There was no threat to Mater Dei Catholic High School students and staff members this morning when a student brought a gun to school, according to Principal Dennis Litteken.

SYCAMORE – The door opens and Earl Hollister quickly rolls through in his wheelchair.

Tisbury Police responded to a report of a child struck by a car and a report of a car that had struck a fence within a short distance of each other in a neighborhood crowded with parents and young Halloween trick or treaters on Saturday evening.

Pictured is a gravestone in the DeKalb County Cemetery between Small's Furniture City and the strip mall that houses Michael's. DeKalb County historian Phyllis Kelley said the county has used this cemetery for more than 100 years to bury those who had no money or interment plans at the time of their death.

The 17th Annual Metro-East Life Chain to oppose the ending of human life through abortion is scheduled for Sunday from 2-3 p.m. in Fairview Heights.

Two drivers were treated for minor injuries after a collision Wednesday morning at busy Shiloh intersection.

The sound of music "echoed" once again from Public School Stadium this weekend. Hundreds of spectators turned out Saturday to watch six bands take part in Echoes off the River at Public School Stadium, sponsored by Alton High School Marching 100 and Alton Band and Orchestra Builders.

Are you ready for some football?? Effingham Noon Rotary Club members were on Wednesday, when they were visited by some of the coaching staff at Effingham High School.A Varsity football coach Mike McDonald and defensive coordinator Jason Fox were on hand to discuss the season-opening win over Breese Mater Dei and the upcoming season.A Ron Diehl ...

Despite all the information out there, many women decide not to have yearly breast check-ups when they are needed.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and the most common cause of adult disability.

In addition to celebrating the lives of cancer survivors and the memory of cancer victims, the Clinton County Relay for Life will offer people who have never had cancer a chance to participate in an important national survey.

About half of women in the country are affected by urinary incontinence, but many are embarrassed to talk about it so they don't get the help that's available.

We hear a lot about supplements promising to help with everything from weight loss to an energy boost.

Jeff Strieker wasn't getting his hopes up, but his son was. Sitting in Section 595, Row 23 with his son, Jack, Jeff Strieker was two rows from the top of the bleachers in left centerfield at Busch Stadium.

On a rainy Friday morning in Sycamore, Sue Breese, of DeKalb, crosses Main Street along State Street on her way to the post office.

Maricela Boseman, 43, 1518 E. 12th St., was cited at 8:47 a.m. Wednesday at Third and Carroll streets on a complaint of driving 50 mph in a 30-mph zone.

The funeral for a Germantown soldier killed in Afghanistan has been scheduled for Saturday in Germantown.

On June 19, a roadside bomb exploded in the dusty reaches of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Mourners lined the streets en route from MidAmerica Airport to Germantown to honor their fallen soldier, Illinois National Guard Staff Sgt.

Services will be this weekend for a southern Illinois soldier killed last week in Afghanistan.