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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — One of the few bright spots of 2020 has been the popularity of agritourism…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State officials announced 69 more deaths from COVID-19 Thursday among 3,328 fresh infections of…

MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) — The all clear has been given after a bomb threat at the Mt.…

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Total spring enrollment at SIU Carbondale is slightly down, but school leaders say they’re…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials said Wednesday that they will divert unused COVID-19 vaccine doses…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — Former Republican state Senator Sam McCann, who also mad an unsuccessful third party run…

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — An investigation is underway after an inmate of the Jackson County Jail was discovered…

LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WJPF) — The Tennessee man charged in the 2020 death of a Marion has pleaded…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers will begin their spring session working remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

EAST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois police officer fatally shot a 19-year-old man suspected in a domestic…