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A southwest Missouri school district is struggling to figure out how to deal with a high school senior who left an unloaded, disassembled shotgun under the seat of his pickup…Click to Continue »

A former southwestern Illinois probation officer who pleaded guilty to selling cocaine to a judge will get to leave federal prison early.Click to Continue »

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are hoping that a unique approach to addressing gun violence will help put a dent in one of the country's most vexing problems.Click to Continue »

The remainder of the Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon in Champaign and Urbana has been cancelled because of thunderstorms.Click to Continue »

A Metropolis police officer will not face criminal charges in a suspect's death after a southern Illinois prosecutor deemed the shooting as an appropriate use of deadly force.Click to Continue »

A 58-year-old animal rescue volunteer struck and killed by a St. Louis MetroLink train in southwestern Illinois was responding to a call about an opossum on the tracks.Click to Continue »

The state's new superintendent of schools believes the formula to distribute state aid to Illinois schools is flawed. But, unlike lawmakers pushing for an overhaul this spring to divert more…Click to Continue »

A federal judge in Chicago marked the centennial of the 1915 Armenian genocide at a ceremony in his courtroom.Click to Continue »

The 21-room home of late moviemaker John Hughes is open for public tours to help fund health programs for underserved children and women.Click to Continue »

Illinois transportation officials have announced the first stops on a statewide tour to discuss priorities for road, transit and other public works projects.Click to Continue »