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A Sesser man died in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday in Franklin County.

Each time he heard back from home that his sister was doing better, he felt more sure that he had done the right thing — not by the law of the land, but the one guiding his heart.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health, influenza, commonly called “the flu,” is widespread in Illinois.

A Herrin woman fled from Herrin police early Saturday morning and struck another vehicle, killing herself and the driver of the other vehicle.

WEST FRANKFORT — Twenty years ago, Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco set out to cross the U.S.-Mexican border. It wasn’t something he always wanted to do. As a young boy, he didn’t dream of making his way to the land of…

CARBONDALE — Borrowing from the movie "Hidden Figures," the Carbondale Chapter of the NAACP is celebrating local women who have made a difference in equal rights in Southern Illinois.

WEST FRANKFORT — Earlier this year, Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco was unexpectedly thrust under an international spotlight when he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and his story traveled around in the world in various media reports.

The Southern Illinoisan obituary department will be closed New Year's Eve, Sunday, Dec. 31. Obits received Sunday and before 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1 will be printed in the Tuesday, Jan. 2 edition. Obituary hours will be from 2 to…

ATKINS, Chalet and Zachary, a daughter, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

GOLCONDA — Christmastime means many things to many people. To Linda Meherg, it means long hours of hard work. But she’s no Grinch.