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Leaders celebrate opening of East Smithfield Community Learning CenterState and local leaders celebrated the renovation and opening of the East Smithfield Co...
During National Volunteer Week, Smithfield Foods presented an $8,000 donation to support new lighting at the softball field in Green City, and volunteered ti...
A car was towed away from Victory Highway in North Smithfield Tuesday night after a hit-and-run, according to police.
Fidelity Investments, located in Smithfield, R.I., was the first large, private company in the United States to install a steel vessel composter with a green...
From Big Tech to heirlooms: Meet a Johnston County 'elderpreneur'
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Tiffany Henyard, the former mayor of Dolton, Illinois, is now seeking public office in metro Atlanta.
Home, for Jailynn Munson, is grandma Susan Rilea’s house. She remembers cooking with Rilea, doing yardwork with her brother and gathering with family for t...
Tiffany Henyard reportedly became a Georgia resident while still serving as Dolton, Illinois mayor in 2025 and running for a seat on the Fulton County Commis...
Denver drafted safety Miles Scott in the seventh round in 2026 and former Illinois players Alex Palczewski and Pat Bryant have become foundational pieces of...
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker had a "minor complication" from a recent procedure and was taken to a Springfield hospital earlier this week.
OSU scored multiple runs in each inning to set the tone in an NCAA Tournament opening victory. The Cowgirls face Stanford on Saturday who has defeated them t...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Gas prices continue to go up, and the Illinois tax on fuel is poised to increase on July 1. Now, there are calls for suspen...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Sangamon County Animal Control is calling for help from the community as officials said their shelter is at max capacity.
Company: Encore Bath and RemodelLocation: Metro East / Southern Illinois AreaJob Type: Full-Time Encore Bath IL is looking for a reliable and experienced P...
Champaign Central matched its win total from 2025 with road win over Peoria Notre Dame
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Tonight, NewsChannel 20 and FOX Illinois are highlighting youth programs in the capital city.
DECATUR, IL. (WAND) - After a pleasant start to the week, our next chance for showers and storms is on the horizon again.
Nursing students in their junior or senior year can apply to the program, and Millikin staff will select six applicants.
A Decatur man has been denied pretrial release after being arrested on child pornography charges.
The Champaign County African American Heritage Trail was created to make local African American history more visible, accessible and connected to the places...
Rain showers this evening with overcast skies overnight. Low near 50F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%..
The Illinois Senate advanced a bill to expel students who commit sexual violence at school after an alleged Taylorville incident.
Source: Illinois Department of Revenue real estate transfer declaration sheets were submitted with the deeds recorded in the Macon County Recorder’s Office...
In a case involving conflicting claims of jealousy and domestic violence, an Ellsworth woman has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for fatally shooting he...
While plenty of focus has been given to a bill aimed at keeping the Chicago Bears in Illinois, there is plenty of other legislation being mulled in Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD — As budget negotiations kicked into high gear at the Illinois Statehouse this week, lawmakers from both chambers have begun to assess how much...
Abigail Shaver of Normal learns how to knit Saturday, July 6, 2019, during the How-To Festival at the Bloomington Public Library. The exhibit was put on by...
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Smithfield is in Fulton County, Illinois.
Region: Central Illinois
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Keaton Wagler called his rise from Illinois to a potential top-five NBA draft pick crazy and unexpected. But he believes he has showed he "can play against a...
he move is one of many actions under the Federal Lead Action Plan, launched in President Donald Trump's first term.
For larger high schools, a new IHSA rule is meant to stop the formation of super teams. But it’s likely to lead to fewer opportunities.
A Chicago man has been charged after sexually abusing and restraining a 35-year-old woman on a bus near the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital, accor...
Illinois State Police were investigating after one person was killed in a crash involving a semi on Interstate 94 in Gurnee, authorities said.
One person was killed in a crash on I-94 involving a semi truck in suburban Gurnee, Illinois, early Saturday morning.
A Gurnee crash on I-94 left one person dead and another injured south of Illinois Route 120. The semi crash left some lanes of I-94 shut down.
With unusually cold temperatures in the forecast to begin Memorial Day weekend, Illinois' largest water park is pushing back the start of its season.
The saga over the Chicago Bears stadium could finally come to a head in the final week of the spring legislative session in Springfield.
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