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Voters will head to the polls today across Illinois for the Consolidated Election. They will have the opportunity to select candidates for municipal offices such as mayors and city council,

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,102 new and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 11 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department says there were 9

Authorities say that a Gibson County Indiana stabbing suspect was captured Monday. The Sullivan County Sheriffs Department say that 29 year old Travis Flowers of Patoka Indiana was taken into

Lawrenceville Police Monday arrested 4 people on multiple charges. Reports indicate that 52 year old Gregory Shoulders, 20 year old Dalton Shoulders and 19 year old Skylar Shoulders all of 

Investigation is continuing by Vincennes Police into a shooting incident Monday night. Initial reports indicate the shooting occured around 9 p.m. Eastern Time at a location in the 600 block of

The state of Illinois is offering a detailed guide to help local and area school districts decide how to spend $7 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding.  The 180 page resource guide offers

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,449 new coronavirus cases along with 14 more deaths this past weekend across the state. The latest Lawrence County Health Department case total

Authorities believe that alcohol may have been a factor in a single vehicle weekend accident in Sullivan County Indiana. The Sheriffs Department reports that a vehicle being driven by 28 year old

Illinois State Police at Carmi report that a 14 year old female from the small town of Geff  died in a two vehicle accident late last week at a rural Wayne County intersection. Authorities

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Monday arrested 24 year old Bradley Drummond of Bridgeport for Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held pending