradiosportscentral.com/wp-content/plugins/wpb-video/wpb-video-embed/wpb-video-embed.php?blogid=2207&id=90873&flag_call=singleVideo&playerid=4Xxv7gU&player_slug=169-highlights-and-top-story-dfp&chkFlagFrom=meta_insert_video’></iframe> MARION — The Marion Wildcats will head into the postseason on...

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Scoreboard–Saturday, February 21/Sunday, February 22

Men’s Basketball: MVC SIU 59, N. Iowa 57 (Quel’Ron House, SIU: 21 pts, 5 asts, 4 rebs/Salukis now 14-15, 8-10, vs Indiana St. Wed)...

Lions refuse to share, win SIRR Ohio title outright

Video Playback Not Supported… <iframe class=’wpb_videoplayer video-single-player-iframe’ allowfullscreen scrolling=’no’ width=’600′ height=’330′ frameborder=’0′ src=’https://www.riverradiosportscentral.com/wp-content/plugins/wpb-video/wpb-video-embed/wpb-video-embed.php?blogid=2207&id=90867&flag_call=singleVideo&playerid=4Xxv7gU&player_slug=169-highlights-and-top-story-dfp&chkFlagFrom=meta_insert_video’></iframe> Photo by Ryan Zeigler/Field Focus CARTERVILLE — The Carterville Lions had...