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Director Peter Berg goes for realism and emotion in ‘Patriots Day’Jan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Peter Berg’s career path has kept taking turns. If you spoke to him when he was still a kid, he might have said he wanted to be a professional boxer. By high school...
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Lost in Suburbia: The best part of waking up is caffeine in your cupJan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - I think one of the greatest achievements of mankind is the invention of the one cup coffee maker. Some people may argue that home computers, ATM machines and smart phone...
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Breaking Bread: Label changes among topics stirring buzz already in ’17Jan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - The new year in food is off to a busy start. There’s already news to share. New labels More easily understood date labels could start appearing on meat and dairy pr...
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Ask Lisa: Use of preservative potassium sorbate unlikely to end soonJan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Q: I am allergic to potassium sorbate and get hives and diarrhea from it. It seems to be harder and harder to find foods without it. It’s in candy now, too, and cak...
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Pricey, but exciting: Southern Illinois couple are inaugural-boundJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Attending president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington D.C. takes some financial fortitude, but Linda and Jerry Goforth – long time members of t...
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New Year's Eve celebrated quietly in areaJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - As 2016-weary Randolph County residents eagerly anticipated the arrival of the new year, they largely did so without incident, according to area municipal and county law...
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Chester Council authorizes water line repairJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Meeting for the first time in their new 6 p.m. time slot on Monday, the Chester City Council started 2017 by approving a major repair to one of the city’s water li...
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Test Drive: 2017 Buick LaCrosseJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - 2017 Buick LaCrosse Entry Price: $32,065 Price as Tested: $48,395 This week, we’re driving the all new 2017 Buick LaCrosse, developed to deliver both the Buick heri...
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Obituary for Peggy Ann WiseJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Peggy Ann Wise, 50, of St. Mary, died December 23, 2016 at Mercy Jefferson Hospital in Festus, Mo. She was born October 5, 1966 in Perryville, Mo., daughter of the late ...
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Du Quoin mayor eyes nuts & bolts agenda in 2017Jan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - Reconstruction of the critical Grant Way lift station, the promotion of local businesses and bolstering sales tax revenue, problem buildings and negotiating a...