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CHESTER — On Jan. 4, the city of Chester sent its second hardship letter in four months to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office requesting payment for utility bills for the Menard Correctional Facility.

A man from Willowbrook, Illinois, died on Monday after crashing the semitrailer he was driving on Interstate 57 in Jefferson County.

The Williamson County Emergency Management Agency has opened warming centers throughout the county.

A barge moves north through ice along the Mississippi River near Thebes.

CARBONDALE — As the region finds itself under more snowfall Monday, Illinois State Police Trooper Joey Watson asks people to use the same caution they did late last week as wintry precipitation affected the region.

BAILEY, Taylor and ARROWOOD, Dustin, a daughter, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, Memorial Hospital or Carbondale.

More than a dozen people spent an enjoyable afternoon at the Armory in Carbondale racing remote cars on Saturday. Alpha RC Raceways hosts practices and races for both off-road and on-road remote control race cars. The cars are battery powered…

CARBONDALE — Once awareness begins to increase about what stalking is, the number of reported incidents of the crime is likely to rise, one victim's advocate said Thursday.

Nothing inspires hope quite like a new year. An optimistic state of mind inspired by an expectation of positive outcomes is encouraging and refreshing. Hope renews the human spirit and keeps us forward looking for something better to come. I…

CARBONDALE — Keith Miley, operations engineer of Illinois Department of Transportation District 9, said crews are making headway clearing roads throughout Southern Illinois.