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Pritzker signs omnibus elections bill

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — Governor JB Pritzker has signed into law a bill that expands access to the ballot box and moves the 2022 primary election date. SB 825 increases access to curbside...

Bear spotted in Franklin County

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — A bear has been spotted in Franklin County. It was spotted Thursday in the southwest area of Rend Lake, near the dam. Residents are being told not to...

Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant f...

ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) — A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have tainted surface waters and groundwater across...

Illinois governor signs $42B state spending plan into law

CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $42 billion spending plan for Illinois on Thursday that includes $2.5 billion in spending from a multiyear federal relief package. “Illinois has taken a giant step...

Don't miss Dogwood Days!

Dogwood Days is happening THIS WEEKEND at the Saline County Fairgrounds in Harrisburg! FREE...

Pam Tillis in Sesser THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

Don’t miss Grand Ole Opry member Pam Tillis! Saturday night at 8pm at the...

CORN!

Get to the Sesser Homecoming TONIGHT, and thru Saturday, for their world famous roasted...

T. Graham Brown at Sesser Homecoming on Thursday!

Don’t miss legendary T. Graham Brown, this Thursday night at the Sesser Homecoming, Thursday...

Mark Wills in Sesser, IL -- THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!

I had a chance to talk with Grand Ole Opry member Mark Wills on...

Gone Fishin' with Kent in the Country!

We LOVE it when kids go fishing! On Wednesdays, we’ll give a shout-out to...

Saluki Baseball's Peters, Weber, & Harrison receive All-Regi...

Tristan Peters, J.T. Weber, and Brad Harrison were all named to the 2021 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Midwest Region team, the ABCA announced on Wednesday. Peters and Weber were two of the four outfielders on the 15-man...

Michael Austin tosses third no-no in Miners history in his d...

Marion, IL (June 15, 2021) – The Southern Illinois Miners beat the Lake Erie Crushers 2-0 in the second half of a doubleheader against the Lake Erie Crushers on Tuesday night at Mercy Health Stadium...

Kyle Hinton signs with Washington Nationals

Right-handed pitcher becomes 60th player in Miners history to sign with an MLB organization...

Miners' Kaleb Schmidt named Frontier League Pitcher of the W...

Marion, IL (June 14, 2021) – The Southern Illinois Miners are pleased to announce that rookie right-handed pitcher Kaleb Schmidt has been selected as the Frontier League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 13....