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The candy will be sent to military troops serving overseas through Operation Enduring Support, which organizes local efforts to send care packages to military personnel.

MOUNT ZION — Bailey Huddleston, a junior at Mount Zion High School, died Monday after a long battle with osteopetrosis, a rare form of brittle bone disease.

DECATUR — Pastors and church leaders in Macon County are thinking more about security for their own buildings after a mass shooting that killed 26 people in a small-town Texas church Sunday.

State Sen. Andy Manar, who spearheaded the state's efforts to reform education funding, is now turning attention to the state's teacher shortage. He hosted a Senate hearing in Decatur on Monday.

MATTOON — Rural King has announced its formal acquisition of the Cross County Mall in Mattoon.

SPRINGRIELD — The newly appointed inspector general for the Illinois General Assembly wants to help restore public trust after a complaint of sexual harassment against a state senator sat idle for a year because the post was vacant.

Take a look back with our November History Corner photos!

ORANGEBURG, N.Y. -- Effingham Fire Department firefighters Matt Kulesza, Jim Charters, Jason Lee, Lucas Kroening and Danny Klepzig were recently announced as Midwest regional winners of the First Responder Caring Award.

DECATUR – The Decatur area and much of Central Illinois dodged a weather bullet Sunday as predicted storms came in at the milder end of their forecast range.

State road repairs suffer in latest budget