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The GBI says agents began looking into David Allen Barber, a Baldwin County resident, and found that he had "inappropriate sexual contact" with a minor.
A years-long deterioration of a beloved Sparta park is coming to an end as county leaders secure federal funding for a full renovation.
Where to take your bike on vacation in the homeland of the rails-to-trails movement
How 'Little Sparta' UAE shocked the Gulf by going its own way on oil
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Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the...
A Chicago Loop stabbing seriously injured a man near State and Randolph streets on Thursday night, the police department said.
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Sycamore senior pitcher Bella Jacobs, despite a blister on the thumb of her pitching hand, fired a four-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts against Ottawa at Peck...
Seventeen students from Vienna High School in Southern Illinois participated in two graduations, walking away with not only their high school diplomas but al...
Highlights from May 8-9 Illinois high school baseball games including Father McGivney, Triad, Calhoun, and Alton
Missouri man Ramon L. Chillers charged after a 24-minute high-speed chase ending near Chain of Rocks Bridge in Caseyville, Illinois, involving multiple agenc...
Alton Police and youth connect through basketball at the annual
Green Thumb Nursery owner Tom Shirrell sells native plants from his home in Godfrey, building a local business.
John Wakey, an assistant football coach and teacher in Carterville, in deep southern Illinois, has been arrested on nine counts of aggravated criminal sexual...
John Wakey, an assistant football coach and teacher at Carterville High School in Southern Illinois, was arrested Thursday in Pontiac on nine counts of aggra...
Carterville High School assistant football coach John "Jake" Wakey was arrested on criminal sexual abuse charges in Pontiac, Illinois.
American Oddities Museum will host a haunted pub crawl in Downtown Alton on May 8, with Troy Taylor leading haunted history tales.
Authorities identified a 26-year-old passenger killed after a motorcycle struck a car on Illinois 157. Crash in remains under investigation by local police.
Serenity McMillan, then 13, was struck by a train in Granite City, Illinois , and lost both of her legs on April 4, 2024.
Illinois has had more tornadoes than any other state in 2026. With activity on the rise, SIU Edwardsville weather expert Alan Black said several myths contin...
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...
The 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...
A teenager is in custody after relatives called police and stopped an alleged school shooting plot in Plainfield, Illinois.
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Sparta is in Randolph County, Illinois.
Region: Southern 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...
The 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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