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Unemployment Drops Across South Central Illinois
Figures released by the State Department of Employment Security place the unemployment rate for Marion County at 9.6%, down from 11.7% in March and one-tenth of a percent lower than in April last year.
Salem High School Names Teacher of the Year
The Salem High School Teacher of the Year is Mary Walker who is retiring this year after 26 years teaching English.
Salem Aquatic Center Set to Open For Season on Saturday
Open swim this year is noon to six Monday through Saturday and one to six on Saturday. All veterans and those in the Armed Services get free admission on Memorial Day.
State Representative Cavaletto Votes With Majority For Concealed Carry Bill
Cavaletto feels his daughter-in-law's murder may have been averted if she could have carried a gun while taking a walk along a rural Centralia road where she was killed.
Homepage National News
NJ Cop Arrested for Fire-Bombing Captain's Home with Family Inside
An Edison, N.J., police officer is behind bars, accused of setting the home of his captain ablaze while the family of five was asleep inside. Flames, believed to be from a Molotov cocktail thrown at the two-story home, came within inches of where Captain Mark Anderko's two children were sleeping, but the kids along wi ...
Michelle Obama Freeze-Dances, Praises Kerry Washington at DC School
First lady Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington stopped by Savoy Elementary School in southeast Washington, D.C., Friday to watch a song-and dance performance that included “Who Put the Bop” and a few other numbers.Washington has adopted the school in the capital’s Anacostia neighborhood as pa ...
Cleveland Women Can Decide If They Want Alleged Captor's Dogs
Three dogs rescued from alleged Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro are in foster care until the three women police say he held captive decide whether any one of them wants to keep the dogs.The Chihuahua and two terrier-poodle mixes were found at the Ohio house where Castro allegedly kept Amanda Berry, 27, Gina DeJesus, ...
Sources: New Clues to 'Frustrated' Boston Suspect
Just over a month after Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed during a standoff with police, investigators said they have begun to piece together a picture of what he did during a six-month visit last year to Dagestan, a volatile region in southern Russia that is home to Tsarneav's parents as we ...
Homepage Local Sports
Local Athletes in Charleston for State Meet
Two Wildcats and an Orphan on the campus of EIU.
St. Louis Soccer Fans See Exciting Match
Manchester City overcomes 3-0 deficit to top Chelsea at Busch Stadium.
Haas Leads after Day One of Senior PGA Championship
Belleville native tops the leaderboard at St. Louis' Bellerive Country Club.
Homepage National Sports
Michael Vick Says He's Still NFL's Fastest Quarterback
Michael Vick is out to prove that he is still the NFL's fastest quarterback. The 32-year-old Vick will be 33 when the 2013 season begins, but said that he pos ...
Chicago Bears To Retire Mike Ditka's No. 89
The Chicago Bears announced Friday that they will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 on Dec. 9 during halftime ...
Jerry Jones Defends Jason Garrett
Even though the Dallas Cowboys have underperformed under head coach Jason Garrett, team owner and general man ...
Aaron Rodgers Wants the Packers to Welcome Back Brett Favre
Brett Favre last played quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in 2007, and current Packers quarterback Aaron ...
Homepage Health
Heart Failure? Don’t Go to the Hospital in January – or Overnight
Some patients' fears about being admitted to the hospital overnight might just be valid. A recent study of heart patients linked higher death rates with overnight a ...
Costs of Stroke May Double, and Then Some, by 2030
A new report shows it really does pay to give careful attention to your health. A detailed analysis by the Am ...
WiFi Signals Stunt Plant Growth?
A Danish science experiment by a group of 9th-graders has gained worldwide interest and may have us rethinkin ...
Alabama Mystery Illness Solved
It turns out the mystery Alabama illness was a coincidental cluster of varying viruses, but that doesn't mean ...
Entertainment
Actor Tim Curry 'Doing Very Well' After Major Stroke
Actor Tim Curry is recovering at his Hollywood Hills home after suffering a major stroke.The British actor, beloved by millions of Rocky Horror Picture Show fans fo ...
"EW" Poll Names Justin Timberlake 'Mr. Saturday Night 2013'
For the second year in a row, readers of Entertainment Weekly's website EW.com have voted to determine who th ...
Sorry, "American Idol" Fans: Kelly Clarkson Isn't Judging Season 13
While having Kelly Clarkson sitting on the judges' panel of American Idol sounds like a pretty awesome idea, ...
JoAnna Garcia and Nick Swisher Reveal Daughter’s Name
On Tuesday, JoAnna Garcia and Nick Swisher welcomed their daughter into the world, and now, they’re rev ...
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