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The next meeting of the Four County Highway Coalition will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Perry County Government Building, at 3764 State Routes 13-127, just south of Pinckneyville.

A Carbondale man was killed Saturday night on Interstate 57 in a crash with a semitrailer, according to a news release from Illinois State Police.

WEST FRANKFORT — There are an estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States.

BARNETT, Sonia and Cory, a daughter, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

Hernandez said it would not be fair to uproot his boys, who have only known life in America, and move them to a foreign country.

I don’t know about you, but I’m glad to be in the beginning of a new year! I have a dream, a plan and anticipation of success. I’m excited about the opportunities and prospects for joy and happiness. I hope…

BENTON — A Benton man is facing federal charges of wire and mail fraud for allegedly defrauding Southern Illinois Healthcare while he was employed there, to the tune of half a million dollars.

WEST FRANKFORT — It was a hot June Saturday afternoon. A mix of country and pop music filled the outdoor space outside of La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant in West Frankfort throughout the day. Children played ball in the parking lot.…

The Marion Sears and West Frankfort and Mount Vernon Kmart stores will close in 2018.

WEST FRANKFORT — The year after returning to Mexico for his sister's funeral in 2002, about five years after he came to America by sneaking across the border with a friend, Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco made another visit to his…