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Everyone calls Anika Currie a hero after she rescued an elderly woman whose car plunged into the lake at Twin Lakes Park in Paris on Oct. 5. But Anika doesn’t see it that way. “I don’t feel like a ...

With the American electorate so evenly divided, there will be elections in November close enough that officials will have to ...

How many B-movies could Mattoon audiences of 1973 stand to watch in one night? Test yourself in this week's edition of Clint ...

After not having a varsity program three years ago, Sullivan-Okaw Valley is 9-0 with a Lincoln Prairie Conference title.

CHARLESTON — The bow tie is expected to have its time in the spotlight next summer. Several Eastern Illinois University ...

MATTOON — The Mattoon and Charleston high school volleyball teams recently donated $3,038 to the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health ...

Israel's military described the attack as "precise strikes on military targets in Iran," without immediately elaborating.

It was a moment of both contrition and frustration as he sought to recognize one of the "most horrific chapters" in the ...

The Springfield Democrat was the featured speaker at an Ag Cafe hosted by the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce at The ...

The news comes as U.S. officials remain on high alert for foreign interference in the final stretch of the presidential race.