The state Department of Children and Family Services by law must make the reports public after examining what went wrong — ...

A woman was taken to the hospital after losing control of her vehicle in Jackson County, Illinois.According to the Jackson ...

One study found that Black women were 3 times more likely to die of maternal deaths due to cardiovascular disease than White ...

Touchette Regional Hospital relies on Medicaid for as much as 78% of its revenue — more than any other local hospital.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office reported Melissa Howes pleaded guilty to First-Degree Murder and Aggravated DUI involving a death in connection to the deadly pedestrian vs vehicle incident in ...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – The sun is the next renewable energy source set to power southern Illinois. So much so, that the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency has entered into a 20-year agreement ...

All three men face criminal hazing charges for the death of Caleb Wilson. Two more Southern University students have been arrested on criminal hazing charges in the death of fraternity pledge ...

The first team to punch its ticket to March Madness is from the state of Illinois. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville earned a automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on Saturday after winning the Ohio ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — One arrest has been made and at least two more are expected in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student after an off-campus fraternity ...

Opioid deaths in Illinois have decreased for the first time since 2018, and Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is in part crediting the availability of naloxone and a substance abuse disorder ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — One suspect accused of being connected to the death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson has bonded out of custody. According to authorities, Caleb ...