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MOUNT PULASKI — The city of Mount Pulaski is under a boil order until further notice, officials said in a news release.

DECATUR -- Amid the battle scars and bruises is a softer, gentler side to the men who go down to the ice armed with bent sticks to play the game of hockey.

Millikin women's basketball coach Lori Kerans will be resigning at the end of this season after 32 years leading the Big Blue, including the 2005 NCAA Division III National Championship.

LATHAM — The village of Latham is under a boil order until further notice due to a water main break, officials said Monday.

DECATUR — State Rep. Jeanne Ives was welcomed by a onetime supporter of Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday as she kept her message squarely on the economy during an all-day Decatur tour.

Here's some positive news for your Monday morning: Gas prices are on the way down, falling both in Illinois and across the U.S., according to a new GasBuddy analysis.

Shamar Q. Dawson, 23, was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty in connection with an incident reported to police Jan. 9. The date was incorrect in the story "Plea entered in animal cruelty case" in the Saturday Herald & Review.

DECATUR -- A driver who said he was driving too fast crashed and overturned his vehicle in rural Effingham County Sunday morning, according to State Police.

MOUNT ZION — As Donna Johnson sought to honor the 16th president, particularly in light of his birthday today, she decided to draw on a craft she's been practicing for more than a decade: basket weaving.

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