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Look Out Swimmers, a Bear Spotted Swimming in this Illinois Lake
When you go swimming in Illinois, you need to understand the dangers in the water. Now, you need to consider the possibility that there are bears swimming in Illinois lakes as a new video share proves. This video was just shared a couple of hours ago by WSIL News 3...
Shiever & Willis Finish 1st at Harrisburg
The Carmi-White County boys and girls golf teams traveled to Harrisburg Thursday afternoon to face Harrisburg, NCOE, and Hamilton County. The Lady Bulldogs finished in 2nd Place by just one stroke, finishing with a team score of 193. Ava Shiever shot a match-best 38. Courtney Snow shot a 50. Maeve...
Personal PAC, Chicago Abortion Fund discuss increased focus on abortion at DNC
Abortion and reproductive healthcare took center stage at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The issue was at the top of mind for Vice President Kamala Harris as well as Illinois lawmakers and stakeholders who spoke during the four-day event. “I never thought in my lifetime that I...
The Dishonor Roll: Statewide officials
As part of the series “Culture of Corruption,” the Tribune has compiled a list of roughly 200 convicted, indicted or generally notorious public officials from Illinois’ long and infamous political history. We’re calling it “The Dishonor Roll.” On this page you can read about those who served in statewide offices. This list isn’t meant to be exhaustive, and the Tribune will be updating it as ...
Can't Wait For Saturday | What's in a name? Plenty for Southern Cal quarterbacks
Aug. 23—*** Here is my advice to Southern California opponents this season: Pay special attention to the new guy playing quarterback. You might think the teams on the Trojans schedule got a break when Caleb Williams moved on to the NFL (quick prediction, he will have a monster season for the Bears). Not so fast. Miller Moss is the new guy lined up behind center, which the Trojans confirmed ...
Illinois Store Is Already Selling Christmas Decorations
Why are stores in Illinois already selling Christmas decorations and it's still summer?. Illinois Store Already Has It's Christmas Decorations For Sale. I remember when I was a kid, holidays and the seasons stayed in their lane. You didn't have any sight of them until it was the appropriate time. At the most, it was a month out. For example, you wouldn't see any Halloween stuff until October 1st.
Illinois Peeps, These $10 Bills Could Be Worth More Than Just Face Value
Just when you thought $10 was only $10. Now, whenever you get one, you'll need to look closer. Believe it or not, that seemingly ordinary $10 bill could hold a value of over $100K. It's a fascinating world of currency we're about to delve into. The U.S. Federal Reserve says...
4 Marion Coaches Named SIBCA Coaches of the Year
Marion High School has been blessed with some great coaches, and that was never more evident then after the announcement of the Southern Illinois Coaches Association Coach of the Year awards. Marion had 4 coaches receive honors. Joy Neal in 3a softball, Kyle Geiger in 3a baseball, Scott Gill in 2a boys cross country and Mike Kraus in 2a girls golf.
Detering Duo Leads Cats To Tri-Match Win Over Centralia & Mount Vernon
Rhett and Ryan Detering were co-medalists with 39s for Salem in the tri match with Mt Vernon and Centralia. Salem finished with a team score of 166 followed by Centralia with a 169, and Mt Vernon with a 170. Next Varsity match is Tuesday when we play travel to Bent Oak to face Breese Central.
Lady Vandals Tennis falls to Mt. Vernon in season opener
Vandalia – 0, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) – 9, — Singles:. No. 1 – Kaylee Down, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) def. Carlie Graumenz, Vandalia, 6-1 , 6-0 , -; No. 2 – Kylee Halbin, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) def. Delaynee Patterson, Vandalia, 6-0 , 6-0 , -; No....
Whole police force quits on same day, Missouri officials say. ‘Privilege to serve you’
An entire Missouri police department announced its resignation, citing budget constraints, officials said. The Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office announced in an Aug. 21 Facebook post that all members of the Marble Hill Police Department submitted their resignations on Aug. 19. The resignations will take effect Aug. 23, according to...
BSE Gets First Win of Season, Beats Webber 11-8
Brownstown-St. Elmo baseball used a big fourth inning to get their first win of the season with an 11-8 win at Webber on Thursday. A run in each of the first two innings put BSE up 2-0 before Webber was able to tie I tup 2-2 in the bottom of the third inning. The Bombers offense erupted for seven runs in the top of the fourth inning as BSE took control of the game with a 9-2 lead. Webber cut the lead to 9-3 but BSE responded with another 2 runs in the top of the sixth, further pushing their lead out to 11-3. Webber cut into the lead again with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut it to 11-6 and managed another pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh, but BSE was able to hold on and grab the 11-8 win. BSE has three players finish with 3 hits each as Corey Hoopingarner and Gavin Sanders both went 3-3 at the plate and Keelan Speagle went 3-5 for the day. BSE events up their record at 1-1 to start the season and will go back on the road on Monday to take on Odin with game time set for 6:30pm.
Illinois’ Endangered Species: These Animals Are On The List
If you've ever wondered if an animal on the endangered species list ever gets off that list, the answer is actually yes. I guess I had never given it much thought, but I'll admit to being somewhat surprised to learn that some animal species have actually found themselves deleted from the database of endangered animals because...well...they started doing a lot better (with a lot of help) when it comes to staying alive.
8 Illinois KFC Locations Closed Forever this Week With No Warning
This is not what you want to hear if you love fried chicken fast and live in Illinois. At least 8 locations in the state closed permanently this week and it appears they did so with no warning whatsoever. I saw this report just shared by Yahoo News. They say...
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