Recent polling by Reuters found that 45% of voters list “cost of living” as their top concern heading into the 2026 election.

The Marion boys basketball team opened the season Friday at Virgil “Cuss” Wilson Gymnasium with a 71-64 South Seven Conference win over Cahokia behind 30 points from new starter sophomore Mahki ...

Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education releases an annual report card with data showing how students are doing in the basic subjects of reading, writing and math. And each year when those ...

MARION - Nestled in the shade of dozens of trees set back from Pentetcost Road in Marion just a few blocks from Route 13 sits Haven House. The stately brick house is a home with a unique family.

MARION - In what they described as "a bittersweet decision," team owners Jayne and John Simmons announced on Wednesday that they would be retiring from Frontier League baseball ownership. That makes ...

MARION - A small group of protesters were outside the Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home in Marion for much of Tuesday, saying they want the public to know a convicted sex offender was employed at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There was Miss Lois on the floor, having just performed a Sleeping Beauty-like faint during Tell a Story Time on "Romper Room." Innocent enough. But her skirt hiked up in the fall, exposing a patch of ...

Editor's note: Fred Huff Sr. has lived in Du Quoin since he was 2. In 1972 he became the state fair's general manager, which included lining up the big talent for the Grandstand shows, and has been a ...

MARION - Marion police have closed the case of the Mar. 1 robbery at the Peoples National Bank after learning that the suspect was shot by police in California. In a media release and a post on its ...