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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Marion Junior High Dance team brought home the Grand Champion title after competing in the 46th Annual Illinois Drill Team (IDTA) state finals over the weekend.

Eastern Illinois Panthers (16-9, 13-3 OVC) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (18-9, 10-6 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois visits Southern Indiana ...

The areas most likely to see measurable precipitation are southern and southwestern Illinois, which may be affected by a winter storm expected to hit southeastern Missouri on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Hamas has released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include a mother and her two children who have long been ...

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Management sent over a cassette of Metallica's debut, Kill ‘Em All, which had been released that July and would pave the way for a thrash metal movement. Recalls John, “I put it in ...

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 5 to 13 ...

Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Southern Illinois Salukis (12-15, 7-9 MVC) at Murray State Racers (13-14, 7-9 MVC) Murray, Kentucky; Wednesday, ...

An Indiana House Committee has approved a bill that would adopt several Southern Illinois counties that have indicated they want to secede from the state. Marion County and most South Central Illinois ...