Alma, IL

Salem Police arrested two people for domestic battery following a Saturday incident. 43-year-old Lee Ann Obermeier of North Illinois in Alma and 38-ye...

By Field Level Media Oct 31 (Field Level Media) - Baylor legend Robert Griffin III is interested in filling the head coaching void at his alma mater. The Bears fired Dava Aranda last Sunday in the middle of his seventh season with the program off [...]

By Field Level Media Oct 31 (Field Level Media) - NC State legend Philip Rivers is in "serious discussions" about returning to coach his alma mater, E...

Former NC State QB Philip Rivers has engaged in serious discussions about returning to coach his alma mater, though sources told ESPN that a deal isn'...

Villanova University, where Pope Leo went to school, will get a chance to connect with him again as the school's basketball team plays near the Vatican.

Another combine has been lost to flames this one in Marion County. Emergency crews rushed to rural Alma Sunday afternoon following reports of a heavy field fire.  Kinmundy-Alma Fire Chief Kevin Day reports that when firemen arrived at the Judy Wilkins farm near Oak Grove […]

A combine caught fire while harvesting beans Sunday afternoon in rural Alma. Kinmundy-Alma Fire Chief Kevin Day says the combine was engulfed in flame...

On the evening of Oct. 22, the Association of Latinos/as/xs Motivating Action (ALMA) held its 5th Annual Community Reception at Barcocina Lakeview, at 2901 N. Sheffield Ave. A packed room of supporters, activists, and current and former ALMA board members were treated to an extended cocktail reception, award presentations and a drag performance featuring artist Angelise K LaRue. […] The post ALMA event honors Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Latino leaders appeared first on Windy City Times.

When local man Alex Rodriguez was found dead near Alma Mater on Sept. 28, some members of the campus community expressed confusion, surprise and frustration with the lack of an immediate notification from the University, specifically via the Illini-Alert system. Some reported hearing about the incident from social media or from friends.  “Finding out someone... The post Why we get Illini-Alerts — and why sometimes we don’t appeared first on The Daily Illini.

Colorful sugar skulls, decorated altars and photographs of loved ones are among the traditions that bring Dia de los Muertos to life, offering a way to remember those who have died while celebrating the connections they leave behind.   Southern Illinois residents can learn about Día de los Muertos, a Mexican tradition honoring deceased loved...