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Bost letter criticizes Marion VA HR chief

January 25, 2018 @ 9:44 am

In a letter to the Veteran’s Affairs Secretary, Congressman Mike Bost said that a change in leadership is needed in the HR Department at...

Rauner's calendar shows meeting with Kirkpatrick

January 25, 2018 @ 9:40 am

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s official calendar shows he scheduled a May 2015 meeting at the Executive Mansion with a former business partner who claims in...

Pedestrian killed on route 13

January 25, 2018 @ 9:37 am

A Marion woman is dead after she was hit by a car on Route 13. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says that 49-year-old Huyen...

Prayer on the agenda for Saline County Board meeting

January 25, 2018 @ 9:31 am

Should the Saline County Board pray before the start of their meetings? At least one county employee doesn’t think so. In a letter sent...

Murpysboro woman convicted on burglary charges

January 25, 2018 @ 9:24 am

Following a two day trial, a Murphysboro woman has been found guilty of residential burglary. According to a news release from the Jackson County...

Four lane highway project gets a name

January 25, 2018 @ 9:19 am

The long planned four lane highway project that would connect Murphysboro to Waterloo now officially has a name. At a meeting Tuesday in Pinkneyville,...

Names released in Grand Tower poison gas death

January 25, 2018 @ 9:16 am

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of those involved in an accidental poison gas death in Grand Tower Tuesday. In a...

AG Madigan calls on utilities to lower rates

January 25, 2018 @ 9:12 am

Attorney general Lisa Madigan is calling on utilities in Illinois to cut their rates. The federal corporate income tax dropped from 35 to 21...

Legislation would add veterans to Silver Alert program

January 25, 2018 @ 8:56 am

New legislation would add missing veteran’s to the state’s “Silver Alert” program. A silver alert is just like an amber alert for missing children,...