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MARION – The Gander Mountain store in Marion apparently isn’t closing at this time — though it is understandable if some assumed it was.

CARBONDALE — It has been close to three years since the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus has had a chancellor not encumbered by the “interim” tag — which tends to suggest a placeholder position at a time when empowered leadership…

MCLEANSBORO — The former industrial arts teacher at Hamilton County Senior High School has been indicted on two felony charges of official misconduct for allegedly having sex with an underage student and allowing her to consume alcohol on his property.

A two-year-old died Friday after falling into swimming pool outside a home in Elkville, according to Jackson County Sheriff's Department.

HARRISBURG — About 100 people gathered Thursday in Harrisburg for the 7th Annual Saline County Walk Around the Block, an annual event held in recognition of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.

OLIVE BRANCH — Alexander County, being at the bottom of the state, usually feels the brunt of river surge.

Franklin and Williamson County residents exposed to floodwaters are encouraged to seek treatment for exposure to tetanus, according to a news release from Franklin-Williamson B-County Health Department.

The Illinois State Police in Ullin say that three people are dead and one injured after a Wednesday crash in Union County.

CHICAGO — Billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker is launching the first television ads of the Democratic primary for Illinois governor.

The annual Michael Dean Memorial Blood Drive will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Johnston City High School.