The first school report card issued under Illinois’ new, revised scoring system shows higher student proficiency rates in ...

The leaves are changing, the nights are getting longer, the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air — and deer are on the move. The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of ...

The 2025 season for the Marion football team started with quarterback coach Matt Brown still sitting on top of the record list for career passing yardage and touchdown passes and season records in ...

MARION - Marion Unit 2 school board president Joe Bleyer addressed recent bizarre social-media rumors that the district was adding litter boxes to the restrooms for students who wished to dress up in ...

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 ...

"We are trying to maintain continuity," said Knight Hawk Coal Co. president Steve Carter this week after the reserves at the south portal of the Prairie Eagle mine were depleted in July, while the ...

CREAL SPRINGS - Organizer Gail Blue has always called her twice-a-year flea market Blue's Junk & Primitives a gathering. And for this year's fall version of the popular event, the weather couldn't ...

MARION – A Marion businessman was arrested on Friday and faces multiple felony charges as the result of months long investigation by the Illinois State Police. According to a media release from ISP ...

The Marion Wildcats football team played just about a perfect game on both sides of the ball scoring touchdowns on seven of its nine offensive possessions while the defense forced five turnovers to ...

The Illinois Soybean Association seeks qualified candidates to fill a vacant board seat for District 18, which includes Franklin, Hamilton, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, ...

MARION - One of the longest-serving Williamson County State's Attorneys in Illinois history died early Tuesday morning. Charles "Chuck" Garnati succumbed to health complications at University Hospital ...

Two special families are the 2024 Saluki Family of the Year winners at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and they were honored during last weekend’s Saluki Family Weekend festivities. The Wayne ...