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Thousands of Illinois residents who were convicted of lower-level marijuana charges now have clean records after Governor J.B. Pritzker issued more than 1900 pardons for those offenses. The

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that there were 24,441 new and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday through Sunday-New Years Weekend with 398 additional deaths.

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Monday arrested 40 year old Jerimiah Hightshoe of Knoxville Tennessee for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by

Lawrenceville Police investigated an early morning accident Monday at a city intersection. Reports say that at around 12:15 a.m., a 2007 Honda being driven by Kaitlyn Opat of Rural Route #1

Reports out of neighboring Richland County indicate that two counts of murder have now been filed in connection with the deaths of two women hit by a truck late last month at an Olney bar. 60 year

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is urging Lawrence County and other state residents to take time in the near future to test their homes for radon. Radon health risks are preventable with a

The Lawrence Unit #20 Board of Education met in special session Wednesday night at Lawrenceville High School and moved to return to in-person instruction next week after Christmas vacation. The

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 7,374 new and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 178 additional deaths including 1 each in Wabash and White

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for areas to the north and west of Lawrence County for late Thursday night into Friday. Counties in the advisory are Clay, Clark,

The Good Samaritan Foundation announced it had recently donated $5000 to the Vincennes YMCA for its use during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Good Samaritan Hospital and the YMCA have a