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A crash is blocking northbound Interstate 57 at mile marker 68 on Monday afternoon, September 21.

Rockford Montessori students create giant human peace sign

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced on Monday of a possible measles exposure in the St. Louis area.

Shoppers can relive the fun of Scholastic Book Fairs from their grade school days with this version for grown-ups.

The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Board of Trustees unanimously approved the fiscal year 2027 budget.

A man is in custody after Cape Girardeau police received several reports of someone armed with a hatchet running at vehicles.

Belvidere North plans to host an outdoor volleyball game at Milt Brown Stadium against Belvidere this Wednesday.

Officials have released new information about a shooting Saturday evening in southern Illinois.

According to Mission Conversion Services Alliance, the U.S. Department of Energy will conduct the annual emergency management exercise on Wednesday.

Jackson County health officials are reminding residents to prepare for flu season, with vaccines available during a community disposal event Saturday.

The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of a mobile home fire in Zeigler on Monday morning, September 21.

A cold front moving across the Heartland is finally putting an end to the sweltering heatwave!

The family of Ashley Rieffer and her 5-year-old daughter, Violet, launch a fundraiser and plan a community event after the pair was killed in a single-car crash in Ogle County.

Dozens of flights, both arriving and departing from St. Louis Lambert International Airport, have been delayed on Monday.

This fall, Chicagoans will vote for members of the city’s first fully elected school board. Every eligible Chicagoan can cast two votes (yes, two!) — one for a candidate in your school board district, based on your home address , and a second time for school board president. How can I vote in school board elections? All voters, whether they have students in Chicago Public Schools or not, can cast ballots in the school board elections. They are on the ballot in the Nov. 3 general election. Online voter registration is available until Oct. 18 and same-day registration is allowed at the polls.…

A Puxico, Missouri man will spend the next two decades behind bars for attacking his now ex-wife last year.

Fall temperatures arrive right on time with much lower humidity.

The record-setting mark came in a game that Kelce finished with nine receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown.

Demolition of the old Chester Bridge is set for Monday, September 28.

Here are road projects going on in the Heartland. Drive safely!

Less than two years after entering a contract with Flock Safety, Inc., the City of Sterling announces the decision to remove all Flock cameras.

All railroad crossings in Franklin Grove are currently closed following a train derailment, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.

The 82nd Cotton Carnival will kick off at the Sikeston Jaycee Rodeo grounds on September 29.

The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center is undergoing major restoration work, and soon, residents will get to see it for themselves.

Southeast Missouri Pets is throwing a party to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

The DeKalb County Coroner’s Office named the man who police fatally shot Saturday after they say he charged at officers with a knife.

The Mosaic World Film Festival (MWFF), held at the RPL Nordlof Center in Rockford, Illinois, proudly announces that Fraser Kershaw’s The Summer of Love has been awarded Best Experimental Short Film at its 18th annual event, September 12–14, 2025.

A Fond du Lac County court ordered a $1 million cash bond for a man arrested and charged with homicide in the disappearance of a Ripon man in 1995.

A few showers tonight

Southeast Missouri State University will host its annual family weekend Sept. 25-26.

The intense summer heat continues today--but cooler, more fall-like temperatures begin soon.

In an interview with “CBS Mornings,” Governor JB Pritzker shared he has been using a GLP-1 for the past two years following a diabetes diagnosis.

Taylor Swift went viral during Sunday Night Football after flashing her ring finger and mouthing "That's my husband!" during the Chiefs' overtime win.

A pregnant woman and her unborn baby died after a 2018 Jeep Renegade hit them on Walnut Street in Independence, police said.

Trooper recruits train like NFL players to improve split-second decision-making under pressure

Some Cook County commissioners are pushing for an independent review of the Cook County Jail, citing concerns about deaths, medical care and inadequate supervision. A resolution calling for the review is scheduled for a vote Tuesday in the board's Health and Hospitals Committee. Advocates, elected officials and faith leaders say the 2023 death toll — the deadliest year at the jail in decades — underscores the need for third-party oversight. In 2023, 18 people died at the jail, many from drug overdoses tied to delays in medical care, according to an Injustice Watch investigation. “I'm…

A slender building decorated with heads carved out of stone on South Federal Street went up for sale in late August at just under $5 million. If it sells soon, that will be the third time the vacant building has sold since 2022. It’s not clear how long the building sandwiched between the Union League Club and a parking garage has been out of use — at least 18 years and possibly much longer — but it’s certain that when it was up and running, this was quite a place. Heads carved from stone decorate the building’s exterior. K’Von Jackson for WBEZ Seven stories high and just 22 feet wide, the…

Unless you have some business at the Chase bank at Green Bay Road and Central Street in Evanston, it's easy to pass through the busy intersection without ever really noticing the one-story building. But the cool little brick-and-glass bank branch is worth a look — while it's still there. JPMorgan Chase & Co wants to demolish the 47-year-old building and erect a new, smaller branch on the site. Evanston's Historic Preservation Commission thinks the structure is valuable enough to at least consider landmarking. The panel took up the issue at its meeting Tuesday but decided to postpone a vote…