Beardstown

A very underrated word is "cheap". Some think of that as a negative thing, but in my book being affordable is a plus. If you agree, you'll be pleased to learn (I hope) that the cheapest place you can live in Illinois is located in the western part of the state.

Exactly 140 years ago today, a showdown at the O.K. Corral cast the location into wild west legend. But, the circumstances leading to that day really began in the tri-state area as there are many connections between the men that were involved in the shootout that happened that day.

There was a close encounter of the brown bear kind near Beardstown, Illinois recently. One of these large predators was spotted swimming across the Illinois River.

Authorities say a deceased male found last week in a wooded area in the 100 block of Lakeside Drive in Hannibal is a missing Beardstown man.

Flooding continues in parts of Illinois after the state saw its rainiest June on record.

Cass County authorities have charged a Beardstown man with murder in the death of his girlfriend's 8-month-old son.