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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...

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

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

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...

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Scoreboard–Tuesday, February 17

Baseball: Juco Rend Lake 8, Volunteer State CC 7 —————————————- Men’s Basketball: OVC SEMO 56, UT-Martin 53 (OT) (BJ Ward, SE: 15 pts/Redhawks now...

Hathaway wins Prime Time Performer

Congratulations to Harrisburg’s Koral Hathaway, our Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois in Mt. Vernon Prime Time Performer for February 2-6. The junior averaged 15...