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MasterChef is an iconic Gordon Ramsay cooking show that features the home cook. Some MasterChef seasons were good, while others fell flat.

Every community strives to develop an identity that distinguishes it from the rest. But none seek out the notoriety associated with Coles County in 2004: “Meth Capital of Illinois,” according to the Decatur Herald & Review. Nearly 20 years later, this reputation still weighs heavily on the community. One-third of all 2021 felony charges by...

SPRINGFIELD – Fourth District appellate judges threw out a criminal conviction due to a conflict of interest between Coles County public defender Teresa Matthews and her daughter, prosecutor Maggie Wilson.

UChicago Medicine named a new leader from John Hopkins.

Mark Anderson will oversee medical and biological research, education, care delivery and community engagement for UChicago Medicine, the Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine.

Funds raised during the Peanut Days fundraiser will help the Kiwanis Club install new playground equipment in Cunningham Park.

By Diane White McNaughton Wine lovers, raise your glasses! Here’s another reason to drink the nectar of the gods (as if you needed one).  Louis Pasteur, author of the germ theory, says, “Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.”    In this germophobic age, that pronouncement sounds worthy of a toast. But even before COVID-19 upended our world, most vino enthusiasts knew that drinking responsibly really means never spilling a drop.  The joys of wine have been celebrat...

Two brilliant minds have been honoured for exploring the hidden beauty of mathematics and making a string of crucial contributions to the space race.