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Volleyball: Mattoon plays Charleston, Arcola goes to Sangamon Valley, St. Anthony hosts Altamont, Newton vs. Robinson, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond plays Okaw Valley, Casey-Westfield against Marsha...

Larry Casey age 79 of Newton passed away at 11:27 p.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, Illinois. Funeral services for Larry will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Octobe...

One man was injured in accident near Martinsville yesterday morning. Illinois State Police say a tractor-trailer driven by Andy Beard, of Flat Rock was westbound on Route 40 approaching the 1000 Stree...

Cook County Board President To Propose Sugary Soft Drink Tax (Chicago, IL) -- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is expected to propose a new tax on sugary drinks. The "ChicagoTribune" repor...

Poll Shows State Budget Crisis Didn't Affect Most Voters (Carbondale, IL) -- A downstate poll shows the state budget crisis isn't having an impact on the lives of most Illinois voters. Around 62-perce...

Dodgers, Nationals Play NLDS G5 Tonight (Washington, DC) -- It's come down to a do-or-die Game Five between the Dodgers and Nationals in their National League Division Series. After splitting the firs...

Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize In Literature (Stockholm) -- Bob Dylan is the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature. The Grammy award winning artist was recognized today by the Nobel committee fo...

Friday (10/14) is opening night for the annual Sullivan Oktoberfest. Food, arts and crafts vendors will line the streets, there's a wine tasting from 6-9pm and the Feudin' Hillbillys in the beer tent ...

The LifeSpan Center will be hosting a walk-in flu shot clinic on October 18th from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The cost per shot is $35 for anyone 6 months to 64 years and $45 for anyone who is 65 years or old...

The Arcola Rotary club is having a Krispy Kreme donut fundraiser on Friday, October 21st. Orders must be placed by THIS Friday (10/14). Talk to any Rotarian, or call 217-268-4434.