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CAIRO — Cairo has been called dying, a ghost town, decaying, abandoned and forgotten. It’s often described as the poorest city in Illinois, and possibly one of the most destitute places in America. For people who get their kicks gawking…

EWING — It is not yet noon and the sun already beats down on Dalton Thompson as he stands, doubled over, putting broccoli starts in the ground. Sweat dripping from his nose, his shirtless back taking color from the sun,…

A fiery eight-vehicle crash has shut down Interstate 24 westbound near Pulleys Mill in Johnson County, according to Illinois State Police.

COBDEN — The 80th celebration of the region's favorite fuzzy fruit will begin at 5 p.m. in Cobden Community Park.

CARBONDALE — For recent Southern Illinois University Carbondale cinema graduate Anna Petrelli, the chance to take an intense summer class that allows her to document the region’s natural beauty and sharpen her photography skills was one she could not pass…

A Valier woman suffered major injuries Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash on Illinois 14 in Franklin County.

MARION — In the City of Marion’s quest to be user friendly it has wholeheartedly embraced the idea of becoming a digital city. The web-accessible, GIS mapping system in place at the city’s cemetery is just one way they have…

SPARTA — Driving through the parking lot at Sparta’s World Shooting and Recreational Complex during the Amateur Trapshooting Association’s Grand American if like leafing through a Rand-McNally Road Atlas.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a 5-year-old was found unresponsive in a swimming pool.

A lone tree stands against a sky full of altocumulus clouds seen along Wine Hill Road near Shiloh Hill on Monday morning. Warm, fair weather is forecast today, but there will be an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms each…