Herrin man sentenced for gun, drug charges

MARION, IL. (WJPF) — A Herrin man has been sentenced to ten years in state prison on weapons and drug charges, 23-year-old D

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Illinois health department responding to US measles outbreak

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — State public health workers are increasing accessibility to vaccines in response to an outbreak of meas

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Britney Spears to fans: 'All is well' despite family stress
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Wet forecast casts damper on 50th Jazz Fest opening day
A wet forecast cast an opening-day damper on the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Demian Bichir announces the passing of wife Stefanie Sherk
Demian Bichir announces the passing of his wife, actress and model Stefanie Sherk
Ellen Burstyn, Ann Curry and others read at poetry benefit
Actors Ellen Burstyn and Josh Charles, dancer Savion Glover and former "Today" show correspondent Ann Curry all were poetry readers for a night
'Children of a Lesser God' writer Mark Medoff dies at 79
Mark Medoff, who wrote the Tony-winning play "Children of a Lesser God," dies at age 79
Showtime: 18th Tribeca opens in Harlem with 'The Apollo'
The 18th Tribeca Film Festival moved uptown on Wednesday for an opening night that honored an elder New York institution: the Apollo Theater