HerrinFesta Italiana will return to featured entertainment for this year’s festival, which will run from May 23 through 30 in downtown Herrin. This year, admission to the music tent will be free.
East Jackson Street will be closed all next week.
No one is literally or figuratively closer to Heron Pond than Max Hutchison.
Construction of the new Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort is progressing, according to Donyelle DeVore-Kemp of Elite Casino Resorts, a partner in the project.
With inflation impacting the price of inputs ranging from fuel to supplies, small business leaders question how they do business and to charge their own customers.
The Boston Marathon bombing was April 15, 2013. Four people were killed and more than 250 were injured.
Commodities are the raw materials and resources on which modern civilization depends. Unlike stocks, bonds, mutual funds, cryptos, and insurance, commodities are the foundation of our economic system. They create the food, shelter, fabrics, and fuels on which human life depends.
Robin's Nest Learning Center in Marion is expanding with a new building that will serve an additional 60 to 75 children in the area.
Three individuals were flown to regional hospitals with life-threatening injuries following a collision with a semi.
You never know when you’ll reach your tipping point. For Melinda Dovell, it was spotting a cow in a pasture along the roadway eating a plastic shopping bag.
If work-life balance has become harder to maintain over the past few years, you’re not alone. But as things start to return to “normal,” it’s time to take back your time.
The Carterville scored eight runs in the first three innings and shutting down Du Quoin for a 13-2 victory in six innings on Thursday.
How beautiful that during Lent, a forty-day time of contemplation and preparation for Easter, the cold, dead ground can produce such a lovely flower.
When you're on a mission to accomplish your dream, you'll sail through vicious storms. Waves will be high, and winds strong. When this happens, you must endure with a positive attitude.
Showers and a few storms are expected today. How long will they be sticking around though? Here's everything you need to know about the weather as you finalize your Easter Weekend plans.
It was a true team effort for Carterville in Thursday's win over Du Quoin
Twelve new members will join the board of directors for the African American Museum of Southern Illinois and be installed at 1 p.m. Saturday at the museum.
MARION — It’s been a pretty good week for the Herrin High School baseball team.
MARION – The man who allegedly robbed the People’s National Bank in Marion was shot and killed in a California bank robbery.
Camp Little Giant and Touch of Nature’s Inclusive Recreation Program are going to be completely reimagined, making it even more fun, relevant and exciting for the campers of today.
Selling my baseball cards for beer money when I was in college is one of my great regrets.
Artists and scholars will develop an understanding of radio art during Seed Radio, The Confluence of Radio Art, Space and Place at SIU's Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center.
Felony charges have been filed against a Carbondale man for allegedly stealing guns and ammunition.
For believers in Southern Illinois, few places are as appropriate for observation of the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the Bald Knob Cross of Peace in Union County.
Brock Buckner's search for a way to make his backyard more enjoyable led him to starting his own mosquito control company.
In 2016, a photographer for The Southern documented a Rainbow Family gathering held in Shawnee National Forest. The Rainbow Family, a diverse group of likeminded people, communally camp and gather every year on public land.
Here's a look at what it means when a world leader declares a genocide and what's involved in that decision.
While wind gusts will only be around 35 mph in the far southern part of the state, they could reach as high as 55 mph in portions of central Illinois. Here's when the strongest winds are expected.
It’s often been said that before an athlete or a team can truly learn to win, they must first know what it’s like to lose.
Though the greatest threat is behind us, there's still a chance for thunderstorms and possibly a severe storm to pop up until 10 p.m. Wednesday evening. Here's the latest information.
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A state appellate court ruled this week that it will not block enforcement of the Pritzker administration’s mandate that certain categories of public employees either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing.
Because it is the first year since marijuana legalization without COVID-19 restrictions, upcoming April 20 events will mark the biggest cannabis celebrations yet in Illinois.
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Injuries and newcomers bring a layer of uncertainty to the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, which begin Saturday with four games.
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