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Reports indicate that Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grishow late Friday afternoon issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that bans the enforcement of face mask, vaccination and COVID testing

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Saturday arrested 37 year old Mark Jones of Bridgeport on a charge of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) (Drugs). He was taken to the Lawrence County

The National Weather Service says that  extremely cold air has now entered the region after the winter storm earlier this week and will stay for a while. With such low temperatures. medical

The Illinois Oil and Gas Association has announced that a southeastern Illinois man is the new executive director for the organization. Jim Elder of Carmi in White County is the new man. He

Investigation is continuing into the discovery of a dead man inside a parked vehicle earlier this week in rural East Mt Carmel. The Indiana State Police, Gibson County Indiana Sheriffs Department

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Thursday arrested 30 year old Tyler Lancaster of rural Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County jail and was

The National Weather Service says the winter storm is out of the area, but drifting snow, winds and falling temperatures in it’s wake will continue to make travel difficult and in some cases,

Despite inclement weather in Springfield Wednesday, Governor J.B. Pritzger went ahead with his Budget Address at the Old State Capital. His proposal for the next fiscal year aims to provide tax

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange  announced his candidacy for Lawrence County Resident Circuit Judge Thursday. He was elected states attorney in 2016 and was re-elected in 2020.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 9,463 new cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 87 new deaths. There were only 17 positive cases reported Wednesday by the Lawrence